[ NNSquad ] Poll has Americans begging for surveillance and Internet censorship

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Poll has Americans begging for surveillance and Internet censorship

http://j.mp/Ylfq4h  (New York Times)

   "The poll suggested that Americans are willing to tolerate further
    tough measures to foil future attacks. Sixty-six percent said
    information about how to make explosives should not be allowed on the
    Internet, where it would be available to aspiring terrorists, even if
    some would view that as a form of censorship. Thirty percent said it
    should be permitted in the interest of free expression."

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Oh, and lots more government surveillance too!  Of course, the very
concept of "not permitting" explosives information on the Net is
impractical, nonsensical, and counterproductive from the word go, but
never let reality get in the way of those who would destroy our civil
liberties.  I speak not of terrorists -- for as I've said they can
only try to injure or kill us.  Our *liberties* in the USA can only be
decimated by our own politicians from within, regardless of how
laudable they might feel their goals to be.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
 - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org 
 - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
 - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org
 - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
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