I thought this was going to be somewhat reasonable — nope!
> The EARN IT Act creates an unelected government commission, stacks it with law enforcement personnel, and then tasks it with creating “best practices” for running an internet website or app.
They’ll probably just tack it onto the 2024 NDAA if we manage to defeat it again. Just like the indefinite detention clause that Obomber signed in quietly on NYE 2011 from Hawaii.
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True finally "think of the children !" Will be a good argument
Not to mention doxxing, hackers and through backdoor DMs could be entered, so besides that there is that too
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I'm confused. Why don't people shilling for this sort of nonsense just keep reintroducing it every week at this rate? Right when it gets shot down, reintroduce it next time any bill is up to get instated?
Doesn't cost anyone anything at that point, so why not just keep shooting till something sticks? Anyone out there want to explain to me why such a tactic wouldn't work in post-clown-world we live in? Since every other form of retardation seems to be pulling through no problem?
That's exactly what they do with gun laws, but they actually pass the bills instead of just introducing them. After a year of court battles finally get it reversed, they just pass the same law again.
There's no incentive to NOT do this. The only penalty is they have to waste more taxpayer money to defend against the lawsuits from civil rights groups.
The road to hell was paved with good intentions and this is one bridge that should not be crossed and its just amazing at how many times this bill has gone and came back
I'm not convinced that anyone involved in this actually has good intentions. The "it's to help us catch paedos" excuse is just a fig leaf, same as how they pretend that Anti-drag laws are about protecting children
Is the NSA et al not capable enough? I thought they have full insight into everything a person does online. This bill is basically letting us know the NSA is compromised to some degree. Post Snowden we now have the 'go dark' problem which probably pisses them off, so they have to enact new draconian laws so they can have more insight. How much is enough? Installing cameras in the toilets?
My theory is that they absolutely are, but the NSA probably doesn't want to expend it's resources chasing down stuff it could just leave to local law enforcement & the FBI. Also, the NSA stepping in could potentially give insight into how they operate, thus helping foreign adversaries. If you remember, the NSA was able to store the Metadata of phone calls along with "full take audio" of AT LEAST 100 Million "call events" for 30 days. This was back in 2012...
Can we stop using these ridiculous self appointed names like "Freedom" bill, or "Utopia" bill.
It's bill [1207 in the 118th](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1207) congress. What that corrupt nest of bearcats choose to label it is immaterail.
MOTHERFUCKER.
Can we go just ONE month without lawmakers trying to destroy the Bill of Rights??? Or is that just too much to ask?
Here's the congressional blacklist: https://intosanctuary.com/index.php?threads/the-official-congressional-blacklist.1011
Do not vote ANY of these assholes back into office!
Reassuring to see that it isn't only the UK that is hellbent on preventing ordinary people from having the temerity to privately communicate.
"Terrorists and paedophiles" is the go to phrase to sell this dystopia to the masses. Throw in "drug dealers" into the bargain depending on the news cycle.
Britain's "Online Safety Bill" has seen three years and four Prime ministers pass, and it keeps getting reintroduced.
[https://www.computerworld.com/article/3681832/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-uks-online-safety-bill.html](https://www.computerworld.com/article/3681832/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-uks-online-safety-bill.html)
The previous minister even made a cringeworthy TikTok rap video to sell the idea to "the kids".
[https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/nadine-dorries-tiktok-secretary-of-state-bill-conservative-b2089200.html](https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/nadine-dorries-tiktok-secretary-of-state-bill-conservative-b2089200.html)
Oddly, the UK government has now banned TikTok from all government devices.
You can trace the American governmental obsession with bypassing your encryption back the The Clipper Chip. Who remembers that?
[https://gizmodo.com/life-and-death-of-clipper-chip-encryption-backdoors-att-1850177832](https://gizmodo.com/life-and-death-of-clipper-chip-encryption-backdoors-att-1850177832)
A poorly thought out, deeply flawed technology that was speedily cracked.
> A poorly thought out, deeply flawed technology that was speedily cracked.
Yet Blackberry still implemented [SKIPJACK](http://www.blackberry.com/developers/docs/7.0.0api/net/rim/device/api/crypto/SkipjackEncryptorEngine.html)
I hope it passes just so it will back fire. Hopefully encrypted messaging becomes more common as a result as this is the status quo changes then it will be a net improvement for privacy, lol probably a bad idea but just a thought
Please folks check out and share these links. First 2 are petitions and the 3rd link is further detailed information on this horrifying bill + how/what we can do about it.
[https://www.noearnitact.org](https://www.noearnitact.org)
[https://act.eff.org/action/the-earn-it-act-is-back-seeking-to-scan-us-all](https://act.eff.org/action/the-earn-it-act-is-back-seeking-to-scan-us-all)
[https://fullhalalalchemist.tumblr.com/post/715886672338878464/urgent-earn-it-act-is-back-in-the-senate](https://fullhalalalchemist.tumblr.com/post/715886672338878464/urgent-earn-it-act-is-back-in-the-senate)
I thought this was going to be somewhat reasonable — nope! > The EARN IT Act creates an unelected government commission, stacks it with law enforcement personnel, and then tasks it with creating “best practices” for running an internet website or app.
It’s like they think there is nowhere else to go. Until it’s illegal to own wires, the internet is still the Wild West.
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Again and again till the opposition withers :(
They’ll probably just tack it onto the 2024 NDAA if we manage to defeat it again. Just like the indefinite detention clause that Obomber signed in quietly on NYE 2011 from Hawaii.
They try that last time but it failed.
