Re: government eavesdropping

[Deepak Jain <deepak () ai net>]

> This confirms several things, not the least of which is the French are 
> monitoring commercial data circuits.

Hadn't wanted to jump into this conversation until this was brought up. It
is a widely confirmed fact (call the State Department Travel Section) that
since the Cold War ended, France has been utilizing its government funded
intelligence organization to supply industrial information to French
business interests. 

This includes, but is not limited to cleaning personnel at very reputable
hotels opening locked luggage, photocopying documents, and taking
pictures of anything remotely interesting.

Anyone considered important by the U.S. State Department should be
receiving warnings about this before they travel anyway.