Note: I attempted to ask this question before, but it did not enter the que, posibly because of the link I provided. The link was to an aritcle called “FBI Enlists Internet Café Owners to Spy on Customers” published on Sibel Edmonds’ Boiling Frogs.
Here is an excerpt: “The government’s flyer designates people as suspicious if they “always pay cash” at an internet café. That’s a jaw-dropping assumption considering that we’re talking about businesses that sell $2 cups of joe, not $600 airline tickets. Good luck paying with a credit card for a purchase under $10.
Evidence that one has a “residential based internet provider” (such as Comcast or AOL) is another pretext for government snooping. If your home internet connection is unreliable, if you are on travel, or if you simply relish a good cup of coffee with your internet browsing, you run the risk of acquiring an FBI file. Trying to shield personal information on your computer screen from the prying eyes of others will mark you as a potential terrorist, also.”