Big Brother is Searching your Hard Drive

[CRAVE CASE 55]

If this does not happen i garentie you he will not be re-elected.

 

[Inarticulate_Underachiever]

http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=39128

Well the Obama legislation is trying to push forward new laws that will give the government right's to search your HDD on any device with one, for no reason and with no evidence for them to need to. What strikes me is that this may be being pushed by the media companies wanting to crack down on pirated movies and games, still is this a breach in privacy? Or should we all be safe in the knowledge that we've got nothing to hide?

Just hope to hell that this doesn't work it's way to the UK...

We're getting there, our facebook and myspace conversations are being monitored by the government.

 

[Ranooth]

One must share their porn with the world!

 

[Lunar Shadow]

Won't happen. It's a breach of privacy.

Privacy + Patriot act (that you fuckers actually voted for) = No privacy.

Really, what he said. Because of the Patriot Act, the government can pretty much fuck with you for nor real reason.

 

[timmytom1]

http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=39128

Well the Obama legislation is trying to push forward new laws that will give the government right's to search your HDD on any device with one, for no reason and with no evidence for them to need to. What strikes me is that this may be being pushed by the media companies wanting to crack down on pirated movies and games, still is this a breach in privacy? Or should we all be safe in the knowledge that we've got nothing to hide?

Just hope to hell that this doesn't work it's way to the UK...

We're getting there, our facebook and myspace conversations are being monitored by the government.

I feel sorry for the poor bastard who has to sort through the 99% (well prob 100% because i don`t think serious crims are dumb enough to discuss their plans through a social networking site)of the inane shit people put up

 

[Biek]

A dutch teenager got arrested after talking about going on a killing spree on an american website. Makes me wonder how far I can go untill the police kicks my door down.

 

[Monkfish Acc.]

Yeah, it is a breach of privacy, but I suppose it's a good way to crack down on paedophiles and other such sexual deviants.
As long as they don't go overboard, of course.

 

[ae86gamer]

Mirrors Edge situation D:

 

[lava_lamp]

one more step towards George Orwell's nightmare of a future

 

[Internet Kraken]

Won't happen. It's a breach of privacy.

Privacy + Patriot act (that you fuckers actually voted for) = No privacy.

It's not that simple. People have tried to put devices like this into motion before and it never happens. Not only does it have huge opposition it would also be incredibly hard to develop a program that can effectively monitor peoples hard drives.

 

[Hugo Artenis Rune]

A dutch teenager got arrested after talking about going on a killing spree on an american website. Makes me wonder how far I can go untill the police kicks my door down.

Don't worry. They'll be too busy chasing me because I'm *just about* to go out and assassinate the US administration. With terrorists. And mexican drug lords. While killing baby seals. And watching porn. Listening to stolen music. Pretty standard Friday night actually.

 

[Zillar]

Ah.
For some reason, I thought this was going to be about 1984.

 

[GyroCaptain]

Hooray for being Canadian. We don't allow this kind of shit, and if they did it anyways, we would be unable to be charged because of the illegal manner in which evidence was gathered...

Which means my plans to build a machine to crash the moon into Newfoundland can proceed unhindered. Mwuahahahaha.

Wouldn't it be easier to crash somethign else into Newfoundland? Like pie?

Anyway, that would make the bay of Fundy even crazier than normal?

 

[AceDiamond]

And by the Obama legislation you mean one senator out of California?

Relax people. This isn't happening.

Exactly.

So of course expect 5 more pages of panic and blaming communists.

 

[ButtonedDownParadox]

Won't happen. It's a breach of privacy.

Privacy + Patriot act (that you fuckers actually voted for) = No privacy.

It's not that simple. People have tried to put devices like this into motion before and it never happens. Not only does it have huge opposition it would also be incredibly hard to develop a program that can effectively monitor peoples hard drives.

Jesus. I was wondering if anybody in this thread was going to be level-headed.

 

[gamergal126]

Won't happen. It's a breach of privacy.

Privacy + Patriot act (that you fuckers actually voted for) = No privacy.

WE didn't vote for the Patriot Act congress did (without even reading he damn thing)

 

[Studd_Jozz]

The problem isn't searching the hard drive online. The problem is that being able to search your hard drive will be easier for the government as a natural part when you are in trouble with the law. So all that....you know what on the hard drive will be added on top of the orignial conviction. How would you like to go door to door in your neighbor hood letting everyone know you are a "sex offender" just because you got a speeding ticket and didn't report to court?

Also how about having to pay for pirated programs all over a assault charge?

It would strike terror in the hearts of every 4chan lurker.

Yes, yes it does.
Excuse me while I melt my hard drive.

 

[Raptoricus]

I've noticed a lot of posts from people thinking that this is about them monitoring your hard drive online well it's not this is about them having the right to search your hard drive without having any cause to, a good example is travelling etc.. I know that a program would be stupidly hard to develop that searches your hard drive online or whatever, but this is more about the fact that they shouldn't be able to look at your personal things and information without having any reason to.