One individual does not equal The House of Representatives.
That should be obvious.
One individual does not equal The House of Representatives.
That should be obvious.
It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.
Let's assume for this example that you're a US citizen. So a redhead gets raped in your area and some government genius decides to look for people who show a tendancy to visit sites that feature hot redheads, redhead porn, etc. You become a suspect and who knows how far they take it. You don't have an alibi and maybe you get pointed out in a line up mistakenly and now you are in big trouble and even if found innocent your reputation takes a big hit. Shit like this happens all the time in legal systems around the world at the moment and will only get worse.
The potential for abuse is just too large for the arguement that a couple pedophiles get caught. They are catching them already with the tools available. The argument that if you're doing nothing wrong you have nothing to worry about is sooooooo false.
Another invasion on person's privacy in the land of the "free". Why am I not surprised?
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We (as in humanity) haven't been "free" for centuries. We have all been a slave to the "dollar bill" since its inception. Money does not buy freedom, it is slavery. Those that love money do not understand its true nature. It is yet another hindrance to our growth as a species.
I'm personally not afraid of CISPA yet. Let's see what else they try to roll out later.
doubt it will pass in the senate and Obama has already said he would veto it (if i remember correctly)
If I remember correctly, this bill was vague enough that some of those (DRM supporters) for it says it needs to be revised before it being passed (yeah I'm sorry I forgot the organization's name =\)
It's so vague and one sided that it does nothing but hurt the majority of people. There is no 'national security' uses for this, as you'd have some fun going through databases of trolling and good ol spam funnies. Misinterpretation is high and especially insider jokes get lost.
It is a terrible argument. not doing anything wrong doesn't mean people won't use that information in a way that can indirectly harm the individual. There is no way that the removal of privacy that CISPA will cause won't be misused. There is just too much douchebaggery going on involving higher-ups.
Last edited by Theodon; 2013-04-18 at 09:32 PM.
It doesn't have anything to do with conspiracy theories or tinfoil hats. I don't care if I'm not doing anything wrong or not, my privacy is my privacy and the government doesn't have any right to stick it's nose into it. Again, "If you're not doing anything wrong" is a terrible argument that only excuses the government doing things that they shouldn't.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/201...-passing.shtml
The main pusher very much seems to be already trying to pass it for some self-gain.