[dundee] Digital Economy Bill

[Rick Moynihan]

2009/11/25 Arron M Finnon <finux at finux.co.uk>:
> Hi Guys,
 [snip]
>  There is no due process you'll be without your connection.  On a whole
> i suppose it make a little sense however the real issue lays at what if
> someone hopes on to your wireless network, downloads the latest film and
> you get cut off.  With their being no due process your pretty goosed.

This is the least of my worries... and it's not because of the
security of my wireless network.  The bigger problem is that the bill
grants the government the right to draft new laws and ammendments with
little or no parliamentary review...  We've seen with the
anti-terrorism laws how poorly defined laws get abused:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8034315.stm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/23/editorial-digital-economy-bill

R.