Privacy International Internet Censorship Report

eric434 writes "The Register reports that Internet restrictions, government secrecy and communications surveillance have reached an unprecedented level across the world, from 9/11-inspired Patriot-esque laws to national internet filtering and corporate abuse of the legal system. Summarizing the Privacy International report, it's quite evident that we've not only approached but started down a slippery slope. In the words of Simon Davies (director of Privacy Intl.), 'The report sounds a warning that we must move quickly to preserve the remaining freedoms on the Internet before they are systematically extinguished.'"

Comments

ORWELLIAN PURPOSES?

[proj_2501]

Nobody should be able to monitor the internet to help them write allegorical books about oppressive governments! Especially not the government!

Strange Wording

[Anonymous Coward]

"Non-democratic regimes look to the West for technologies and techniques of repression."

Is that where they get their ideas from? Who knew we were such good trend-setters?

You Ever Get The Feeling...

[The Angry Mick]

...that all of these changes in copyright law, and collection of personal information is really just some giant, and perversely evil scheme designed to make marketing easier?