Rep. Lamar Smith, author of SOPA, is at it again with “Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act” or PCIP. The PCIP Act would require Internet providers to retain archives of everyone’s online activity for up to 18 months, including phone records, websites visited and bank-account data.

abaldwin360:

A controversial bill regarding retention of Internet records passed through committee and was approved for consideration by Congress in December.

The Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 would require Internet providers to retain archives of every subscriber’s online activity for up to 18 months, including phone records, credit-card numbers, websites visited and bank-account data.

Max Ayalla, a senior from Kansas City, Kan., who works at Information Technology, said he’s worried about the information’s security.

“If someone hacks into the data, it would be disastrous,” he said.

Another issue is the measure’s effectiveness and legality. Under U.S. Code Title 18 Chapter 121, to obtain the records from Internet providers, no probable cause is needed; the government would only have to request a warrant or find a judge who is willing to give them one. Subscribers with no criminal record are also subject to requests.

Supporters of the bill argue that law enforcement is unable to track child pornographers under current laws.

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I love it.

See, with a name like this, they can say anyone opposing the bill must be on the side of child pornographers. 

Our fucking government is so hell bent on taking our freedom and privacy away.

4 months ago · 206 notes · Source · Reblogged from deliciouskaek

Canada Is About To Pass Sopa’s Evil Little Brother. Politely.

bonedust:

livelaughawesome:

“I’m a Canadian.

We’re a quiet bunch; prone to enjoying hockey, drinking stronger beer than our friends south of the border, and lovers of fries smothered in cheese curds and gravy.

We also, apparently, have an inferiority complex when it comes to being evil dirt bags, because we’ve decided to pass our very own version of SOPA up here.

Only better*

Meet Bill-C11. Formerly Bill C-32. (I think they thought if they made the number lower people would care less about it?)

{…}

But, as innocuous as it sounds, C-11 does a whole lot that SOPA did with a few extra twists you might not find in the Wikipedia write-up.

Like your PVR? You can’t keep it under C-11.

Like ripping CDs to your iPod? Say bye-bye.

Hey, do you want to be able to unlock your $500 smartphone and take it to a provider less dedicated to violating your wallet? That won’t be allowed either.

Did you get accused of internet piracy but no evidence has been presented and a trial date hasn’t even been set? Under C-11 your ISP will now be forced to terminate your internet access.

And people say that governments can’t be bought.

{…}

There are only 14 days left people. Get active.”

Send a letter to your Member of Parliament now. The letters are prewritten, you just need to click send.

http://www.ccer.ca/letter-wizard-enter/

Come on non-Canadian people, please signal boost this for your Canadian friends.

help us polite canucks please :)

4 months ago · 6,913 notes · Source · Reblogged from theowlintheolivetree-deactivate

writtenmemory4: nonplussedbyreligion: Yes, yes it was too easy.  For those of you who don’t know what’s going on and that it’s still not over, please check out the blog Defend Internet Freedom. ~ Kim Signal boosting!

writtenmemory4:

nonplussedbyreligion:

Yes, yes it was too easy.  For those of you who don’t know what’s going on and that it’s still not over, please check out the blog Defend Internet Freedom. ~ Kim

Signal boosting!

4 months ago · 533 notes · Source · Reblogged from writtenmemory4

PLEASE REBLOG THIS LIKE THE PLAGUE

This is a petition on the Directgov website - this goes straight through to parliment and at the current time of posting it only has 21 signatures

I know a lot of people are reblogging the one sponsored by anonymous which is great but if you live in the UK, this is going to be your best best at getting yourself heard about ACTA - even if you don’t live in the UK or even the EU, PLEASE REBLOG THIS, as ACTA is something that not only affects Europe but the rest of the world as well and this could be one of the only opportunities for it to be downturned

4 months ago · 12,644 notes · Source · Reblogged from sanityscraps

SOPA is back

sanityscraps:

nothing-rhymes-with-ianto:

anticapitalist:

That was fast.

A few days ago the news broke that the pending Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was put on hold until consensus was reached.

Although the announcement was rather vague, some news sites and blogs declared SOPA dead, or “shelved,” or erased from history.

Wishful thinking, because today SOPA is back in full force.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith just announced that the SOPA markup is expected to continue next month.

“To enact legislation that protects consumers, businesses and jobs from foreign thieves who steal America’s intellectual property, we will continue to bring together industry representatives and Members to find ways to combat online piracy,” Chairman Smith said.

“Due to the Republican and Democratic retreats taking place over the next two weeks, markup of the Stop Online Piracy Act is expected to resume in February.

“I am committed to continuing to work with my colleagues in the House and Senate to send a bipartisan bill to the White House that saves American jobs and protects intellectual property.”

Fuck you, Lamar Smith.

FUCK.

4 months ago · 2,716 notes · Source · Reblogged from sanityscraps

thedeeface: queernonymoose: thedailywhat: Anti-Censorship Win of the Day: In a major victory for the Internet, and major blow to its would-be censors, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), co-sponsor of SOPA’s sister bill PIPA, has officially withdrawn his support for the legislation. “I have been a co-sponsor of the PROTECT IP Act because I believe it’s important to protect American ingenuity, ideas and jobs from being stolen through Internet piracy, much of it occurring overseas through rogue websites in China,” the Senator wrote in a post on his Facebook page. “However, we must do this while simultaneously promoting an open, dynamic Internet environment that is ripe for innovation and promotes new technologies.” In addition to withdrawing his support out of “concerns about the impact the bill could have on access to the Internet,” Sen. Rubio also urges Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid “to abandon his plan to rush the bill to the floor.” PIPA is currently slated to be voted on next Tuesday, January 24th. [facebook / @marcorubio.] You know I am more convinced then ever that I can run for office because if this guy uses the word “legit” as freely as I do (and y’all know how I talk), then it’s fucking ON. This Tea Partying asshole actually did something right? Color me shocked.

thedeeface:

queernonymoose:

thedailywhat:

Anti-Censorship Win of the Day: In a major victory for the Internet, and major blow to its would-be censors, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), co-sponsor of SOPA’s sister bill PIPA, has officially withdrawn his support for the legislation.

“I have been a co-sponsor of the PROTECT IP Act because I believe it’s important to protect American ingenuity, ideas and jobs from being stolen through Internet piracy, much of it occurring overseas through rogue websites in China,” the Senator wrote in a post on his Facebook page. “However, we must do this while simultaneously promoting an open, dynamic Internet environment that is ripe for innovation and promotes new technologies.”

In addition to withdrawing his support out of “concerns about the impact the bill could have on access to the Internet,” Sen. Rubio also urges Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid “to abandon his plan to rush the bill to the floor.”

PIPA is currently slated to be voted on next Tuesday, January 24th.

[facebook / @marcorubio.]

You know I am more convinced then ever that I can run for office because if this guy uses the word “legit” as freely as I do (and y’all know how I talk), then it’s fucking ON.

This Tea Partying asshole actually did something right? Color me shocked.

4 months ago · 3,087 notes · Source · Reblogged from thedeeface

The blackout has begun.

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