* Reply to msg originally in CYPHERPUNKS
Uu> BTW ANY federal
Uu> intelligence agencie will act as a "cutout" for situations where the
Uu> prime agency cannot operate legally but another can.
This is absolutely true; I personally performed technically illegal
domestic intelligence-gathering services [relatively benign] under an
identical arrangement for several years.
Based on some eighteen years of personal experience, I will attest to
the fact that _any_ legal or constitutional safeguard against the
invasion of privacy will be routinely ignored by virtually any law
enforcement or intelligence agency if it suits their purposes & is
within their abilities.
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