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Showing posts with label Lawful Access Bills. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lawful Access Bills. Show all posts
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Wanna See How Vic Toews "Oppose Our Lawful Access Bill And You Support Child Porn" Pitch Is Playing Among The Base?
Check out this thread at FreeD.
Mind you, their reaction might be unrepresentative. I would hope that a law which demands that your IP provider build infrastructure meant to spy on you on behalf of the cops, with the result being that you pay higher fees to your IP so they can do this spying, might unite Left and Right in opposition.
I fear that the people it really unites are us Netheads, us on-line activists, whatever our political persuasion. And meanwhile there is a huge body of Canadians who still don't really get or care about this on-line shit and are willing to swallow any old humbug in the name of "Law & Order" or "The Children"
Mind you, their reaction might be unrepresentative. I would hope that a law which demands that your IP provider build infrastructure meant to spy on you on behalf of the cops, with the result being that you pay higher fees to your IP so they can do this spying, might unite Left and Right in opposition.
I fear that the people it really unites are us Netheads, us on-line activists, whatever our political persuasion. And meanwhile there is a huge body of Canadians who still don't really get or care about this on-line shit and are willing to swallow any old humbug in the name of "Law & Order" or "The Children"
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Civil Liberties And Privacy Aside...
“Passage of these [lawful access] bills would mean a lot of additional expenditures for new equipment, training and administration for many of our members who do not necessarily have to financial power enjoyed by telecom incumbents..."
Progressives tend to find bad for bidness arguments unsexy, but you would think they would have somewhat more of an effect on the Harper gov. itself. Sometimes I wonder if their current policy trajectory isn't the result of old Reform Party--"The Internet is Information Highway 666"--thinking. Or maybe they figure that because its the ISP's passing on the cost, the gov. can dodge responsibility. But eventually you the "end luzer" will be paying your Internet Service Provider more so that they can help the state spy on you.
Progressives tend to find bad for bidness arguments unsexy, but you would think they would have somewhat more of an effect on the Harper gov. itself. Sometimes I wonder if their current policy trajectory isn't the result of old Reform Party--"The Internet is Information Highway 666"--thinking. Or maybe they figure that because its the ISP's passing on the cost, the gov. can dodge responsibility. But eventually you the "end luzer" will be paying your Internet Service Provider more so that they can help the state spy on you.
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