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That’s a great article Professor!
You know it amazes me what the FBI wants to do, and also worries me, where would they “stop” if something like that were to happen, I highly doubt they would just stop at the reasons for putting something like that in place!
I can understand the need for some information in some cases, but there are already things in place that police, govt agencies etc can get the information they need when they need it. Perhaps keep it like it is and get their intelligence elsewhere, then use the tools available to obtain records and information on a case by case basis.
Also makes me question, would they use something like this to sneak in on the pretenses in the article then realize hmmm we can crack down on the US online gamblers.I’m glad. Yes, there are bad sides to Big Brother. But internet anonymity is the roots to many evils. It does suck for US affiliates, but I’d gladly trade a ban on gambling against the eradication of a pedophile network.
On a political philosophy basis, some authors believe internet causes nihilism and has many bad effects. If anyone cares, Prof. Hubert Dreyfus wrote an interesting essay about the effects of internet:
Kierkegaard on the Internet: Anonymity vrs. Commitment in the Present Age
@JackTen 160940 wrote:
I’m glad. Yes, there are bad sides to Big Brother. But internet anonymity is the roots to many evils. It does suck for US affiliates, but I’d gladly trade a ban on gambling against the eradication of a pedophile network.
I have to disagree with this. :3eyes: I would not be willing to give up my freedom and privacy in exchange for rounding up a few pedophiles.
Pedophiles are awful — don’t get me wrong — but I don’t think the rest of the population should have to give up their right to privacy because of a few bad apples.
Law enforcement should find other ways to tackle issues such as this. Asking (or forcing) everyone to relinquish their privacy isn’t the right way to go about fighting crime, in my opinion.
What do you mean, a “few” bad apples? The internet is FILLED with crap. From people filming deaths / murders / car accidents to animal sex, going through extremist groups of all sorts, without excluding those “few” pedophiles (actually more than thousands). If it was a “minority” like you claim it is, it wouldn’t be too much of a problem. But go to ask any high school and ask kids if they’ve seen sick, disturbing crap on internet.
People who claim things like you just did irk me. You should come to Canada, your life would be blissful. Supreme Court judges just declared that cops can’t do drug searches using dogs unless they have serious doubts. So they declared the two guys (in two separate cases) not guilty. DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY WERE FOUND WITH DRUGS.
The fact is law currently protects criminals against you. Perhaps you, and the people that thanked your post, like it that way.
Edit: Just to make one thing clear.. It’s not like I’m a fan of Big Brother either. Noone can find my picture online, I have no personal infos on Facebook or anywhere.. But, internet anonymity is just nasty. People want their 15 minutes of internet fame, no matter how degrading they have to be.
