The Obama administration is pushing to make it easier for the government to tap into internet and e-mail communications. [More]Well...yeah. Of course it is.
You haven't got anything to hide, do you?
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
A Life of Ease
You haven't got anything to hide, do you?
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Nope nothing, except my one-time pads. (Just kidding, Department of Machineguns and Paranoia--please don't machinegun me in the middle of the night. K, thanks!)
So does this mean it's now legal for everyone to violate the DMCA and to decrypt other institutions' data ("cybercrime"), or did I miss a bat-shit-insane-spiders-crawling-on-the-skin-paranoia exception to those laws?
The central government: we broke existing laws so we could write laws that we'll break so we can charge people for breaking laws to we broke existing laws to write. Hey, just like charging people for crimes against their own property--it makes perfect sense!
A programmer and web designer wondered on a radio talk show yesterday whether there'll be a grandfather clause, or whether he'll be required to re-write hundreds of programs he's done to provide that federal back door.
Remember, Federal AW Ban I had that grandfather clause, and it went down smooth and easy. I seriously doubt grandpa will be included in AWB II or any future gun- or speech-control laws. It "doesn't serve the state."
I'll say what I always say: If there's not a hostage in IMMEDIATE danger, get a warrant through normal channels, knock and ask. Or else cut the crap about caring about civil rights. They're not fooling many anymore.
Wired! flew off the hilt about this bullshit.
It will be interesting to see if this sparks another cyberwar between the Gov't and private individuals who will use this backdoor to exploit anything and everything out there on the web.
We need some private institution to come up with private 512bit encryption. That should make the NSA tear their hair out.
Nope. But I do have something to show them...............
Sorry, The_Chef, 1024-bit keys are already the recommended minimum, but it is doubtful that ISPs are encrypting their mail spools, and certificate authorities aren't trustworthy, either.
If you don't want Peter Paranoid to read it, don't put it on a computer.
"BALTIMORE (FOX) - A judge threw out criminal charges Monday against a Maryland man who videotaped his traffic stop by a plainclothes state trooper [helmet-cam]and posted the video on YouTube.
Anthony J. Graber III had been indicted under Maryland's wiretap law, which requires the consent of both parties to record a private conversation. His video shows the trooper pulling his gun and telling Graber to get off his motorcycle before he identifies himself as a police officer.
Harford County Circuit Judge Emory A. Plitt Jr. ruled that the wiretap law did not apply to a traffic stop because the conversation was not private."
breitbart.com: "When asked about Fox News, this is what our Commander-in-chief had to say.
"I think Fox … is part of the tradition that has a very clear, undeniable point of view. It’s a point of view that I disagree with. It’s a point of view that I think is ultimately destructive for the long-term growth of a country that has a vibrant middle class and is competitive in the world. But as an economic enterprise, it’s been wildly successful." "
Obama was in town for a meeting with some hand-picked peasants, but one attendee did say he was worried about the effect higher taxes on "the rich" -- $250,000 per household and over -- would have on small businesses and the employment they provide. Obama said that was the kind of input he doesn't get in "the bubble" in DC.
Oh, please.
Obama answered with "But if we don't raise taxes, it means debt will rise and we'll owe more to China."
Mr. Trillions.
Republicans put little signs along the anticipated motorcade route: "Higher Taxes, Fewer Jobs."
Don't they understand yet? That's the intent. The administration that's been more control-freaky than any other since Lincoln wants us all to be wards of the State and in debt to our foreign enemies.
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