Comment 74482

By 0xC0D1F1ED (registered) | Posted February 16, 2012 at 11:13:18

Excellent points already made. My question is what good will these new laws do if criminals use encrypted VPNs in other countries? Will Gov't then ask for expanded powers, or for programmers to backdoor crypto? Will they try to make the internet like the amateur radio bands where everybody has to transmit unencrypted except for law enforcement? (or other agencies that apply for a license that no private citizen has any hope in hell of getting) How will this data be stored, and will anybody audit the storage of the data? What happens if an ISP stores it in plain-text? Will they be fined? Will that charge then be passed back on to me as a customer?

What happens when ISPs start getting breached and customer histories start getting posted to PasteBin? Should I be prevented from getting a job because I like to watch hardcore porn starring consenting midgets with ball-gags and cricket paddles? Employers already scour social media and refuse to hire people because of stuff on their profiles. Imagine they had your whole history? Imagine you're the "smart computer guy" in the family, and they get you to look up all kinds of information online for them. Do I really want the potential for future insurance providers to see that I looked up "testicle+rash"? or HIV/AIDS? or gotten details on specific cancers? I've got a feeling if this passes Yakov Smirnoff will move to Canada just so he can be funny again.

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