Conspiracies of the Week

I don’t often post about conspiracies and conspiracy theories but there have been a couple of stories that caught my eye lately:

- Its not exactly a new concern but lately Printer dots raise privacy concerns. The Secret Service says that they use the dots only to investigate counterfeiting. Uh-huh… I’m also wondering if the printers in question are sold only in the U.S. marketplace or whether its a worldwide distribution…

- From the EFF: Telecoms Let Off the Hook for Illegal Spying; on a related note: The ‘Repeal Immunity’ Movement Begins and also related: ACLU Challenges Unconstitutional Spying Law