Very true. And very saddening...
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I'm not sure if this has been posted or not, and I'm too angry to actually read through the thread, so I apologize if I'm late on this.
So back in May, Lamar Smith wrote another shitty bill, that essentially requires all ISPs to record all of your internet usage, keep tabs on things like your name, address, bank account information, credit card numbers, and IP addresses. They then have to save all of that data for 18 months. If you're then merely a suspect of any crime, the police have the right to access any and all information regarding everything you've done involving the internet for the past 18 months. Doesn't matter if they don't have a warrant. Doesn't even matter if they don't have probable cause. If you're suspected, they can look at all of those raunchy messages you sent your girlfriend on Facebook, or anything else they want. And the best part? He's exploiting children who have been sexually abused in order to get it passed! Hooray for Lamar Smith, who has the balls to try and get something so thinly veiled passed under the radar. I present to you, H.R. 1981. |
Fuck, well of course he is from Texas.
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Something similar was being pushed on Tennessee not too long ago. I think I even blogged about it. That one actually passed.
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I feel too little attention is going to ACTA, BTW. That bill is even more dangerous than SOPA and PIPA together and is being pushed trough the EU right now. Unfortunatly the EU has a reputation for downright ignoring whatever their citizens want (years ago, almost every country voted against a EU constitution, they pushed it trough anyway). In Poland people even protested on the streets and shit and Poland is all like 'fuck you guys, gonna do this anyway'.
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For god sake, why can't they leave the internet alone! LEAVE IT ALOOONE!! ehm...sorry.
Yeah this bill is pretty scary. Worst part is, its already been passed in some countries. |
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Oh and they not only protested on the streets and web, the most hacker...y group got into gov websites and messed with them (closed some) which really jarateed our prime minister who said he'll make ACTA signed anyway (as he did) |
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If Havoc is overreacting, then most people in our country are as well: on polish news sites there are ACTA news after ACTA news, on TV the same - even people not usually using the web know about the problem
EDIT: http://i.imgur.com/coGS6.jpg It's one of political parties of less importance, I personally don't like them, but still lol |
So is opposition to these bills based on legitimate concerns for freedom of speech; or do people just want free shit?
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Note the one guy who didn't have a mask. XD
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He's thinking "I'm surrounded by faggots".
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He's a politician. I'm pretty sure he's not thinking.
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Take that, establishment!
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Man, what a dick.
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Lol, with the ACTA thing. The people who design these bills are either ignorant and/or misinformed, or totally malicious. I literally don't know a single person who supports these things (personally). Just insane.
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Something new:
Have you heard of Anonymous' "black march" ? I can do this without even trying.... |
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Easy task.:fuzzle:
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Considering I'm broke, I'll probably end up inadvertently participating anyway.
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I was gonna say something about Mass Effect 3 making this hard, but I'll probably just rent it like I did the last two.
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I doubt that call to arms is going to do much, tbh. The internet as a community is big, big enough to stop things like SOPA. Not big enough to single handedly ruin the second quarter of the entire entertainment industry... as much as I would love to see it happen.
Also, Swedish court refused an appeal from the owners of TPB, which struck me as odd. Since when can a court reject an appeal from anyone?? |
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