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RKP5637

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26. Fuck the Internet. I use it less and less each day. It's become a tool for

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Sun Jul 1, 2012, 11:37 AM

Jul 2012

spying on the citizens, every activity. Alternatives will become available, eventually. This is a transitional stage and garbage like this will be circumvented.

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REMINDER: The new "ISP Spy" policies go into effect TODAY, NOT July 12th. [View all] Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 OP

I predict lots of revenue lost all over the place. Systematic Chaos Jul 2012 #1

WTF?????? permatex Jul 2012 #2

No, the ISPs agreed to do this "voluntarily." Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #3

Thanks permatex Jul 2012 #4

One cartel loves another. kenny blankenship Jul 2012 #5

Jacob Appelbaum: TOR Project, Fight for Anonymity EFerrari Jul 2012 #6

About halfway through watching this- great video, EFerrari! nt Poll_Blind Jul 2012 #7

Here he is on Amy's, with NSA whistleblower Wm Binney. EFerrari Jul 2012 #19

What about streaming content? (nt) Shankapotomus Jul 2012 #8

They are basically looking for bittorrent users. Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #16

Off topic permatex Jul 2012 #17

The minors bongbong Jul 2012 #32

Well, don't download pirated content and you should be ok. n-t Logical Jul 2012 #9

So you don't care for privacy? permatex Jul 2012 #10

Just listen to the talk, even on the DU about people saying "copying isn't stealing". It is...... Logical Jul 2012 #11

I never said it isn't wrong permatex Jul 2012 #12

Count on it. It will be abused. ananda Jul 2012 #14

I know it will be abused. But how do you propose solving it? People are stealing stuff. Logical Jul 2012 #22

I don't have the answer but getting ISP's to spy on it's customers is not the way. permatex Jul 2012 #24

Do you mean something like a Miles Davis tune from 1948? Iterate Jul 2012 #15

Once again big business is always 100% evil...... Logical Jul 2012 #23

Not interested in cliche;it's simply that unjust and unreasonable laws are ultimately unenforcable. Iterate Jul 2012 #31

No, that isn't the point. EFerrari Jul 2012 #20

I dislike the spying also and dont trust people to only look at music/video. But there is a huge.... Logical Jul 2012 #21

I have the feeling Aerows Jul 2012 #13

You're right, there are going to be some "false positives"... Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #18

Thanks for the reminder! nc4bo Jul 2012 #25

Fuck the Internet. I use it less and less each day. It's become a tool for RKP5637 Jul 2012 #26

For those who say well just don't torrent... Fearless Jul 2012 #27

Extremely well said IMO!!! Similar thought was my reason for my reply #26, but RKP5637 Jul 2012 #29

You nailed it Fearless. permatex Jul 2012 #30

I see potential lawsuit material here. agentS Jul 2012 #28