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Let's see, how much damage was done by this? Each blocked site lost: - $X directly in business missed during those hours - The trust of users who believed th
by billybob 15y ago
Let's see, how much damage was done by this?
Each blocked site lost:
- $X directly in business missed during those hours
- The trust of users who believed the warning
If they lost these things by arson or slander, the perpetrator might be punished. But since it was the government, they'll probably get nothing but an apology.
Any justice system will have some collateral damage: standing trial costs you time, money and reputation, even in a fair trial where you're declared innocent. But since the damage is so real and sometimes severe, we should REALLY force government to be careful how it applies itself. Warrants, oversight, auditing, judicial review, etc.
No bureaucrat should have a "ruin this business" button.
- vidarh 15y agoAccording to the article, it's a voluntary scheme, so presumably the right target of a lawsuit would be the ISPs who chose to blindly trust this data, not the government... That's the way they're getting away with the lack of oversight: Make it "voluntary" ("or we'll tell the press you support child porn", nudge, nudge)