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The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill
Everyone in the world is entitled to their own privacy as a human right... or at least they should be. The Government prefer to think differently. They hate the idea of not being able to have total control over everything and everyone.
So what do they do? They introduce a new bill (The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill).
This 'New Labour' Government is a joke. This new bill has now been passed after much opposition from both normal people and businesses... and it affects everybody.
They intend to keep watch on everything you do on the Internet. Every little packet you send and receive. Every site you visit. Every person you talk to. Every e-mail you send. Everything.
They will take away every shred of privacy you have left.
The fact is, the Government are scared of the Internet. They are oblivious to it. They can't control it... and that scares them.
New Labour are 'control freaks' so to speak. They are attempting to police the Internet in a way that they would their own country. It just won't work.
Sure, use PGP, good encryption. Ah... but wait... if you refuse to hand over your PGP passphrase to the Police you face up to a 2 years imprisonment and/or a fine. Pathetic!
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This isn't just a UK problem, far from it. If you are not aware already, there is the international 'Cybercrime Treaty' which, if passed, will mean that publishing any sort of exploits, security problems, etc. on the net would be illegal. What a joke!
Countries need to research very deeply into the impact of these decisions BEFORE implementing them.
Software companies rely on security holes and patches being released by hackers in order to make their software as secure as it can be. Exploits are an essential asset for the administrator both to help their understanding of the security flaw and in order to test their systems for the vulnerability.
All pretty harmless and very useful security related sites which Administrators rely on to make sure their servers are up to date with the latest patches would be illegal.
Bugtraq, Alldas, Attrition, etc. and even the discussion of security holes and exploits would be deemed as illegal if this Cybercrime Treaty is passed.
The reason for this defacement is to make people, the media, etc. aware that their Government's are trying to strip them of their freedom and privacy by attempting to monitor their every move.
"Why even bother? You won't make a difference." you may ask. Simple... Because we can, and we will. There is no harm in trying to make a difference and it's better than just sitting back and doing nothing at all.
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The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill
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