Protect-IP/SOPA

cstdenis · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 12:39 am Post subject:

It was a bill that would give him the power to shut down the (US portion of the) internet in the event of a "cyber emergency" by forcing ISPs to cut off all customers.

Details as it has progressed over the last couple of years:
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/06/24/1359242/say-no-to-a-government-internet-kill-switch
http://politics.slashdot.org/story/10/06/25/1156240/senate-panel-approves-cybersecurity-bill
http://politics.slashdot.org/story/10/06/27/1845255/sen-bond-disses-internet-kill-switch-bill
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/1619225/senate-trying-to-slip-internet-kill-switch-past-us
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/01/30/0044222/internet-kill-switch-back-on-the-us-legislative-agenda
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/01/2314244/protect-ip-makes-its-way-to-the-floors-of-congress
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SweetxinsanityxSarah · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:51 am Post subject:

This was a joke to ban the internet right Obama?

Ban the internet? That would be like wanting to drain the ocean with a sponge. xD
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luckylace222 · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:52 pm Post subject:

Holy crud! Did you see what Google did with their logo against Protect-IP/SOPA? Brilliant!
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cstdenis · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:54 pm Post subject:

Lots of sites have participated. Google and Wikipedia being the biggest.

Did facebook do anything? They are the other huge one that really needed to join for the protest to truly be useful.
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SweetxinsanityxSarah · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:20 pm Post subject:

Eh im abit ticked at the KH wikia atm (Whiners didnt like when I put my OC xal up as a profile pic, so I put him in an IMG link on my profile...I swear if they take it down imma strangle em. ee)

But yeah, imma try to sign to keep this from passing. DOWN WITH CENSORSHIP TO THE INTERWEBz! >O
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Stratadrake · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:22 pm Post subject:

Google's protest is silent but funny. Wikipedia's is a bit more formal, serious ... and ya gotta admit, that's a pretty spiffy way of presenting their outage page.

Hey, here's an article that took screencaps:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/technology/web-wide-protest-over-two-antipiracy-bills.html?_r=2&hp
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SweetxinsanityxSarah · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:52 pm Post subject:

I seriously hope Obama thinks this through when he is presented with it..cause if he doesnt then well im going to vote against his ass.

Cause one vote DOES matter unlike what my dim-witted sister said. e-e
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luckylace222 · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:34 pm Post subject:

Whether he is personally for it or not, it was smart for Obama to say he is against SOPA and PITA. If not, that would almost completely destroy his chances at next office.

Now here is the ground-breaking news for today. The government shuts down MegaUpload on piracy grounds. In retaliation, Anonymous shut down the Department of Justice website and Universal Music website. If they can shut down MegaUpload without SOPA, imagine what will happen if they do find a way to pass it. I am literally on the edge of my seat at this hour.
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cstdenis · Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:00 am Post subject:

like my post earlier in the thread shows shutting down websites -- even those outside it's jurisdiction is nothing new.

Perhaps more disturbing is that they arrested the site's founders -- none of which are US citizens not reside in the US. They ordered the police of other countries to arrest and extradite them, and the other countries complied.
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setzaroth · Cold Warrior Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 1960

*cracks open soda* scary stuff *shoves popcorn in mouth*

SweetxinsanityxSarah · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:09 am Post subject:

Anonymous...they were the ones that shut down playstation network right? Oo
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luckylace222 · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:58 pm Post subject:

...They did?
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cstdenis · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:01 pm Post subject:

They were involved in some attacks against Sony, but it's questionable if they were actually the ones responsible for the big hack.
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setzaroth · Cold Warrior Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 1960

its almost obvious that they did...they just cant prove it. Either way...the network got super-breached. As I understand it...anonymous picks a target and shuts it down...