The problem is precisely that this absurd interpretation of the words "criminal organisation" is used with regards to internet forums. Apparently, the fact that some people on forums might be dangerous terrorists (of the Muslim persuasion, according to the AIVD, because as we know extreme right movements never bomb anything...) means that the whole forum can be considered a criminal organisation and makes it okay to siphon up all user data, including that of innocent users.

The other problem is that the law is not adapted well to modern times. Now, the 'solution' the organisation supervising the MIVD and AIVD is advocating is changing the law to retroactively allow the previously described behaviour. This is all very strange, because this supervising organisation is supposed to be independent from both security services and is also meant to keep both in check with the law.

Ronald Plasterk, who is responsible for both the AIVD, the MIVD, and the supervising organisation, is claiming that all is according to the law (when it is not). So now various MPs are calling for a parliamentary investigation into the use of illegal investigation methods by the secret services and he is even being criticised by his own party members. Hopefully this will happen.

The lackluster reaction by Mark Rutte (the prime minister) and several other people in power is quite worrying though...they just don't seem to care.

All we now need is smart clothes technology that allows us to give a different message to Google glassholes and to the general public.

For example, every Glasshole is shown an image of Goatse, while every other person sees a cute Care Bear or My Little Pony...

Surely there's some Google Glass flaw that can be exploited to obtain this very desirable result?

Considering Google's track record with the amount of malware for Android, perhaps they are now trying to get Chrome into the #1 spot for "most unsafe browser out there" in spite of Internet Explorer?

Poor Steve Balmer. He left Microsoft too early to witness this event, and will now have to cool his anger on some chairs...oh wait.

Date rape gone (very) wrong?!?

This kind of idiocy is not limited to the French, as many stories on Slashdot will surely tell you. Equally moronic rulings can be found in such illustrious countries like the United States, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, etc.

But hey, perhaps you prefer to tell yourself your "Freedom Fries" are surely not French (they're not, they're Belgian) and continue to enjoy your obvious bias instead!

They needed a computer model to reach those incredibly obvious conclusions? WTF? You can figure that out with a little bit of logical thinking (as has been done many times in history)!

Somewhere deep inside a bunker hidden in a desert in the USA, General Alexander strokes his kitty, cackles evilly, and gleefully browses through his collection of hand palms. Each is carefully anotated with the most juicy information about its owner. He selects one, uses it to remotely log into the user's laptop using the NSA's various back orifices, and spends the rest of the day posting obscene cat videos to Youtoob. Elsewhere, someone is fired for gross misconduct during work hours.