E-Mail Surveillance Renews Concerns in Congress...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/us/17nsa.html?ref=national_security_agency

like TV, radio, movies, magazines....

At this occasion I read the novel again - and again I have the same nightmares I got, when we spoke about it at school. (Looooong time ago....)

Thanks for the link Lady Lox. I may need it after this copy wears out. All my children have read it and understand the warning it presents to us as a society. I wholeheartedly recommend it to everyone.

And thanks for the update Hotdoge. I am glad to see that we the people are still heard. Net neutrality means more than just being able to post blogs. It is the springboard for many to achieve success and educate themselves. If we allow it to become a corporate tool, we will never receive a fair and balanced view of any information again. It will become about what is most profitable to those with the most money.

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2369954,00.asp

Net Neutrality Bill Dead After Waxman Fails to Get GOP Support

"Under this proposal, both sides would emerge as winners," Waxman said. "Consumers would win protections that preserve the openness of the Internet, while the Internet service providers would receive relief from their fears of reclassification."

will keep the Internet open without chilling innovation and job creation.

admission that the FCC is going down the wrong path.

I love my BlackBerry Storm II!

Actually 1984 is quoted often - but read seldom.

For those who never read it - here is the free version:

Nineteen eighty-four

Thanks mate! This is a good reminder that we must be ever vigilant in protecting our freedoms. We have already given away too many of our liberties in the name of "security." I think it is sad that America is quickly becoming an Orwellian society. Remember, 1984 was supposed to be a warning, not a guide book.

http://www.3news.co.nz/US-govt-wants-to-wiretap-the-internet/tabid/412/articleID/178680/Default.aspx

The US wants social networking websites and internet calling providers to allow easy government monitoring of communications.

Developers of software that enables peer-to-peer communication must redesign their service to allow interception."

Authorities are often able to intercept information from the network provider, but often services that host the communications – such as Skype, Facebook and Blackberry – have further encryption on their own servers that cannot be unscrambled as easily.

US Firewall and Chinese Firewall I think step one !!