Maybe those tin foil hats dont look so silly

Not content with tapping your phones without warrants, now the American government wants your emails.

The plain language of the statute makes clear that pen registers and trap and trace devices may be processes used to obtain information about e-mail communications. The statute's history confirms this interpretation and there is no support for a contrary result.

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6037598.html