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Official Government Response to “Repeal the new Surveillance Laws (Investigatory Powers Act)” Petition

Official #Government Response to “#Repeal the new #Surveillance #Laws ( #IPAct )” #Petition

Dear Graham Penrose,

The Government has responded to the petition you signed – “Repeal the new Surveillance laws (Investigatory Powers Act)”.

Government responded:

The Investigatory Powers Act dramatically increases transparency around the use of investigatory powers. It protects both privacy and security and underwent unprecedented scrutiny before becoming law.

The Government is clear that, at a…

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Official Government Response to “Repeal the new Surveillance Laws (Investigatory Powers Act)” Petition

Official #Government Response to “#Repeal the new #Surveillance #Laws ( #IPAct )” #Petition

Dear Graham Penrose,

The Government has responded to the petition you signed – “Repeal the new Surveillance laws (Investigatory Powers Act)”.

Government responded:

The Investigatory Powers Act dramatically increases transparency around the use of investigatory powers. It protects both privacy and security and underwent unprecedented scrutiny before becoming law.

The Government is clear that, at a…

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My Privacy Lobotomy or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the IP Act

My #Privacy #Lobotomy or How I Learned to Stop #Worrying & #Love the #IPAct

(Please Note: This post is a partial reblog from https://yiu.co.uk/blog/who-can-view-my-internet-history/ – the re-blogged bits are all the bits under the Malcolm Tucker “grenade app” GIF) 

After weeks of posting hysterical objections to and concerns about the Investigatory Powers Act I now realise that I was worrying needlessly. It suddenly occurred to me that the Investigatory Powers Act is…

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Ladies and gentleman, bid farewell to the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act. They're both being tabled and sent to legislative limbo. How did that happen when just a few days ago it seemed like debates about the bills only existed online? Join us for a trip through time as we exami...

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BLACKED OUT MY BLOG IN PROTEST OF SOPA

You should do the same

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By VC | December 29th, 2011 | Category: Latest News | 21 comments

If you’re on this page right now, it is probably because you enjoy obtaining insights and information from sources that are not mainstream. Be aware that this could radically change if SOPA, an awful piece of legislation making internet censorship EXTREMELY easy, goes through. While it is said that the goal of SOPA is to fight internet piracy, the powers it bestows to governments and elite corporations go way beyond copyright issues. Entire websites could potentially get shut down without notice and without a legitimate court order, even if they do not explicitly host pirated content. Think I’m going too far? Well, it has already happened a few times already and SOPA would simply make it completely legal, legitimate and a lot easier.

Here’s an informative video on SOPA by Cynical Brit a channel that usually deals with gaming. Yes, the issue is that important and affects the entire world.

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May we all unite against this act! And may god bless anonymous. God speed men(and women)...god speed.