George Orwell would have cheered when the media blasted a secret plan for Big Brother to watch the Internet. The plan was titled FIDNet (Federal Intrusion Detection Network) and called on the FBI to monitor the information highway 24/7. But after a public interest group posted a copy of the scheme online earlier this month, the press descended and shredded it for threatening civil liberties. By the end of the news cycle, House Republicans had choked off FIDNet's proposed funding supply, although its supporters still hope to push... More >>>