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Study on Internet Censorship in Germany
An anonymous reader writes "There is a report on Germany forcing ISPs to censor the Internet by faking DNS entries. ISPs also seem to use this to steal mail and generally screw up the Internet. Next thing they plan is using BGP to break routing to unwanted webservers. Scary."
[US govt doesn't] decide what you eat,
....
As long as it isn't one of the many forbidden herbs, in which case you could go to jail.
where you work,
Unless you want to work for a government contractor and happen to enjoy the aforementioned forbidden herbs. All government contractors are required to give drug tests.
Or maybe you want to conduct business on Sunday, or sell alcohol, things that are still forbidden in many areas.
what entertainment you are allowed
Unless you want to:
Have anal or oral sex (in most states)
Have sex before marriage
Be homosexual
Hire a prostitute
Watch porn on broadcast TV
Smoke a joint in the privacy of your own home
Crack a commercial DRM product
Trade music online
Light a bonfire (california emissions laws)
I mostly agree with you, things aren't too bad here, things are a lot worse in some aspects in some other countries. That doesn't mean there aren't severe limitations on what is allowed and what is not.
I've had enough abrasive sigs. Kittens are cute and fuzzy.