The Patriot Act passed, coming as a shock to optimists and a shrug to pessimists around the country. We know it and we don't really like it, but we do have to follow it, right? Right. But you don't have to go overboard. When you follow something in the name of the Patriot Act, make sure it's actually required by it. Remember, requiring something based on an Act that doesn't require it is misrepresentation and fraud, and here's a great bit about what one person did about it.

[via Schneier on Security]