[The Great RJ]

Keeping track of where we go on the Internet is just a very small step from blocking where we go. We could end up with Internet access like that in China where a cartoon censor blocks access to sites the government deems objectionable. More over who would pay the cost of maintaining these lists? The cost and privacy implications would probably cause many of the free wi-fi hotspots we enjoy today to close down. Lastly this system would cause an explosive growth of underground proxy servers that would camouflage where the user was going.

Australia is already moving to this form of Internet censorship ostensibly to prevent access to child pornography, but already the government is adding to the list of objectionable sites and could easily declare sites like this to contain objectionable hate speech. read article here

[longtermmemmory]

guilty before innocent.

Stupid party in action.

[Pessimist]

I notice it’s Republicans doing this.

Gee, sure sounds like they got the right message from their drubbing, huh? /sarc

[tubebender]

My son installed WiFi about six months ago in his small business and mentions it in his advertising. Wouldn't his ISP (ATT) store this data? OTOH I can see some Pervert parking next to the building and logging on at night. Any bets that Libraries will be exempt...

[TChris]

*sigh*

Those deck chairs sure are crooked. I must go straighten them!

[KoRn]

/mark

[KoRn]

It’s garbage like this that prevents me from ever being a republican.

They claim to be for limited government, yet they jump at the chance to implement ‘big brother’ type policies such as this one.

[antiRepublicrat]

So if you have an unsecured wireless router because you don’t know what you’re doing, you are breaking the law.

But talk about unfunded mandates! Most wireless hotspots are simply standard store-bought wireless routers with hot-spot software in them. They cannot hold two years worth of data.

But now I see a market, a wireless router with hot spot software and a terabyte hard drive. These things already exist as media servers, so it’s just a software tweak to turn them into compliant hot spots. Still, it’s money businesses and libraries shouldn’t have to spend.

[Born Conservative]

We need a massive clean sweep of incumbents in Congress.

If this were to ever happen, their first move should be to pass a law limiting the terms of Congressman to no more than 2 terms, with a mandatory retirement of 67 years old.

The second priority would be to enact line item veto.

Many of the Republicans are JUST as bad as the Dems.

[Cacique]

How wonderful, then RINOS are lockstep with the fascists in passing fascist laws. Is there any difference between the current washington GOP crowd and the Stalinists in the white house?

[RC2]

That’s like opening every letter that goes through the Post Office and recording the contents. What they want to do is shut you up for fear their government can come after you.

[basil]

My God in Heaven! What an embarrassment this is to Texas. I never thought I would see the day when something like this originated in Texas. I think I’m going to be sick now.......

[jaydubya2]

Is a warrent required to access the info?

[DemonDeac]

“Republican politicians on Thursday called for a sweeping new federal law”

I miss small government conservatives.

[bamahead]

Libertarian ping! Click here to get added or here to be removed or post a message here!

[ronnyquest]

Come and get them.

[mysterio]

We are no longer a free people and have not been for some time.

[GSWarrior]

“We need to do something right now!”

[wintertime]

Today’s Youth Act,
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Youth Act?....As in Hitler Youth?

[elkfersupper]

I have an appropriate response for these people - for now.

The future is uncertain. Try to buy ammunition or reloading components these days.