As a result of WikiLeaks, the Obama Administration may introduce a new bill that would allow government officials the ability to spy on Americans through the internet. Meanwhile, an army of hackers rally behind WikiLeaks by shutting down MasterCard and PayPal because they stopped all payments to WikiLeaks. Investigative journalist Wayne Madsen says we could see massive government surveillance of our personal computers, phones and surveillance of our internet activities. This may also help grease the wheels for the S.3804 Combating Online Infringement & Counterfeits Act that has already been to the Senate Judiciary Committee, and is on the legislative calendar for early 2011.
Source: RT America
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