Post #393,091
8/12/14 4:36:08 PM
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So you're OK with this:
BBC: Russia enacts 'draconian' law for bloggers and online media Russia's parliament has voted through a series of internet laws Russia's parliament has voted through a series of internet laws.
A new law imposing restrictions on users of social media has come into effect in Russia.
It means bloggers with more than 3,000 daily readers must register with the mass media regulator, Roskomnadzor, and conform to the regulations that govern the country's larger media outlets.
Internet companies will also be required to allow Russian authorities access to users' information.
One human rights group called the move "draconian". The Register: Russians will be required to hand over their passport-validated phone numbers to access public wireless networks under new laws.
The laws ban the use of public wireless networks, creating confusion around precisely which networks would be affected and what form of identification would need to be provided.
Leonid Levin, deputy chairman of Russia's State Duma lower chamber, said the laws would require citizens to provide their mobile phone numbers to receive log in details for all public wireless networks. The land of the free. Alex
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
The land of the free.
-- Isaac Asimov
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Post #393,092
8/12/14 4:40:39 PM
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They're just not as sophisticated as us.
Our NSA watches, reads, listens to and data mines everything we do on the tubes, too. What's the diff? One might argue that in Russia, at least they're open about it.
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Post #393,096
8/12/14 5:03:50 PM
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Watching what you're reading is one thing.
Controlling what you get to say is another. Ask Pussy Riot how things worked out for them Both are bad to be sure. Alex
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
-- Isaac Asimov
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Post #393,108
8/13/14 8:24:58 AM
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But why watch if the intent is not to stifle?
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Post #393,150
8/13/14 5:25:27 PM
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Is that an essay question or a faux-conundrum? (or both.)
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Post #393,168
8/14/14 12:28:09 AM
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Only if you are a terrierist.
Freedom of speech is the issue. You have any idea how many right wing anti-Obama or anti-government sites there are?
You register your domain name with ICANN and you're good to go. The US government is not part of the process. Alex
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
-- Isaac Asimov
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Post #393,170
8/14/14 12:41:03 AM
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Yup.
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Post #393,176
8/14/14 10:46:34 AM
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Re: Only if you are a terrierist. I see. "If you've got nothing to hide ..."
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Post #393,179
8/14/14 12:38:38 PM
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It's consumption vs production of "content".
Alex
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
-- Isaac Asimov
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