[Infowarrior] - DOJ: Calling Mrs. Lovejoy....

[Richard Forno]

*flails hands in hysterics*

Once again, the silver-bullet-justification of "protecting children from
sexual predators" is added to something controversial by the DOJ to make a
controversial surveillance/enforcement initiative seem less-bad than it
really is.  I wonder if they can use "child porn" as a way to enact a new
round of farm subsidies or ensure the  Alaska Bridge To Nowhere actually
gets built.

Child porn = bad, for sure.  But exploiting its dangers in the name of
further solidifying the establishment of the Total Surveillance State as
part of the government's flawed threat assessments and irrational fears is
abominable.

Of course, it's called the "SAFETY ACT" --- how reassuring!

*flails hands in hysterics*

-rf


http://news.com.com/2102-1028_3-6163679.html?tag=st.util.print

> The Bush administration has accelerated its Internet surveillance push by
> proposing that Web sites must keep records of who uploads photographs or
> videos in case police determine the content is illegal and choose to
> investigate, CNET News.com has learned.
> 
> That proposal surfaced Wednesday in a private meeting during which U.S.
> Department of Justice officials, including Assistant Attorney General Rachel
> Brand, tried to convince industry representatives such as AOL and Comcast that
> data retention would be valuable in investigating terrorism, child pornography
> and other crimes. The discussions were described to News.com by several people
> who attended the meeting.