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I'm sorry, I've dried out to a hard, cynical husk in my old age. Yes, he did say those things, but I still say he didn't care jack about internet freedom, these
by sixtofour 15y ago
I'm sorry, I've dried out to a hard, cynical husk in my old age. Yes, he did say those things, but I still say he didn't care jack about internet freedom, these were convenient rocks to throw at China. Any rock would have sufficed.
And if the administration's actions now don't reflect what was said before, it's just coincidence.
Did he actually take action at any time to defend internet freedom, or did he merely speak?
The administration today, and congress, are opposing internet freedom by their actions. An example for the administration is their defense of the law that says any email on an internet server older than six months is considered abandoned, and they therefore have a right to look at it without a warrant.
The only thing that counts for me is action, and that only lasts until the next hostile act.
- sycren 15y agoI agree with you, I meant that from outside America it just seems rather pathetic, I hope it doesn't pass. Its a bit like the UK Digital Economy act that went through in 2010 which is similar to the French HADOPI law. How is it in the public's best interest? I do find it ironic though that the US argues that the great firewall of China makes doing business with US companies difficult while supporting this bill that will do the same with local/national companies. http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Internet-China-Great-Firewall-censorship,13767.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Internet-China-Great-Firewa...