And there go more civil liberties

So the government is planning on giving police the power to snoop on technology in the name of public safety. This is reprehensible. There is NO WAY I want my digital conversations tracked. Not that I have anything to hide; I don't. I just don't like the idea of my private email conversations being read by anyone other than the intended recipient. (Not that I'm naive enough to think I'm untrackable online; I know that). Here's the link to the story: http://www.canada.com/Technology/Feds+give+cops+Internet+snooping+powers/1706191/story.html

George Orwell was right; Big Brother is not just watching you. Soon he'll be listening in to all your conversations, reading your email and texts - all in the name of protecting you. The Police have too much power as it is - and they abuse it. I can only imagine what they'll do with this. There are too many rules in our society - and most of them are "for your own good." I don't buy it. For one thing, if someone wants to throw their lives away using drugs, it's their life. It shouldn't be illegal because it *can* harm them. Let the individual decide what is right and wrong for their body - not the state. For some, it's a rite of passage. Not everyone who tries LSD or weed gets addicted. Sure a drug addict in the home may cause pain and suffering to the family - but so does alcohol abuse. Where does one stop on the slippery slope? Do we want to go back to the days of prohibition? Not likely. What next? Chocolate? Over my dead body. And just because something may be addictive, doesn't mean that it it's harmful. Look at caffeine; it's addictive. Will that be next? I can only imagine the uproar if that was attempted.

STOP TREATING US LIKE WE'RE CHILDREN THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AFTER. MOST OF US ARE RESPONSIBLE ADULTS THAT CAN TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES. Our society is becoming more and more a police state. And that's scary.