Archive for November, 2011
Internet Blacklist Legislation – Stop it in it’s tracks
If you haven’t been reading the news of late you probably haven’t heard about the proposed bill that Congress is working on. Called SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and the Protect IP Act. These bills, if passed, would the threaten the security, sanctity, and privacy of the Internet as we know it.
Although reaction on the internet has been somewhat slow, it appears that resistance is picking up steam as evidenced by posts on Facebook, Twitter, etc. Well-known web companies have banded together and drafted a letter to Congress in response to SOPA. The letter signed by these companies states in part, “Unfortunately, the bills as drafted would expose law-abiding U.S. Internet and technology companies to new uncertain liabilities, private rights of action, and technology mandates that would require monitoring of web sites.“ (more…)
