On 04/22/2006 08:58 AM, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
On Fri, 2006-04-21 at 08:21 -0700, Declan McCullagh wrote:
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6063554.html
[snip]
The mind boggles. (1) The US hardly controls all web sites. Surely they
realize that US law does not apply abroad. (2) When you get to a page of
Sure, but at the current rate, the US will have invaded or indirectly
controlled all the other nations :)
the type in question, how will the offending content be hidden? Just
because there is a warning does not mean the rest of the content is
invisible. I guess they do not mean a warning. Perhaps a tag that can
keep the page from being seen. Meaning that they will legislate that
browsers be made that disallow showing certain content. Once the
technology is in place, first porno, then umbrella of 'national
security' issues.
Perhaps they are trying to make democracy more attractive to
totalitarian states so they can be more successful in future regime
management situations.
Damn but I will sleep better tonight knowing that this is now taken care
of. Now I'm off to the pub. Spring is in the air.
Bow down before the almighty emporer Bush. All your website are belong
to us.
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