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Most Americans Want Gov't To Make Internet Safer

Posted by Zonk on from the just-do-something-already dept.

aicrules writes "Despite the constant prattle of privacy groups and individual privacy advocated, according to a poll reported on by CNN most Americans want the government to be heavily involved in securing the Internet. They want to eat their cake too, though, as those polled also don't trust the governmental bodies charged with such security. They also found that more people trust Microsoft with security. From the article, 'I don't think the public knows what it wants Congress to do, but it wants Congress to do something,...They don't have a lot of confidence that Congress will do the right thing.'"

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  1. Re:I don't... by warkda+rrior · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    I don't want anyone to make the internet safer except myself. I installed the Firewall. I installed the AV. I installed all the other safety stuff. Not the government, and I don't want them to bud in.
    I don't want anyone to make the neighborhoods safer except myself. I patrol the streets. I chase car thieves. I catch all murderers. Not the government, and I don't want them to bud in.
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  2. Re:And this means... by MightyMartian · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Look at it this way. A goodly chunk of Americans think the Earth is only 6,000 years old.

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  3. What most Americans want doesn't mean shit by Nicholas+Evans · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Most Americans want the government making the Internet safer, eh? That's good for them, but it's too god damned bad that America doesn't own the Internet.

    How about most Americans get off of their lazy asses and install bloody norton?

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