Found a mention on another website of more international legislation coming down the pike. Three "accusations"---not convictions--of illegally downloading copyrighted content can have you permanently banned from the internet. While this is not law YET, this could be one more way to ACCUSE those voices they want to silence enough times and remove the internet as a means for them to get their message out. Also, this certainly seems to violate what little privacy expectations we may still like to think we have...Here is one scary paragraph...
"The Discussion Paper leaves open how Internet Service Providers should be encouraged to identify and remove allegedly infringing material from the Internet. However the same industry rightsholder groups that support the creation of ACTA have also called for mandatory network-level filtering by Internet Service Providers and for Internet Service Providers to terminate citizens' Internet connection on repeat allegation of copyright infringement (the "Three Strikes" /Graduated Response), so there is reason to believe that ACTA will seek to increase intermediary liability and require these things of Internet Service Providers. While mandating copyright filtering by ISPs will not be technologically effective because it can be defeated by use of encryption, efforts to introduce network level filtering will likely involve deep packet inspection of citizens' Internet communications. This raises considerable concerns for citizens' civil liberties and privacy rights, and the future of Internet innovation." From the following website: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement | Electronic Frontier Foundation
....but I am certain it is for our own good....
"The Discussion Paper leaves open how Internet Service Providers should be encouraged to identify and remove allegedly infringing material from the Internet. However the same industry rightsholder groups that support the creation of ACTA have also called for mandatory network-level filtering by Internet Service Providers and for Internet Service Providers to terminate citizens' Internet connection on repeat allegation of copyright infringement (the "Three Strikes" /Graduated Response), so there is reason to believe that ACTA will seek to increase intermediary liability and require these things of Internet Service Providers. While mandating copyright filtering by ISPs will not be technologically effective because it can be defeated by use of encryption, efforts to introduce network level filtering will likely involve deep packet inspection of citizens' Internet communications. This raises considerable concerns for citizens' civil liberties and privacy rights, and the future of Internet innovation." From the following website: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement | Electronic Frontier Foundation
....but I am certain it is for our own good....
