The only "terrorist" incidents I can recall in the last 10 years in the US have either:
-been planned, executed, and encouraged by the FBI finding some troubled person and railroading them into performing
The FBI, keeping us safe from one imaginary terrorist after another.
well this confirms it. The Three Stooges (I hope there is no copyright infringement because of this) have arisen from the dead and are now in charge of the DHS.
The charges filed against the operations include both charges for making false claims and also for violating telemarketing laws, but it seems that the false claims/fraud stuff is the much bigger deal. Instead, however, the FTC seems to focus the publicity aspect on its "fight against robocalls." I realize that may generate publicity, but isn't the fraud aspect the bigger deal?
I think it is important to read between the lines.
The FTC is upset over the robocalls because they have personally been pestered by these people.
The FTC doesn't care about the fraud as they haven't fallen victim to the scam.
This is how the government works. Nothing is real, or important until it happens to one of them or one of their lobbyists.
That's been a failed effort so far, but you have to wonder if this is a ploy to scare those who opposed the Cybersecurity Act into thinking that if they don't approve some legislation, the exec order might be a bigger problem. There are way too many things left open ended in this draft, and while the administration can't go as far as Congress on many things, the open-ended nature of this order could certainly lead to problems for the industries who opposed previous efforts.
With very few exceptions, I have seen no evidence what so ever that politicians have any understanding of cybersecurity, the Internet, and in a lot of cases even how to properly research and write a law.
It takes a lot of money to maintain that fairytale land where customers should only want what you care to provide.
It takes a lot of money to maintain that isolation bubble that shields you from the reality of your out of date and failing business model.
It takes a lot of money to keep the high polish on your rose colored glasses that let you pretend consumers don't pretty much universally hate you and all you stand for.
It takes a lot of money to keep your conscience silent as you watch the artists get cheated at every possible opportunity.
It takes a lot of money to keep your spine from turning into a corkscrew as you twist and bend the truth about how your industry is failing due to piracy and "theft".
It just takes a lot of money, and if you give them a chance they will tell you how much they deserve it... and they'll do that with a straight face while looking you in the eye.
We have an enormous pile of greedy, lazy, and clueless politicians.
It is a match made in heaven.
This type of tele-politics (politics controlled from remote via money, influence, and promises of high paying jobs) will never stop until the recording industry is dismantled and the politicians are voted out of office.
how-can-they-not-get-it? It may be you that doesn't get it.
The recording industry and their toadies have had years to maneuver the "proper" people into positions of power and influence both in the U.S.A. and other countries.
It is shocking that you are surprised that these same toadies would express the articles stated viewpoints about the public and our input into SOPA, ACTA, TPP, and etc.
Until the toadies and the recording industry are removed from any positions of influence, we are going to continue to see these same out of touch views expressed over and over.
One hopes that Romney, who spoke out against SOPA during the primaries, will start to realize that perhaps he should take a stronger stand in favor of digital free speech rights and against copyright excessiveness
What, and cut off possible funds from Hollywood? Like that's going to happen...
"According to the Congressional Research Service 170 members of the House and 60 Senators are lawyers.
Out of a total of 435 U.S. Representatives and 100 Senators (535 total in Congress), lawyers comprise the biggest voting block of one type, making up 43% of Congress. Sixty percent of the U.S. Senate is lawyers.
Enough said. 37.2% of the House of Representatives are lawyers.
There are 81 Republican lawyers in Congress who list "lawyer" as their profession. There are 123 Democrat lawyers in Congress that list "lawyer" as their profession. Some may have not told that they had a law degree or practiced law, because they were doing something else, e.g., doctor, industrialist, teacher, real estate agent/broker, etc. It seems that the medical and real estate professions are also heavily represented in Congress."
"Until Ron Kirk is willing to address that point, his disingenuous and insulting claims about how many meetings he's holding are meaningless fluff from someone who is avoiding his official duty as a representative of the American public."
There is the problem. He is not representing the American public, he is representing the industries with money.
Seems he is just another political sellout that goes with the money... like the worlds oldest profession.
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petard hoisting
If by petard you mean their "puny man parts" and by hoisted you mean "chopped off", then I think it sounds pretty fair.
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Re: Re:
-been planned, executed, and encouraged by the FBI finding some troubled person and railroading them into performing
The FBI, keeping us safe from one imaginary terrorist after another.
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DHS & FBI
Both the DHS and FBI have an unlimited supply of stupid, and they're not afraid to use it.
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Who's in charge of the DHS
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RoboCalls
I think it is important to read between the lines.
The FTC is upset over the robocalls because they have personally been pestered by these people.
The FTC doesn't care about the fraud as they haven't fallen victim to the scam.
This is how the government works. Nothing is real, or important until it happens to one of them or one of their lobbyists.
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"Can We Kill The Myth That The Constitution Guarantees Copyrights And Patents?"
Are you suggesting we kill off this economic savior?
What about the many thousands of people they employ?
Did you even stop to think about the popcorn farmers?
/sarcasm
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Cybersecurity and Politicians
With very few exceptions, I have seen no evidence what so ever that politicians have any understanding of cybersecurity, the Internet, and in a lot of cases even how to properly research and write a law.
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Money
It takes a lot of money to maintain that isolation bubble that shields you from the reality of your out of date and failing business model.
It takes a lot of money to keep the high polish on your rose colored glasses that let you pretend consumers don't pretty much universally hate you and all you stand for.
It takes a lot of money to keep your conscience silent as you watch the artists get cheated at every possible opportunity.
It takes a lot of money to keep your spine from turning into a corkscrew as you twist and bend the truth about how your industry is failing due to piracy and "theft".
It just takes a lot of money, and if you give them a chance they will tell you how much they deserve it... and they'll do that with a straight face while looking you in the eye.
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There is no shortage of poorly thought out and written bills.
There is also no shortage of clueless politicians to push these pathetic attempts.
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Par for the course
We have an enormous pile of greedy, lazy, and clueless politicians.
It is a match made in heaven.
This type of tele-politics (politics controlled from remote via money, influence, and promises of high paying jobs) will never stop until the recording industry is dismantled and the politicians are voted out of office.
On the post: US And EU Still Clueless About What The SOPA And ACTA Defeats Really Mean
how-can-they-not-get-it? It may be you that doesn't get it.
It is shocking that you are surprised that these same toadies would express the articles stated viewpoints about the public and our input into SOPA, ACTA, TPP, and etc.
Until the toadies and the recording industry are removed from any positions of influence, we are going to continue to see these same out of touch views expressed over and over.
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Like that's going to happen...
What, and cut off possible funds from Hollywood? Like that's going to happen...
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Re: Re: Chips
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Stupid Old Dog
Of course, by dog I mean Lamar Smith and by stupid I mean Lamar Smith.
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Anyone really surprised?
Out of a total of 435 U.S. Representatives and 100 Senators (535 total in Congress), lawyers comprise the biggest voting block of one type, making up 43% of Congress. Sixty percent of the U.S. Senate is lawyers.
Enough said. 37.2% of the House of Representatives are lawyers.
There are 81 Republican lawyers in Congress who list "lawyer" as their profession. There are 123 Democrat lawyers in Congress that list "lawyer" as their profession. Some may have not told that they had a law degree or practiced law, because they were doing something else, e.g., doctor, industrialist, teacher, real estate agent/broker, etc. It seems that the medical and real estate professions are also heavily represented in Congress."
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and one unsurprised citizen.
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Hollywood Pet
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Kirk pratices the worlds oldest profession
There is the problem. He is not representing the American public, he is representing the industries with money.
Seems he is just another political sellout that goes with the money... like the worlds oldest profession.
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