Comments on: Will data retention make our communities safe? http://techliberation.com/2007/02/15/will-data-retention-make-our-communities-safe/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:14:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: MikeT http://techliberation.com/2007/02/15/will-data-retention-make-our-communities-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-37173 MikeT Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:01:28 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/15/will-data-retention-make-our-communities-safe/#comment-37173 engima_foundry, there is also the fact that it would be able to track many user accounts. The average credential set passed along by shared web hosts, for example, is not encrypted. If my ISP did this sort of thing, it would capture my username and password for my blog for up to two years because I don't have the money to get SSL and a static IP. I don't get why major bloggers are not even writing about this issue. engima_foundry, there is also the fact that it would be able to track many user accounts. The average credential set passed along by shared web hosts, for example, is not encrypted. If my ISP did this sort of thing, it would capture my username and password for my blog for up to two years because I don’t have the money to get SSL and a static IP. I don’t get why major bloggers are not even writing about this issue.

]]> By: MikeT http://techliberation.com/2007/02/15/will-data-retention-make-our-communities-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-52112 MikeT Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:01:28 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/15/will-data-retention-make-our-communities-safe/#comment-52112 engima_foundry, there is also the fact that it would be able to track many user accounts. The average credential set passed along by shared web hosts, for example, is not encrypted. If my ISP did this sort of thing, it would capture my username and password for my blog for up to two years because I don't have the money to get SSL and a static IP. I don't get why major bloggers are not even writing about this issue. engima_foundry, there is also the fact that it would be able to track many user accounts. The average credential set passed along by shared web hosts, for example, is not encrypted. If my ISP did this sort of thing, it would capture my username and password for my blog for up to two years because I don’t have the money to get SSL and a static IP. I don’t get why major bloggers are not even writing about this issue.

]]> By: enigma_foundry http://techliberation.com/2007/02/15/will-data-retention-make-our-communities-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-37172 enigma_foundry Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:56:09 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/15/will-data-retention-make-our-communities-safe/#comment-37172 The other issue here is the dampening of the free exchange of ideas and opinions. If everyone knows that their posts will be recorded and tracable for a very long time, there will begin to be a reluctance to freely state one's opinions (not one of my problems, to be sure, as TLF readers will attest) Today, it may be said that this infrastructure is being built to fight child molesters. It is even possible that some who are advocating the creation of this vast infrastructure of control believe it. But we are building a very powerful and I would even say dangerous infrastructure that could be misused by future regime that might not be so benevolent. The other issue here is the dampening of the free exchange of ideas and opinions. If everyone knows that their posts will be recorded and tracable for a very long time, there will begin to be a reluctance to freely state one’s opinions (not one of my problems, to be sure, as TLF readers will attest)

Today, it may be said that this infrastructure is being built to fight child molesters. It is even possible that some who are advocating the creation of this vast infrastructure of control believe it.

But we are building a very powerful and I would even say dangerous infrastructure that could be misused by future regime that might not be so benevolent.

]]> By: eee_eff http://techliberation.com/2007/02/15/will-data-retention-make-our-communities-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-52111 eee_eff Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:56:09 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/02/15/will-data-retention-make-our-communities-safe/#comment-52111 The other issue here is the dampening of the free exchange of ideas and opinions. If everyone knows that their posts will be recorded and tracable for a very long time, there will begin to be a reluctance to freely state one's opinions (not one of my problems, to be sure, as TLF readers will attest)<br><br>Today, it may be said that this infrastructure is being built to fight child molesters. It is even possible that some who are advocating the creation of this vast infrastructure of control believe it.<br><br>But we are building a very powerful and I would even say dangerous infrastructure that could be misused by future regime that might not be so benevolent. The other issue here is the dampening of the free exchange of ideas and opinions. If everyone knows that their posts will be recorded and tracable for a very long time, there will begin to be a reluctance to freely state one’s opinions (not one of my problems, to be sure, as TLF readers will attest)

Today, it may be said that this infrastructure is being built to fight child molesters. It is even possible that some who are advocating the creation of this vast infrastructure of control believe it.

But we are building a very powerful and I would even say dangerous infrastructure that could be misused by future regime that might not be so benevolent.

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