Did you ever wonder.....?

Totalitarian regimes enforce 'conformity,' lack of dissent, silence protests and eliminate the protesters. 

There is no proof that domestic spying, international spying or the excessive surveillance has made us safe and some may argue quite the contrary.

George Orwell only got parts of it right!


Turkish parliament passes draconian internet control legislation

Despite vociferous opposition from civil society groups, Turkey's parliament adopted a new internet censorship bill yesterday, which was roundly criticized as an assault on freedom of expression, access to information, and investigative journalism.


http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2014/02/turkish-mps-endorse-internet-control-law-2014266540113308.html

Join the internet revolt next Tuesday: The Day We Fight Back Thousands of groups and websites will take to the digital streets next Tuesday to wage a coordinated war against the NSA's spying powers on The Day We Fight Back, a strike reminiscent of a virtual protest that two years ago killed an online piracy bill.

via thedaywefightback

https://thedaywefightback.org/?r=an

 

U.S. lawmakers introduce Open Internet Preservation Act to restore net neutrality

This week, United States representatives in the House and Senate introduced the Open Internet Preservation Act, a bill that would reinstate now-defunct net neutrality rules that were shot down last month in court.

 

U.S. lawmakers introduce Open Internet Preservation Act to restore net neutrality

This week, United States representatives in the House and Senate introduced the Open Internet Preservation Act, a bill that would reinstate now-defunct net neutrality rules that were shot down last month in court.

 

http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/03/democrats-introduce-open-internet-preservation-act-to-restore-net-neutrality/

 

Verizon begins its assault on net neutrality

In taste of what the internet will look like without net neutrality, it appears Verizon is deliberately slowing down some traffic, including Netflix streaming. Thanks to a court ruling knocking out net neutrality rules, it has no legal reason not to.

via freepress

 

http://www.freepress.net/blog/2014/02/05/verizon-escalates-assault-net-neutrality