07-13-2011, 02:29 PM
The Internet has never been a place to be "anonymous". Every connection you make from your personal computer can be tracked. Internet Service Providers log your every move for liability purposes. In fact they are now watching to make sure you don't pirate movies and music. The only way to come close to being anonymous is by joining a hacker circle and learning how to jump around the net on temporary server connections so that your electronic trail becomes broken many times over. Even then, those pieces can eventually be reconstructed by big brother.
The fact that there would be a Government-level network with an additional layer of security is GOOD! Do you really want teenagers learning how to send viruses into our nuclear facilities? Or launching missiles? Affecting stock markets? Emptying bank accounts? Or God knows what else? The network that is being spoken of is not something that will concern our everyday use of going to Facebook and ... ehem.. Bring4th.
Don't forget that we also have other "Internets" in existence already. Have you heard of Internet2? It has been out for years now. It's not available to people like you and me, but it is entirely available to businesses and academia.
So try not to let it get you down. If I were you, I would be protesting this instead, which is closer to reality than you think:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/intern...itch_N.htm
The fact that there would be a Government-level network with an additional layer of security is GOOD! Do you really want teenagers learning how to send viruses into our nuclear facilities? Or launching missiles? Affecting stock markets? Emptying bank accounts? Or God knows what else? The network that is being spoken of is not something that will concern our everyday use of going to Facebook and ... ehem.. Bring4th.
Don't forget that we also have other "Internets" in existence already. Have you heard of Internet2? It has been out for years now. It's not available to people like you and me, but it is entirely available to businesses and academia.
So try not to let it get you down. If I were you, I would be protesting this instead, which is closer to reality than you think:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/intern...itch_N.htm