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  • On the post: Could A Consumer Privacy Bill Of Rights Even Work?

    awbMaven ( profile ), 23 Feb, 2012 @ 11:30am

    With opt-outs?

    A Privacy Bill Of Rights is not a Privacy Bill Of Rights when it has opt-outs.

  • On the post: How New Internet Spying Laws Will Actually ENABLE Stalkers, Spammers, Phishers And, Yes, Pedophiles & Terrorists

    awbMaven ( profile ), 23 Feb, 2012 @ 09:32am

    Re: But there is no database!

    "Fact: This proposed legislation will not require either police or telecommunications service providers to create databases with information collected on Canadians."

    They probably have the databases created already, hence they won't have to create one, just fill the one(s) they have already up with data.

  • On the post: Shining Light On ACTA's Lack Of Transparency

    awbMaven ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2012 @ 04:01am

    We need a Transparancy Matrix regarding #ACTA (and related) negotiations

    Various actors were involved to various degrees at various times in various parts of the ACTA negotiations.

    We need a matrix of who they are (names of companies, NGO's, individuals, etc);

    when they were involved (dates of meetings);

    how involved they were (active negotiators, mere observers, etc);

    what documents they had access too (with granular analysis of docs, ie, how redacted the docs were), etc.

    and issues that cropped up (such as the EP demanding more access on such and such a date, etc)

  • On the post: The Pirate Bay's Peter Sunde Questions Why We Let Dying Industries Dictate Terms Of Democracy

    awbMaven ( profile ), 15 Feb, 2012 @ 11:01am

    How can Hollywood dictate terms of Democracy

    We love Hollywood for making us suspend reality when watching their movies. They are the masters of this deceit.

    With this great power comes great responsibility[tm].

    A benevolent teacher is but a set of positive morals away from being a malevolent dictator.

    Hollywood uses deceit to fool many into what is good for the masses via using our political representatives, via democracy, to get what Hollywood wants.

    They frame their wanted laws and provisions as being good; to fight child porn, piracy, illegal this and that, and who can be against wanting to stop those things?

    Those that go against Hollywood's stated intentions must be very, very bad persons indeed. Or so they frame it with their deceit.

  • On the post: Would The US Extradite UK Blogger For Linking To Works In The Public Domain In Other Countries?

    awbMaven ( profile ), 06 Feb, 2012 @ 06:19am

    First they should come for ...

    I shall be researching and reporting all pro-ACTA (and the like) persons/organizations for infringements in an extremely vexatious manner.

    If it is good for the goose, I think the gander should step up to the plate and show that they are willing to abide by their own draconian wishes.

    As it is, I hope the UK Supreme Court decides in the recent Assange case that the UK Extradition Act is illegal, and that all extraditions of UK national to the US is halted until such a time as the Act is fair, proportional, and balanced.