Proof Feds Warrantlessly Monitor All Computer Traffic

Finally - from NEWSWEEK magazine:

The computer systems of both the Obama and McCain campaigns were victims of a sophisticated cyberattack by an unknown "foreign entity," prompting a federal investigation, NEWSWEEK reports today.

OK, how did they know this?

At the Obama headquarters in midsummer, technology experts detected what they initially thought was a computer virus—a case of "phishing," a form of hacking often employed to steal passwords or credit-card numbers. But by the next day, both the FBI and the Secret Service came to the campaign with an ominous warning: "You have a problem way bigger than what you understand," an agent told Obama's team. "You have been compromised, and a serious amount of files have been loaded off your system." The following day, Obama campaign chief David Plouffe heard from White House chief of staff Josh Bolten, to the same effect: "You have a real problem ... and you have to deal with it." The Feds told Obama's aides in late August that the McCain campaign's computer system had been similarly compromised. A top McCain official confirmed to NEWSWEEK that the campaign's computer system had been hacked and that the FBI had become involved.

So tell me; were the feds monitoring the campaigns specifically? Or monitoring suspicious traffic from foreign entities? If they can know what the IT guys from these campaigns didn't know, what are they capable of?

Sorry, here's the source:
Newsweek

[edit on 13/11/08 by MajesticJax]

Mod Edit: All Caps Title

[edit on 13-11-2008 by MemoryShock]

But didn't we all already know this, Department of Defense developed the network. We know there are secret rooms in AT&T(etc etc etc) head quarters that have the cables spliced so they can copy all the information being passed about. Plus we know Google is working with the Feds, probably to develop something to search through the massive ammounts of data they must be collecting.

Now google is saving searchs when people type in Flu! So they can map out the country for the most Flu infected areas. Oh yes this must be good of course why would anyone want to abuse this(sarcasm).

This is just another nail in the Coffin. Obama said he'd support Net Neutrality, I doubt he'll uphold that promise.