Apparently I've found a theme
I've posted a lot lately about government attempting to control the Internet, and this Slashdot blurb falls into that category. It links to an AP story, which is a rewrite of a press release (pdf link) from the Cyber Security Internet Alliance, a group the AP describes as having pushed for better Internet security legislation, and cautioned lawmakers against worthless, misguided legislation that doesn't fix the problem.
The survey found most Americans want the government to secure the Internet, but don't trust the government to do so. It also found that most Americans trust Microsoft with security (note to America: STOP!).
The results prompted one lobbyist to say this: "I don't think the public knows what it wants Congress to do, but it wants Congress to do something."
When you have lobbyists giving comments like that to reporters, can ill-advised legislation be far behind? I don't know what it is about the Internet that has Americans and their lawmakers so scared and, well, freaked out, but rather than being excited about the possibility of new media changing politics for the better, I'm worried about the possibility of politics changing new media for the worse.
I know we won't get to most of this stuff until the middle of July, but I can still worry until then.
The survey found most Americans want the government to secure the Internet, but don't trust the government to do so. It also found that most Americans trust Microsoft with security (note to America: STOP!).
The results prompted one lobbyist to say this: "I don't think the public knows what it wants Congress to do, but it wants Congress to do something."
When you have lobbyists giving comments like that to reporters, can ill-advised legislation be far behind? I don't know what it is about the Internet that has Americans and their lawmakers so scared and, well, freaked out, but rather than being excited about the possibility of new media changing politics for the better, I'm worried about the possibility of politics changing new media for the worse.
I know we won't get to most of this stuff until the middle of July, but I can still worry until then.
posted by politiae at 12:15 AM
1 Comments:
Americans are just scared. The War on Terror has made everyone think another 9/11 will happen and it doesn't have to be a building blown up. Quite honestly if they want to bring this country to thier knees and truly affect America. Kill thier ability to be plugged in. Taking this country offline will literaly halt things to such a point it'll create more chaos than anything. Americans want Internet security since it's considered a front on the War on Terror, but how much far and who regulates is the question.
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