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Originally Posted by host
When I post anything on here, I now do so possessed with the knowledge that
HALX is compelled by the federal government to turn over any information he
has about me, from his site's IP logs, and from the personal information that I
supplied in the course of registering for TFPmembership. HALX is prohibited,
under the threat of prosecution from disclosing whether the government has
inquired about me, and whether or not he has supplied that information about
me to the government in response to that inquiry.
My knowledge of this possibility discourages me from practicing my formerly
less restrictive free speech rights on this forum, because I have to presume that I am already under surveillance because of the tone of dissent and contempt for the criminality of the Bush administration, lawfully expressed in my posts.
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I agree with you the government is getting way too intrusive. Especially in the scenario you describe above. I first began to take notice of this type of thinking when congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. I guess they think if they can invade our privacy for money then they can do it for security as well. I fear in the area of internet privacy things will get worse as the courts uphold the releasing of IP logs for any number of reasons.
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Now in the US, things are getting interesting, with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (which erodes more civil liberties in the US than the most draconian security legislation) as their weapon, suing individuals sharing music at home. After forcing Internet Service Providers to reveal the names and addresses of subscribers accused of sharing copyrighted works, the RIAA has filed 261 suits against individuals out of the estimated 60 million Americans sharing music online. http://www.internetrix.com.au/?page=273&r=271
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