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U.S. Senate Ratifies Cybercrime Treaty

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the worst-law-evar dept.

espo812 writes "A story from Washingtonpost.com says, 'The Senate has ratified a treaty under which the United States will join more than 40 other countries, mainly from Europe, in fighting crimes committed via the Internet.' Ars Technica says it's the 'World's Worst Internet Law.'" From the Ars story: "According to the EFF, 'The treaty requires that the U.S. government help enforce other countries' 'cybercrime' laws--even if the act being prosecuted is not illegal in the United States. That means that countries that have laws limiting free speech on the Net could oblige the F.B.I. to uncover the identities of anonymous U.S. critics, or monitor their communications on behalf of foreign governments. American ISPs would be obliged to obey other jurisdictions' requests to log their users' behavior without due process, or compensation.;"

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  1. I've Had It! by CWRUisTakingMyMoney · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's it! I've had it with the draconian laws put onto us by the US! I'm moving to Canada! Oh, wait. Shit.

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  2. Antarctica! by The+MAZZTer · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hear Antarctica is remarkably tolerant when it comes to laws of this nature... or... any nature really...

    1. Re:Antarctica! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      But the laws of Mother Nature are pretty tough down there.

  3. I can see it now... by The+Real+Toad+King · · Score: 2, Funny

    "OMGOMGOMG SOMEBODY H4X0R3D MY MYSPACE PAGE ARREST THEM!!11"

    That's what I really think this will lead to.

  4. VOTE the BASTARDS OUT! by RLiegh · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh, wait; I forgot about diebold. Um, wellll...vote democrat? Oh, wait, they suck the ??AA teat too....
    Ok, guys; I got nothin'...looks to me like we're fucked. :-(

  5. Obvious Why They Did It by Master+of+Transhuman · · Score: 2, Funny

    In the process of helping another country violate our laws, OUR law enforcement gets to violate our laws.

    Obvious.

    Don't know why they didn't think of this before - outside of the known use of the Echelon system by each country that is a part of it to allow other countries to spy on their citizens and share the info. The NSA doesn't spy on us (well, supposedly they didn't USED to!), they just let Britain do it and tell them about it.

    They just extended the principle with this treaty.

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