The slippery slope continues: Govt wants all internet activity for everyone

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<p>I work for a company that is an internet service provider (among other things) and was alerted to this in an internal email. However, you can get lots of public info about this via news.google.com. Just search for “Justice Department” AOL Comcast “two years”</p>

<p>The government wants ISPs to retain all data on all Americans’ internet activity for two years, including the ability to tie together personal information with the temporary IP addresses you get when you connect to your internet provider. They want info on sites visited, email addresses you communicate with (or communicate with you), and a record of all voice over IP (a la Skype, berurah) calls. Talk about what data mining can do here?</p>

<p>We’re so far down the slippery slope of invasion of privacy that we’ll never get out. Now before you say, who cares, I don’t visit any terrorism sites, think about what that data could do against political opponents. We already know that this administration condones leaks to discredit its critics (Joseph Wilson), so what would happen if it leaked out that a candidate visited a porn site a year before the election. Or that he ordered Viagra over the internet or whatever.</p>

<p>People, when do we Just Say No, as Nancy once told us?</p>

<p>This administration wants to be the Big Brother of 1984 and we have a significant portion of the population thinking that’s a great thing. The safety of the police state is an attractive proposition for many. With the advance of technology, perhaps we can all have a radio chip implanted at birth that can keep track of our thoughts and actions and automatically report to the government when we have the “wrong” thoughts. Wow, you’re thinking about speeding? The chip can give you a little shock to remind you it’s listening to your thoughts. Crime would be non-existent. How wonderful…</p>

<p>This administration is so far from American values and Constitutional reason that it makes me sick … OUCH!!! (My little chip just kicked in and reminded me not to have thoughts like this)</p>

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<p>There is an election this year. It’s a chance to throw the rascals out, at least at the congressional level.</p>

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<p>TSDad, your last post is being reviewed even now in an undisclosed location. I hope you realize that.</p>

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<p>The government must have way too much free time (and must not be easily bored) if they want to trod thru all board postings such as CC. Who’d want THAT job and not want to kill themselves after a few days??</p>

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<p>“…if they want to trod thru all board postings such as CC. Who’d want THAT job…?”</p>

<p>Isn’t that what WE do?</p>

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<p>Yes definitely. Throw out sponsors of these stupid bills. Freest country in the world my ass. You can’t do anything here without government approval. Want to fish? Have to get a license. Want to hunt? Same. Want to drive? !!! Want to marry? Ahem…Want to build a shed? Another license…Soon we will need licenses to breathe, walk, and screw as well.</p>

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<p>Oh, the government will use hi-tech means to filter all the info. TSDad’s will be flagged for human review.</p>