1984 in 2013
Ever heard of the SOPA? How about the PIPA? Well don't worry because now we have the CISPA! Yes folks, the government has done it again! According to this news article, the government is trying to traffic the internet. And to think that government is suppose to serve its people. Tsk.
This news article basically informs us that this bill will allow corporations/companies to cyber-attack each other and individuals, risk free. They have access and can alter your personal information (ex. They require you to state your Facebook password.). No warrant? No problem. This act will protect the companies from getting sued. They will make sure we don't find out about it until it's too late.
Even though the bill seems ridiculous trough common knowledge, I can't believe the House of Representatives let this bill pass with an overwhelming vote of 288-127! What do these old, rich, white folks know about the internet anyways? At least the Senate gave us some closure by stating that they will not vote on the bill...for now. But when worse comes to worst, I hope that the President will back us up. The White House better veto this bill or else the Obama Nation will just
become an abomination. I know for a fact now that our rights to privacy is not protected by any of the amendments but the government shouldn't cross the line by playing "Big Brother." It's during times like these where I wished that they created a "midterm
reelection" for the rebellious politicians who get out of hand.
What worries me the most is the fact that this situation might already have a fixed outcome. This idea was sprung by the government's move in building the Utah Data Center. This data center can store up to 5 zettabyte! And if you don't know how much that is,"in theory it could store every email, cell phone call, Google search, and surveillance video in America for a very long time." So when will this facility be up and running? It is estimated that this facility will be finished this year. 2013.
Why even create this bill you ask? "Advocates argue that such information sharing is required to ward off attacks in real time." I'm assuming that this has to do with the infamous Chinese hackers. But seriously, if the problem is the incompetency of creating a virtually "hack free" system, why take it out on the masses?! Why not divert the effort to research more ways of creating a firewall instead of micro-monitoring the cyberspace. In addition, if this is the government's effort to preventing terrorist attacks, I don't think that it's worth the trouble. I'm sure those sneaky bastards will find other means of communication anyways.
4 comments:
I agree with you that this is unacceptable. The monitoring of the internet isn’t only extremely creepy; it’s also a violation of the first amendment and unlawful search and seizure. I can understand why the government wants CISPA to be in place. If they had access to all communication sent over the internet, they may be able to stop organized crime before it even happens. If they can detect crimes before they happen, that would help the nation by stopping pre-meditated crimes. However, I doubt this is would be all they used it for, and I think they might arrest people who were just joking about what would be considered a crime. More likely people who disagreed with the government would be prosecuted if CISPA gets passed. I agree that it sounds very much like 1984. This does not make me rest easier at night. It already feels like the government is sometimes prying into our personal business because of Warrantless Wiretapping. CISPA would only give them more rights to do this. This should not happen.
"There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often, or on what system, the Thought Police plugged in on any individual wire was guesswork. It was even conceivable that they watched everybody all the time. But at any rate they could plug in your wire whenever they wanted to. You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized."-George Orwell’s 1984
My colleague has made an integral point when it comes to the view of our American policies. Why should we the people have to sacrifice our privacy to "Big Brother". we have our freedom and we should keep it as such correct?
This entire situation, and their predecessors, remind me of the wire tapping enacted by former president Bush on telephone conversations. It was an invasion of privacy and felt as if we were being watched at every turn for anything mildly suspicious or even strange. However there are those that take the view of if I have nothing to hide why should I care? and true law abiding citizens have nothing to fear from these events but it is still is breaking down the fabric of freedom which we are founded upon.
While I don't agree with those that view it as harmless I understand there point of view... I still don't like people watching over my back as I surf the internet for you know... stuff
I totally agree with you on this issue. What in the world gives them the right to try and get in our personal business. I know that yes, they are or have been already doing this but to pass it as a bill is not ok. I understand the logic behind it because i can see how it would be helpful in tracking or preventing future crimes or attacks from happening but don't agree with the method in which they are choosing to do this. It is a violation of rights and should be looked at more thoroughly or just all together thrown out. Hopefully the senate and the president will see this for what it is and deny it.
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