"F. George McDuffee" wrote in message
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SOPA/PIPA remain a worldwide problem.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...811012,00.html

FWIW -- if they can do this to megaupload, why can't the US
government find the 1.2 billion $US MF Global stole from the
segregated customer accounts (and more from the general
funds / unsecured creditors) and why aren't the MF Global
officers/directors in jail and their assets frozen?


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Unka' George

Your gonna love this one:

Always beware of politicans pushing legislation because of a personal
experience. Declan McCullagh has the story of an astoundingly, ridiculously
broad data retention bill in Hawaii that would require anyone who provides
internet access to keep a detailed dossier on every website everyone who
uses their service visits (tied to their name). The bill includes a broad
definition of internet access provider, such that anyone who provides free
WiFi may be forced to keep this same info. Furthermore, it has no privacy
provisions at all -- such as requiring the data be encrypted or even
forbidding service providers from then selling the data.


http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120127/10032017569

1984?

They will funnel money into every state legislature and get sopa/pipa
type legislation passed on a state level. This will be much worse than
the proposed federal laws. Its gonna get ugly.

Best Regards
Tom.
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