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Re: Internet Freedom
Most of the problem in the US is that we forget that we elect congressmen and house members. We only turn out for presidential elections, not for local elections.
Sat Apr 07, 2012 3:32 am
Homophanim
Joined: Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:19 am Posts: 396
Re: Internet Freedom
Duh102 wrote:
Most of the problem in the US is that we forget that we elect congressmen and house members. We only turn out for presidential elections, not for local elections.
I'm on a kindle fire so this'll be short but that is absolutely not true. 1984, Brave New World, Cat's Cradle, Breakfast of Champions, military-industrial complex, wall street, capitalism, 1%, drug war, new media (not just Fox News you bandwagoning cunts), etcetera etcetera ad nauseum. Don't try to oversimplify the problem, we are ♥♥♥♥ from every direction.
Like last time, the info they email is in the spoiler. It includes more details and references:
Dear friends,
Right now, corporations like Microsoft and Facebook are supporting a powerful new law that would allow the US to spy on almost everything we do online. But if enough of us speak out, we can demand that the corporations withdraw their support and stop the cyber-spying. Join the call:
Take action Right now, the US is poised to pass a new law that would permit US agents to spy on almost everything we do online. But we can stop them before the final vote.
Companies that we trust with our personal information, like Microsoft and Facebook, are key supporters of this bill that lets corporations share all user activity and content with US government agents without needing a warrant in the name of cyber-security -- nullifying privacy guarantees for almost everyone around the world, no matter where we live and surf online.
If enough of us speak out, we can stop companies that profit from our business from supporting cyber-spying. Sign the petition to these key net corporations now:
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) would allow companies doing business in the US to collect exact records of all of our online activities and hand them over to the US government, without ever notifying us that we are being watched. No warrant, no legal cause and no due process required. To make matters worse, the bill provides the government and corporations with blanket immunity to protect them from being sued for violation of privacy and other illegal actions.
The bill’s supporters claim that consumer information will be protected, but the reality is that huge loopholes would make everything we do online fair game -- and nowadays, from banking to shopping, our private information is all stored on the Internet.
CISPA is being moved forward in Congress and will be voted upon in days. Let’s raise a massive outcry to stop corporations from giving the US a blank check to monitor our every move. Click below to take action:
This year, we helped stop SOPA, PIPA and ACTA -- all dire threats to the Internet. Now, let’s block CISPA and end the US government attack on our Internet.
WIth hope and determination,
Dalia, Allison, Emma, Ricken, Rewan, Andrew, Wen-Hua, and the rest of the Avaaz team
After a nice long delay (wow, 1 day short of a year), yep, looks like we're back again. Here are links to petitions and the like and here's hoping it doesn't make it through:
Bump cause of government stupidity, I guess this is pretty much a yearly thing.
If you haven't heard of the TPP you should probably get your head out from under the rock covering it and sign this petition: https://stopthesecrecy.net/
There's some info on the petition page but here's more info about it for anyone who doesn't want to do their own googling. I'm linking straight to the controversy part since that's what's most relevant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Paci ... ontroversy
Suffice to say it will suck if this is successful. And it should be noted that this is apparently in direct discussion at the moment so time is kind of of the essence.
I read the paper, and, I saw that a Justice was concerned about Internet TV and TV, and the ramifications of limiting the internet... It's a start, but I can only guess it's been 30 years coming, and about 4,000 wrong decisions, hence.
Thu Apr 24, 2014 3:54 pm
Duh102
happy carebear mom
Joined: Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:40 am Posts: 7096 Location: b8bbd5
Well Foa, these things always happen when it's pretty much crunch time but better late than never eh?
Yeah Duh, that's a thing unfortunately. I'm sad it seems to be gaining more support though. On the plus side, if it does happen hopefully some intelligent and decent isp will decide not to prioritize sites which'll make everyone switch to it, thereby killing the scummy ones who prioritized. Wishful thinking I'm sure.
Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:09 pm
Bob_Namg
Joined: Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:46 pm Posts: 7
Re: Internet Freedom
I absolutely love it when people attempt to justify quelling speech under the pretense that it protects the feelings of others, or that it can incite violence/something ridiculous. Australia is especially bad, where profanely hypocritical protestors will denounce Soviet-Era law systems yet will demand ad nauseam that anyone who speaks of topics they disapprove must be put down by law enforcers.
I absolutely love it when people attempt to justify quelling speech under the pretense that it protects the feelings of others, or that it can incite violence/something ridiculous. Australia is especially bad, where profanely hypocritical protestors will denounce Soviet-Era law systems yet will demand ad nauseam that anyone who speaks of topics they disapprove must be put down by law enforcers.
Cultural Marxists: We USSR now. What reality? We are strong Motherland! Nothing wrong! We will tolerate you, but you go to gulag now, for betterment of people.
Sat Sep 27, 2014 5:16 am
Sothe
Joined: Thu Jul 21, 2011 4:34 am Posts: 2034
Re: Internet Freedom
There goes that buzzword again. It's Ayn Rand all over again where pseudo-intellectuals disparage or bastardize an economic ideology making it out to be some extreme and subversive cult ideology. You could've just as easily said "hypocritical leftists"
Sat Sep 27, 2014 5:34 am
Mackerel
Joined: Thu May 05, 2011 1:30 am Posts: 2876 Location: Rent free in your head. Vacation in your ass.
Re: Internet Freedom
something something big fuss
something something time passes
something something interests fade
something something passes under our noses
Sat Sep 27, 2014 5:52 am
Miggles
Data Realms Elite
Joined: Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:39 am Posts: 4558
Re: Internet Freedom
big words and politics that nobody cares about
Sat Sep 27, 2014 9:39 am
Bob_Namg
Joined: Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:46 pm Posts: 7
Re: Internet Freedom
Sothe wrote:
There goes that buzzword again. It's Ayn Rand all over again where pseudo-intellectuals disparage or bastardize an economic ideology making it out to be some extreme and subversive cult ideology. You could've just as easily said "hypocritical leftists"
Do tell where I criticized Russia's economic system. I was simply employing the USSR as an example of states that have before used Draconian punishment to deter unwanted speech. I also detest Ayn Rand's preachings so I don't know why you've taken the liberty of using such a straw man. Also I willed my shoddy post to be so ambiguous as to imply I wasn't pulling a subtle ad hominem out my ass to toss at a specific group. Of course my pursuit failed since you're assuming I am.
Miggles wrote:
big words and politics that nobody cares about
I use big words and debate trivial issues because I'm a moderately insecure person.
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