Yes, we all know that lots of dirty work can be accomplished at your local Internet cáafe. Virus spreading, port scanning, key loggers, terror plotting, etc, etc. So what do the authorities in Italy do in order to curve the worst one of these? They past a law requiring all Internet cafe users to identify themselves by way of a passport. Yet another prime example of reverse evolution. Not only do they have to identify themselves, but cafe owners are required to make a photocopy of the ID, and file it. Perfect example of what happens when a country decides to pass a law out of fear. Did someone say PATRIOT ACT?

Snippet: "Due to new measures, more than 25 Islamic extremists were arrested on Italian soil in 2005, according to the Interior Ministry. The ministry also reported that they are conducting "rigorous surveillance" of high-risk areas of terrorist activity and over 13,000 strategic locations in Italy. On Aug. 12 and 13 alone, a reported 32,703 checks were carried out on suspicious individuals.

Imagine walking into an Internet cafe and being asked to show your passport, then watching someone make a copy of YOUR passport. Wait a second, you mean there is someone in Italy walking around with a William Danze passport?

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