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into your computer that you think is well-protected with firewalls and an assortment of "anti-spyware" software because I will tell you. We all have programs in our computer that require periodic updates whether it be an anti-virus program like Norton, McAfee, etc. to Microsoft Internet Explorer and even on-line games. In fact you will often regularly see messages that say "automatic update in process" or something similar when you are on line. Well the truth of the matter is that ever software manufacturer that wants to sell their software in U.S. markets must allow "back door entry rights" for U.S. law enforcement to basically hitch a ride on their download highway right into your computer. Those that don't cooperate find themselves in court or banned from U.S. sales like PGP was for years before they were bought out by Netcom. Your Symantac, Microsoft, or Browser update downloads always appear the same on the screen whether they carry government spyware or just the regular updates.

Once an individual has been targeted for surveillance, the federal IT wizards will hack their way into their computer and conduct a "program inventory probe" collecting a list of every program installed on that particular computer. From this point they merely create a phony software update or patch which becomes the vehicle to install their industrial strength spyware, which by the way will not be detected by any commercial spyware that John Q. Citizen can buy off the shelf since those software manufactures also agree not to carry nor register government spyware profiles or "fingerprints" in their software. The government's "sniffer" spyware is so well advanced that it can sit quietly unnoticed in a computer for years and as soon as it detects one of dozens of key words or phrases (i.e. "infidel American pigs", "bomb", etc.) the cavalry is called in for an early-morning raid. The FBI's "Carnivore" was the first generation of such spyware but it is already antiquated and replaced with cutting edge programs that will even take snapshots and videos for the feds if your computer is equipped with a camera. Their capability would make your head spin in awe. This is great stuff for keeping tabs on real terrorists. But what about patriotic Americans like yours truly?

Here's where I have a problem with the Patriot Act. Thousands of federal agents are given arbitrary authority, without court orders to decide who they want to target with this wonderful spy technology. All these agents work

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