Like the TSA at the airport.

Security that we never needed before, but now suddenly we do.

Now we're dependent on a third party gatekeeper for permission to have a web site.

Free, for now.

It's a move by the weasels-that-be to turn the Internet into yet another tool for profit and control.

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[–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

But would you be OK taking all the stuff you write on those websites, and scrawling it on a giant chalkboard in your town square instead? One where anyone can see (or even change) what you've written?

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  • [+] [S] -6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    That's never been an issue for me.

    Yes, I can see how that would be a bad thing but it's so hypothetical. Why do we even care? Do we really feel the breath of the NSA on our neck to that degree?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    You can not only use that information for e.g. blackmail, but also to build material to manipulate you to do things without you knowing.
    Information is a powerful tool.

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