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Internet Vetting and Open-
Source Intelligence Policy
If you are doing research, investigations, or intelligence collection on the
Internet, there is not much to worry about in terms of legal restrictions.
By its nature, the Internet is a network of networks, designed to facilitate
the sharing of information. Certain criminal laws prohibit computer fraud
and abuse, including unauthorized access to or use of information that is
accessible through the Internet but protected, interception of electronic
communications in transit, and misuse of computer systems and data in
ways specied in the law. Because of the designs of computers, networks,
and databases, it is simply not possible beyond a point to secure them.
Those who believe that a