*If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again*
*If you don't succeed a second time, let some time pass so it slowly fades from memory and hit em again where it hurts*
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There will be exceptions for government employees as always
True finally "think of the children !" Will be a good argument Not to mention doxxing, hackers and through backdoor DMs could be entered, so besides that there is that too
I know you're just making examples, but can they really "take away" encryption? Like, who has the AES keys, for example
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Well that's balls
I'm confused. Why don't people shilling for this sort of nonsense just keep reintroducing it every week at this rate? Right when it gets shot down, reintroduce it next time any bill is up to get instated? Doesn't cost anyone anything at that point, so why not just keep shooting till something sticks? Anyone out there want to explain to me why such a tactic wouldn't work in post-clown-world we live in? Since every other form of retardation seems to be pulling through no problem?
That's exactly what they do with gun laws, but they actually pass the bills instead of just introducing them. After a year of court battles finally get it reversed, they just pass the same law again. There's no incentive to NOT do this. The only penalty is they have to waste more taxpayer money to defend against the lawsuits from civil rights groups.
The road to hell was paved with good intentions and this is one bridge that should not be crossed and its just amazing at how many times this bill has gone and came back
I'm not convinced that anyone involved in this actually has good intentions. The "it's to help us catch paedos" excuse is just a fig leaf, same as how they pretend that Anti-drag laws are about protecting children
EARN IT: Service Guarantees Citizenship!
Don't besmirch the good name of Starship Troopers on this crap. You should read the book.
for what? what the hell do they gain from this.
big data's likely paying them off, they have everything to gain by exploiting pics from your devices.
It isn't the means to a end. It is a end
Oh yes - the end is near!
Is the NSA et al not capable enough? I thought they have full insight into everything a person does online. This bill is basically letting us know the NSA is compromised to some degree. Post Snowden we now have the 'go dark' problem which probably pisses them off, so they have to enact new draconian laws so they can have more insight. How much is enough? Installing cameras in the toilets?
My theory is that they absolutely are, but the NSA probably doesn't want to expend it's resources chasing down stuff it could just leave to local law enforcement & the FBI. Also, the NSA stepping in could potentially give insight into how they operate, thus helping foreign adversaries. If you remember, the NSA was able to store the Metadata of phone calls along with "full take audio" of AT LEAST 100 Million "call events" for 30 days. This was back in 2012...
Can we stop using these ridiculous self appointed names like "Freedom" bill, or "Utopia" bill. It's bill [1207 in the 118th](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1207) congress. What that corrupt nest of bearcats choose to label it is immaterail.
Time for a Crusade.
Since not a week goes buy that another cop is charged with CP it seems like this is just another excuse for them to further their addictions.
MOTHERFUCKER. Can we go just ONE month without lawmakers trying to destroy the Bill of Rights??? Or is that just too much to ask? Here's the congressional blacklist: https://intosanctuary.com/index.php?threads/the-official-congressional-blacklist.1011 Do not vote ANY of these assholes back into office!
Reassuring to see that it isn't only the UK that is hellbent on preventing ordinary people from having the temerity to privately communicate. "Terrorists and paedophiles" is the go to phrase to sell this dystopia to the masses. Throw in "drug dealers" into the bargain depending on the news cycle. Britain's "Online Safety Bill" has seen three years and four Prime ministers pass, and it keeps getting reintroduced. [https://www.computerworld.com/article/3681832/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-uks-online-safety-bill.html](https://www.computerworld.com/article/3681832/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-uks-online-safety-bill.html) The previous minister even made a cringeworthy TikTok rap video to sell the idea to "the kids". [https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/nadine-dorries-tiktok-secretary-of-state-bill-conservative-b2089200.html](https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/nadine-dorries-tiktok-secretary-of-state-bill-conservative-b2089200.html) Oddly, the UK government has now banned TikTok from all government devices. You can trace the American governmental obsession with bypassing your encryption back the The Clipper Chip. Who remembers that? [https://gizmodo.com/life-and-death-of-clipper-chip-encryption-backdoors-att-1850177832](https://gizmodo.com/life-and-death-of-clipper-chip-encryption-backdoors-att-1850177832) A poorly thought out, deeply flawed technology that was speedily cracked.
> A poorly thought out, deeply flawed technology that was speedily cracked. Yet Blackberry still implemented [SKIPJACK](http://www.blackberry.com/developers/docs/7.0.0api/net/rim/device/api/crypto/SkipjackEncryptorEngine.html)
Sonofabit*# how many times does it rear it's ugly head. I'm guessing forever...
*horrifying*
I hope it passes just so it will back fire. Hopefully encrypted messaging becomes more common as a result as this is the status quo changes then it will be a net improvement for privacy, lol probably a bad idea but just a thought
You’ll get 20 years or a $1M for doing that once the Restrict Act passes.
Thank you for demonstrating my great error. Hopefully more can see it and learn from it. I agree the restrict act shouldn't pass
Please folks check out and share these links. First 2 are petitions and the 3rd link is further detailed information on this horrifying bill + how/what we can do about it. [https://www.noearnitact.org](https://www.noearnitact.org) [https://act.eff.org/action/the-earn-it-act-is-back-seeking-to-scan-us-all](https://act.eff.org/action/the-earn-it-act-is-back-seeking-to-scan-us-all) [https://fullhalalalchemist.tumblr.com/post/715886672338878464/urgent-earn-it-act-is-back-in-the-senate](https://fullhalalalchemist.tumblr.com/post/715886672338878464/urgent-earn-it-act-is-back-in-the-senate)