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A Draft Digital Bill of Rights

Digital Bill of Rights. A working draft from Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR).

Hat tip: Kurzweil Accelerating Intelligence.

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Brent Logan

on

June 13, 2012

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Darrell Issa, PIPA, ron wyden, SOPA

CISPA Might Be What We Need

Netizens¹ got upset about SOPA/PIPA. We rose up and defeated the terrible bills even though a technical workaround existed before the vote was called.

Now that CISPA is upon us,² we are getting upset again. “Please vote no! We don’t want the government reading our online files.” Yet we continue to send and store our personal information on the Internet equivalent of a postcard.³

A technical solution to CISPA could exist and should have been readily available years ago. Yet, strong encryption is not commonly used. Maybe after CISPA passes, we will finally demand the encryption we need to safely store our information in the cloud.

After all, the government isn’t alone in wanting to read our private information.

What do you think?

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Including me.
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Why do we elect representatives who will readily abandon liberty in the name of security?
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I don’t care that the Postmaster-General can read my vacation postcard. Do you?

By

Brent Logan

on

April 27, 2012

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CISPA, encryption, PIPA, SOPA

Obama Worthless in the SOPA/PIPA Battle

I don’t trust President Obama. I don’t trust his promises. I don’t trust his ability to do the right thing.

In the big scheme of things, indefinite detention of U.S. citizens without trial is much more important to our theory of government than SOPA/PIPA, yet Obama signed the NDAA after promising a veto. Obama understood the issues — he signed it anyway.¹

The only way to make sure Obama doesn’t sign SOPA/PIPA into law is to make sure the bill never gets to his desk.

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Absolutely unforgivable. Obama will never get one of my votes. I hope he doesn’t get yours either. Who’s the alternative? Someone who didn’t sign the NDAA. If the other candidate(s) aren’t acceptable to you, write in a name. Or don’t vote at all. It’s time to hold our politicians accountable for their actions. And if not for this, what could a president ever do that would cause you not to vote for his/her re-election?

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Brent Logan

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January 19, 2012

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Barack Obama, ndaa, PIPA, SOPA

SOPA and PIPA Dead?

Many are celebrating the death of SOPA and PIPA, as the White House issued a statement against some of their key provisions this past Saturday.

I’m not so excited. President Obama’s statement fell short of a veto threat. And remember: President Obama made an unambiguous veto threat against NDAA, which authorizes indefinite detention of US citizens without trial, and still signed it.

We celebrate premature success at our own peril.

By

Brent Logan

on

January 16, 2012

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Barack Obama, PIPA, SOPA

American Censorship Day

On November 16, 2011, I am participating in American Censorship Day. If you visit this site from the United States, you will be greeted by the screen shown above.

Please watch the video, read the infographic, and visit AmericanCensorship.org for more information — then take action.