Meanwhile, following the Sony hacks, the executive branch is pushing a "Tough on CyberCrime" bill tripling penalties for all sorts of nonsense that has become f

Meanwhile, following the Sony hacks, the executive branch is pushing a "Tough on CyberCrime" bill tripling penalties for all sorts of nonsense that has become felonious "unauthorized computer use", e.g. sharing HBO passwords, posting "Let's Play" videos, or underage use of Facebook in violation of TOS. In addition, "violating norms of conduct" would become a crime. This should help bring prisons back up to capacity as the drug war scales back. The EFF, as usual, is trying to organize against this BS: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/01/obamas-computer-security-solution-mish-mash-old-outdated-policy-solutions https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/01/obamas-computer-securi... As an aside, it's sad how quickly Aaron Swartz is fading from memory, including on Reddit, which he helped build. He also worked hard to build open syndication with RSS, which has been crushed by Google and Facebook building up incompatible walled gardens.