Cnet has a report on the FBI’s current Internet wiretapping methods.

Instead of recording only what a particular suspect is doing, agents conducting investigations appear to be assembling the activities of thousands of Internet users at a time into massive databases, according to current and former officials. That database can subsequently be queried for names, e-mail addresses or keywords.

Anybody who’s been paying attention to the ongoing Internet privacy situation already knows that whatever they do on the ‘net is public. ISP’s monitor what users do, companies that provide net access for their employees know what they do, malicious hackers monitor your traffic and steal your information, and the government has all the traffic you’ve ever passed in a database somewhere.

Also, they can read your mail anytime they want, and they can tap your phone without a warrant.

You are being watched all the time. Never forget that. You’ll have to communicate with your mistress via carrier pigeon.