R.I.P. The Internets. We hardley knew thee

[Prince Glittersnatch III]

The Obama administration said today that it's moving ahead with a plan for broad adoption of Internet IDs despite concerns about identity centralization, and hopes to fund pilot projects next year.

At an event hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., administration officials downplayed privacy and civil liberties concerns about their proposal, which they said would be led by the private sector and not be required for Americans who use the Internet.

A 55-page document (PDF) released by the White House today adds a few more details to the proposal, which still remains mostly hazy and inchoate.

During his speech, Locke lashed out at the "conspiracy theory set" who have criticized the proposal. A column in NetworkWorld.com, for instance, called NSTIC a "great example of rampant, over-reaching, ignorant, and ill-conceived political foolishness."

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20054342-281.html#ixzz1Jr7OIkwM

The House of Representatives has voted to overturn rules passed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that prevented Internet service providers from controlling online access.

The House voted 240 to 179 Friday for a Republican-backed resolution reversing the FCC's "net neutrality" rules passed in December. The House Joint Resolution 37, sponsored by Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., was approved nearly along party lines, with all but six Democrats and two Republicans voting against the resolution.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/policy/229401316




Well folks, it was fun while it lasted.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd06EDeVg3U
Im moving to Tor.

[Jenne]

Yeah, so where are the all the Tea Party fuckers and their "keep your gummament off mah lawn" schtick? 

That's right...NOWHERE.

Because GOP'ers know they don't actually fucking give a shit.  Also:  I guess you kinda have to know how to READ if you use the internet (and we all know that Tea Baggers don't like to use those newfangled things called alphabet letters on that thar thing called the internets) /intentional slam against the stereotype

[Laughin Jude]

It offers examples of what the White House views as an "identity ecosystem," including obtaining a digital ID from an Internet service provider that could be used to view your personal health information, or obtaining an ID linked to your cell phone that would let you log into IRS.gov to view payments and file taxes. The idea is to have multiple identity providers that are part of the same system.

This heralds a whole new age of identity theft on a level previously unimagined.

Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat who also spoke today at the Chamber event, seemed to veer a bit off-message--and instead of touting anonymity, she stressed the importance of aiding law enforcement.

Protecting civil liberties is important, Mikulski said. "But the first civil liberty is to be able to have a job, lead a life, and be able to buy what you want in the way we now buy it, which is through credit cards."

"We're going to support the FBI," said Mikulski, who heads the Senate subcommittee that oversees the FBI's funding. "We're going to support the growth of the FBI."

She then added, "Oops, I was accidentally being honest for a minute there!"

[Jenne]

  So much for "smaller gummament."

WHERE ARE THE TINFOIL HAT GUYS WHEN YOU NEED THEM????

[LMNO]

  So much for "smaller gummament."

WHERE ARE THE TINFOIL HAT GUYS WHEN YOU NEED THEM????

DETAINED FOR YOUR PROTECTION.
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[Juana]

[Remington]

It'll be completely and irrevocably broken by hackers within two weeks. Most new DRM schemes don't even last that long.

[Adios]

Since the internet isn't my life I will simply drop off, if and when.