Comments on: EFF analyzes the legal creepiness of ACTA, the secret copyright treaty http://boingboing.net/2009/11/19/eff-analyzes-the-leg.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 02:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: cmjersey http://boingboing.net/2009/11/19/eff-analyzes-the-leg.html#comment-641800 cmjersey Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-641800 I recently attended your book signing in NYC for Makers and had the opportunity to talk to you about what we can do to strive for greater transparency and accountability regarding the ACTA treaty. Your advice was to check out the EFF's work on the matter and help their efforts anyway I can. I just read the essay captioned above and found it most alarming. I immediately sent their recommended letter to my congressmen (I also sent a letter to Google's CEO asking him to ensure the privacy of his potential ebook subscribers as it was a part of the EFF's 'Call to Action'). Both matters reminded me of your response to a question you were asked at the book signing regarding the benign/malignant effects of data collection of private information in the digital age, ie the first number of your credit card being fairly benign information. The total record of traffic through your IP address made available to government and corporate interests alike - not so benign. Lets hope enough people in this country hear the call to get motivated and take action for the sake of our collective futures! Keep up the great posting! I recently attended your book signing in NYC for Makers and had the opportunity to talk to you about what we can do to strive for greater transparency and accountability regarding the ACTA treaty. Your advice was to check out the EFF’s work on the matter and help their efforts anyway I can. I just read the essay captioned above and found it most alarming. I immediately sent their recommended letter to my congressmen (I also sent a letter to Google’s CEO asking him to ensure the privacy of his potential ebook subscribers as it was a part of the EFF’s ‘Call to Action’). Both matters reminded me of your response to a question you were asked at the book signing regarding the benign/malignant effects of data collection of private information in the digital age, ie the first number of your credit card being fairly benign information. The total record of traffic through your IP address made available to government and corporate interests alike – not so benign. Lets hope enough people in this country hear the call to get motivated and take action for the sake of our collective futures! Keep up the great posting!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/11/19/eff-analyzes-the-leg.html#comment-695976 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-695976 Article 2 Section 2: The President has power "to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur;" captcha: "Senate bendig" Article 2 Section 2: The President has power “to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur;”

captcha: “Senate bendig”

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/11/19/eff-analyzes-the-leg.html#comment-647395 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-647395 Actually I think your incorrect. At one point or another in our history, one of the official powers of the executive branch of government that was given by the founders was the exclusive right to deal with international affairs of all kinds, criminal and civil. With that said congress may not have the authority to stop this until it is passed and then create law that revokes aspects of the law we the people find offensive. Again, technology will win. They are driving all of us, even the honest ones who purchase all their content to adopt military grade security software to maintain our privacy. Do what you have to do to keep your private business, private. Actually I think your incorrect. At one point or another in our history, one of the official powers of the executive branch of government that was given by the founders was the exclusive right to deal with international affairs of all kinds, criminal and civil.

With that said congress may not have the authority to stop this until it is passed and then create law that revokes aspects of the law we the people find offensive.

Again, technology will win. They are driving all of us, even the honest ones who purchase all their content to adopt military grade security software to maintain our privacy.

Do what you have to do to keep your private business, private.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/11/19/eff-analyzes-the-leg.html#comment-642547 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-642547 "...that the US will be bound to bring into its law." No matter what was finalized in these treaty negotiations, congress still has to ratify it. Given with the current bunch of idiots this is not a no brainer, but still there is a chance to fight it. “…that the US will be bound to bring into its law.”

No matter what was finalized in these treaty negotiations, congress still has to ratify it. Given with the current bunch of idiots this is not a no brainer, but still there is a chance to fight it.

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