From Slashdot:

FBI and Next-Gen P2P Monitoring

Posted by CmdrTaco on Saturday April 19, @09:42AM
from the big-brother-wants-to-give-you-a-hug dept.

AHuxley writes

Can the FBI get funding to create a next-generation network monitoring and database system for P2P networks, web sites, and chat rooms? Could the FBI's Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) network be opened to more law enforcement agents across the USA? Will the tracking of p2p users via 'unique serial numbers' generated from a person's computer be expanded from its first use in late 2005? Is your p2p application or plug-in sending back your MAC address, firmware revision, manufacture date, GUID or other details?
Could this story submitter pose any more questions in his submission? Won't someone please think of the ... oh, never mind.