[Wiltshire] Fwd: YOUR HELP IS NEEDED ! NOW PLEASE.

Wed Apr 25 19:25:53 UTC 2012

Posted this on a web site and got:

You do realize the NSA already reads all of your emails, texts, and records VOIP calls?

Plus your ISP records every website you go to, as well as what you download. And in July most ISPs at least in the USA will start playing copyright police.

Major ISPs to turn into copyright police by July, says RIAA - Yahoo! News : http://news.yahoo.com/major-isps-tur...164611860.html

There is no need for CISPA/ACTA/SOPA, the government already does everything these would allow.

It is inevitable that one of these bills will pass probably added on to something about education, medicare or social security. Just like the Patriot Act and Obamacare no one in Congress will bother to read it.

--- On Wed, 25/4/12, gordon <gordon.s1 at btinternet.com> wrote:

> From: gordon <gordon.s1 at btinternet.com>
> Subject: [Wiltshire] Fwd: YOUR HELP IS NEEDED !   NOW PLEASE.
> To: wiltshire at mailman.lug.org.uk
> Date: Wednesday, 25 April, 2012, 11:00
> 
> Hi there Folks,
> This is an important forward to all of us !
> YOUR HELP IS NEEDED !.
> 
> *We have this week to convince technology companies to stand
> up for our
> privacy and drop their support of CISPA!
> <https://www.accessnow.org/page/m/3717cd04/13ad9688/72c29f0f/1de40e40/2056963694/VEsE/>*
> 
> To all LUG Users.
> 
> We're hearing that the US House of Representatives is set to
> vote *this
> Thursday* on the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing
> and Protection
> Act.
> Now we need to ramp up our response. *Can you to reach out
> to
> friends and family *and tell them to sign the open letter
> urging tech
> companies to drop their support of the bill?
> 
> *CISPA affects all internet users*, even those not in the
> US, because
> anyone who uses sites like Facebook and Google could see
> their
> information shared with the US government under the law. *So
> be sure to
> share the petition with everyone you know, no matter where
> they live.
> *Forward the email below and post this link on Facebook
> walls:
> 
> https://www.accessnow.org/cispa
> <https://www.accessnow.org/page/m/3717cd04/13ad9688/72c29f0f/1de40e43/2056963694/VEsF/>
> 
> And tweet this:
> 
> "Our #privacy is up 4 a vote. Tell tech co's 2 stand 4 users
> & drop
> their support of #CISPA: http://bit.ly/Ii0MMC #CongressTMI"
> 
> *Over 30,000 people thus far have signed our open letter to
> tech
> companies, *calling on them to stand for user privacy and
> withdraw their
> support of CISPA. The internet community is united, the
> media is
> sounding the alarm, lawmakers are backtracking, and*the
> White House is
> in opposition to CISPA*.
> 
> Once thought of as inevitable, you can help bring down this
> bill - so
> keep up the pressure.
> 
> - The Access Team
> 
> P.S. Our new share page allows you to post to Facebook,
> share an email,
> tweet or tumble. Click here:
> https://www.accessnow.org/page/contribute/cispa
> <https://www.accessnow.org/page/m/3717cd04/13ad9688/72c29f0f/1de40e40/2056963694/VEsC/>
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Dear friend,
> 
> *Our privacy doesn't matter.*
> 
> That's what the US government and certain companies appear
> to be telling
> the world with the latest bill before the US Congress, the
> Cyber
> Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. CISPA allows for
> the *unlimited
> sharing of personal data among private companies and the
> government,
> without a single safeguard for civil liberties.* If passed,
> it will set
> a *dangerous precedent for the rest of the world*, and give
> companies
> and governments the go-ahead to invade our privacy whenever
> they see fit.
> 
> *With a vote set for Thursday,* we need to convince
> technology companies
> supporting CISPA, like AT&T, Facebook, Microsoft, and
> Verizon, that
> protecting us against cyber threats should not come at the
> expense of
> our privacy. That's why we're writing an *urgent open
> letter* to the
> nearly 30 companies supporting CISPA, asking them stand up
> for the
> rights of their users and drop their support. Sign the
> global petition
> by clicking the link below, and we'll deliver these letters
> before Thursday:
> 
> https://www.accessnow.org/cispa
> <https://www.accessnow.org/page/m/3717cd04/13ad9688/72c29f0f/1de40e43/2056963694/VEsD/>
> 
> No matter where you live, cyber security is vital to
> internet usage --
> *it allows us to safely shop online, send emails, and pay
> our bills.*
> CISPA, though, is so vague that the US government and
> companies would be
> able *monitor your online communications, censor
> information, and shut
> down internet access*. There is a better way -- one that
> narrowly
> defines the roles of companies in fighting cyber threats,
> limits what
> information can be shared, and doesn't open the backdoor for
> governments
> to spy on us.
> 
> The main pillar propping up CISPA is support from the
> private sector.*As
> their global users, we can convince them to stand up for our
> privacy.*
> Stopping CISPA in the US will let governments around the
> world know that
> we won't stand by while they try to mess with our internet.
> Call on
> companies to protect our privacy and withdraw their support
> of CISPA by
> adding your name to the urgent letter:
> 
> https://www.accessnow.org/cispa
> <https://www.accessnow.org/page/m/3717cd04/13ad9688/72c29f0f/1de40e43/2056963694/VEsA/>
> 
> With determination,
> The Access Team
> 
> PS -- As their users, technology companies will listen to
> us, but only
> through our collective action. The online community as a
> whole is going
> to have to join together to make our voices heard, *so send
> the petition
> to your friends, share it on Facebook, tweet it, and post it
> on every
> forum you can*.
> 
> *SOURCES:*
> 
> Access: CISPA: The latest attempt to establish a massive
> surveillance
> state
> <https://www.accessnow.org/page/m/3717cd04/13ad9688/72c29f0f/1de40e42/2056963694/VEsB/>
> ACLU: Comparison of Cybersecurity Information Sharing
> Legislation
> <https://www.accessnow.org/page/m/3717cd04/13ad9688/72c29f0f/1de40e7d/2056963694/VEsO/>
> Center for Democracy & Technology: CISPA Resource Page
> <https://www.accessnow.org/page/m/3717cd04/13ad9688/72c29f0f/1de40e7c/2056963694/VEsP/>
> Electronic Frontier Foundation: Rogers’
> “Cybersecurity” Bill Is Broad
> Enough to Use Against WikiLeaks
> <https://www.accessnow.org/page/m/3717cd04/13ad9688/72c29f0f/1de40e7f/2056963694/VEsHBQ/>
> TechDirt: CISPA Is A Really Bad Bill, And Here's Why
> <https://www.accessnow.org/page/m/3717cd04/13ad9688/72c29f0f/1de40e7e/2056963694/VEsHBA/>
> Bloomberg: Lawmaker Defends Cyber Bill as Groups Plan
> Internet Protest
> <https://www.accessnow.org/page/m/3717cd04/13ad9688/72c29f0f/1de40e79/2056963694/VEsHBw/>
> 
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