A quick thought on #BlackoutSopa day.
January 18, 2012 at 2:30 pm Terence Craig 4 comments
In our book Privacy & Big Data that was written pre-SOPA, Mary and I spent a fair amount of time looking at the ways that big media interests are pushing both technical and legislative solutions that were inimical to both privacy and free speech. On this day when the Internet is raising its collective voice against one of the most ill thought laws of the Internet age, I thought it would be a great time to quote from the conclusion of Chapter 4 – The Stakeholders.
“Powerful groups, like the MPAA and RIAA and their international counterparts, have borrowed from advertising’s playbook and extended it to every device we own. Today, it’s not just about tracking our online behavior; it’s about tracking what we do within the “four walls” of any device that we own and being able to remotely control them without our permission. These technologies and policies could end up delivering a mortal blow to privacy as well as cede to the government and IP holders unprecedented control over what media we are allowed to consume and share. However you look at this, it’s a pretty high price to pay to support an old business model that is unable to adapt to new technology.”
Tell your congressperson – SOPA/PIPA is bad for the Internet, bad for free speech and bad for due process and should be rejected! More info on the law here.
Entry filed under: Book, Giving Back, Privacy and Big Data. Tags: Internet privacy, PIPA, Privacy, SOPA.
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Holly | January 18, 2012 at 6:08 pm
Read your comment on “In Fight Over Piracy Bills, New Economy Rises Against Old” article. Exceptionally well put.
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Terence Craig | January 18, 2012 at 6:34 pm
Thanks Holly.
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