Energy Futures

I can just see the energy futures soaring after this announcement by the US Government. Venezuela is one of the largest suppliers of oil in the world - producing almost 10% of the supply (ref).

Who pays the price for tough US Foreign Policy? That's right, US Citizens at the pump. We get the tax cuts, but the increase in oil and natural gas prices takes it all back. It's like the frog in the boiling vs. bringing-to-a-boil water - we're too dumb to realize what is happening until it's too late.

Anonymous browsing is becoming more important as privacy concerns grow in America. The assertion of Presidential Authority to monitor international communication without Judicial approval through FICA and an explicit warrant troubles me to some extent. If I remember correctly, the intelligence problem was not intercepting communications, rather translating and analyzing the communications from 9/11 in a timely manner - it simply was not a priority. While listening in on conversations without judicial consent is quicker, it still does not address the root problem. Furthermore, corporate protection of personal privacy has been a joke (see Choicepoint credit information loss, hospital records, etc....) We simply cannot trust the government and public sector to protect our information without having statutes that hold them financially and criminally liable.

That said, just take the approach of not giving them your data:

Anonym.OS