Originally Posted by Mandrake

The Patriot Act affected me the most when I saw this on a payphone:

"This conversation is being monitored by the U.S. government courtesy of the USA Patriot Act 2001, Sec 216 of which permits all phone calls to be recorded without a warrant or other notification."

Can't say if any of my home and/or cell phone conversations, (not to mention internet activity,) have been monitored or recorded by a third party.