Do you enjoy the freedom of the internet?

[Pete]

I urge you to support the Franken-Paul amendment and all other measures that protect our privacy.

[Best Player Available]

Privacy? Didn't the Patriot Act do away with that years ago?

[Fezmid]

"Specifically, Al Franken and Rand Paul are pushing an amendment to make sure companies can't spy on their users' private communications."

 

The problem is that companies don't generally care to spy on private communications -- it's the government that does, and they force the vendors to hand of over that private information.

 

 

[/dev/null]

"Specifically, Al Franken and Rand Paul are pushing an amendment to make sure companies can't spy on their users' private communications."

 

The problem is that companies don't generally care to spy on private communications -- it's the government that does, and they force the vendors to hand of over that private information.

 

So the business' isn't spying on you, somebody else is?

[Fezmid]

So the business' isn't spying on you, somebody else is?

Not to the extent that the government is, especially as it relates to telecom companies.

[JÂy RÛßeÒ]

The San Francisco Public Library encourages everyone to enjoy privacy while using the internet.

[Delete This Account]

sorry, people already know who i am so this would merely be an exercise in closing the barn door with the horses gone.

 

beerball.

 

Edited August 3, 2012 by john wawrow

[/dev/null]

I've got good news and bad news

 

Good news is the Cyber Security bill failed to pass the Senate

Bad news is Barack Obama likes to issue Executive Orders

 

http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/242227-with-defeat-of-cybersecurity-bill-obama-weighs-executive-order-option

[mead107]

So if the pres decides that we should not post all this fantastic information about the Buffalo bills because we beat his team, he could with one swipe of the pen shut this site down.