[ NNSquad ] House Committee passes sweepingly hypocritical Internet data retention bill

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

House Committee passes sweepingly hypocritical Internet data retention bill

http://j.mp/plNgUu  (Digital Trends)

     "Rep. John Conyers of Michigan believes the bill is mislabeled. "This
      is not protecting children from Internet pornography. It's creating a
      database for everybody in this country for a lot of other purposes,"
      he says. Rep. Lofgren of California, a leading Democrat in opposition
      to the bill said was a "stalking horse for a massive expansion of
      federal power.""

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In the usual Congressional demonstration of hypocrisy, the bill is
entitled "Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011"
but actually allows the collected data to be used for any purpose,
including government tracking down of whistleblowers, file sharers,
peace activists, or anyone else for virtually any reason.

--Lauren--
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