I can't believe they actually went through with it. I thought they were just bluffing to scare them. David Cameron must believe he has absolute power to do anything he wants, including destroying any freedom the UK press may have, along with charging journalists for terrorism, and that nobody can do anything to stop him.
You'd think mature democracies in the 21st century would've learned something from the previous century, and wouldn't go back to the previous shameless abuses of power by the leadership, that would normally happen only in countries we'd call "dictatorships" or "communists" or "fascists".
It's like the Internet has made them power mad once again, wiping out any memories of previous abuses and why they happened. I think it was Bruce Schenier who said the Internet is "magnifying" everyone's power, not just the power of the individuals. It's just that it took a while for the governments to catch-up to understanding how they can (ab)use this power.
We need that "secure by default" Internet right about now, to put governments on equal footing with their citizens once again (so they can't abuse the power to know everything about everyone anymore). We need to have real privacy again on the Internet, and real anonymity, too, for those that think they need it. If privacy really is dead from now on, then this century is going to not be a very pleasant one for normal citizens.
You'd think mature democracies in the 21st century would've learned something from the previous century, and wouldn't go back to the previous shameless abuses of power by the leadership, that would normally happen only in countries we'd call "dictatorships" or "communists" or "fascists".
It's like the Internet has made them power mad once again, wiping out any memories of previous abuses and why they happened. I think it was Bruce Schenier who said the Internet is "magnifying" everyone's power, not just the power of the individuals. It's just that it took a while for the governments to catch-up to understanding how they can (ab)use this power.
We need that "secure by default" Internet right about now, to put governments on equal footing with their citizens once again (so they can't abuse the power to know everything about everyone anymore). We need to have real privacy again on the Internet, and real anonymity, too, for those that think they need it. If privacy really is dead from now on, then this century is going to not be a very pleasant one for normal citizens.