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Kelsey Ashworth

SOPA BLACKOUT - 1 views

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    This is an article from the Huffington Post about Internet censorship. It is specifically talking about SOPA, and the "SOPA blackouts" earlier this year. SOPA is the Stop Online Piracy Act.
Kelsey Ashworth

'Internet Censorship' or Saving Jobs? - 1 views

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    This is an article from ABC News earlier this year. It mostly focuses on PIPA, the Protect IP Act. It also contains a few videos on censorship.
bethanieannj

Obama: Web freedom will be part of Democratic platform - 0 views

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    Republicans and Democrats made a free and open Internet part of their party's 2012 platform.
Kelsey Ashworth

This House Would Censor the Internet | idebate.org - 0 views

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    Points and counterpoints arguing for and against censorship of the Internet.
Chase Rumble

Internet Freedoms - 0 views

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    This site tries to defend are internet rights in relation to other personal rights like freedom of speech, press, and religion. This is also trying to stop the censorship issue against the internet.
Chase Rumble

Internet Bill of Rights - 0 views

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    Brazil is about to be the first country to pass a internet bill of rights. Such rights include there privacy being protected and freedom to browse what they want.
Philleo Boni

Calling Online Bill Stupid Would Be Crime in Ariz. - 0 views

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    This article tells of the new bill to stop bad language and any annoying harassment on the internet. Some argue using bad language is their right, others just prefer not to be harassed online with inapropriate language.
Lori Lindner

International Privacy Day: Fighting Data Retention Mandates Around the World - 0 views

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    January 28th is now International Privacy Day. The issue of data retention on the world wide web is an international one.
Lori Lindner

Between Google and GPS, privacy takes a step backward - 0 views

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    The government needs search warrants to obtain information on you. The internet stores your information and willingly sells it to companies.
Lori Lindner

» Freedom and the Internet: Victorious in SOPA Fight - Big Government - 0 views

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    An article celebrating the defeat of SOPA and explaining why it is so important. SOPA assumes everyone is guilty instead of innocent until proven guilty.
Rafael Montes

Adios, SOPA. House Shelves Bill Indefinitely. - 0 views

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    There are a lot of bad feed back on the bill SOPA, Committee is revising the bill and will be postpone until they reach some agreement.
Rafael Montes

How SOPA/PIPA Can Affect You - 0 views

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    The United States government has been facing an intense amount of pressure, mostly from the entertainment and computer software publishing companies for years to find some method of stopping the online piracy that is allowing people to own copies of their merchandise for free.
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    PIPA is short for Protect IP Act and SOPA is short for Stop Online Piracy Act. They are both really big issues facing our world today. Many people are taking things illegally such as music, movies, software, and et cetera without paying for it. And now the government as well as the people who made all those things are fed up. For years people have tried to stop the hackers and now they are trying again. Will it work? Who knows.
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    The United States government has been facing an intense amount of pressure, mostly from the entertainment and computer software publishing companies for years to find some method of stopping the online piracy that is allowing people to own copies of their merchandise for free.
Aric Overton

Senate cybersecurity bill sparking concerns - 0 views

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    A new cybersecurity bill set for a vote in the Senate this week is drawing concern from the tech industry that could threaten several years of legislative work.
Jessica Bruck

SOPA and PIPA Spur Lobbying Spike - OpenSecrets Blog | OpenSecrets - 0 views

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    SOPA and PIPA appear to have been very, very good for K Street. Companies that lobbied on the two bills spent at least $104.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, more than double the $49.3 million they laid out in the previous quarter, according to research by the Center for Responsive Politics.
Alyshia McKay

SOPA explained: What it is and why it matters - 0 views

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    This is a neutral article on the SOPA law. It describes what SOPA is, who is opposed and who is for the law, and what the outcome of voting for the law was. It also gives some alternative ideas to secure the internet from piracy overseas, but not invade the privacy of our people.
Garrett Fisher

Beyond SOPA - 0 views

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    Although SOPA has been defeated, there's a new bill on the rise. The Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (OPEN) is the next option in the pipeline, claiming to offer a more reasonable solution to internet piracy.
Mary Murray

Beyond SOPA - 0 views

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    Editorial page from the New York Times about more legislation being introduced regarding internet piracy. OPEN is the name of the new legislation. No word in the article about when this might be brought up for any kind of vote in Congress.
Melinda Wildman

Personal Freedoms and the Internet - 0 views

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    This artcile brings up a very good point. Americans are responsible for their own ways and actions, especially on the internet. It also discusses that congress wants people to see both sides of the issue.
Diane Beeson

U.S. reiterates freedom of expression, awaits implementation of Twitter censure policy ... - 0 views

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    THe US government reiterates the importance of freedom of expression as well as the freedom of internet through the Twitter censor policy. While many see it as a bad move, many also see it as a good move to help make freedom of expression fair for all users. Until the policy takes effect, the government cannot see how it works, and decide how to take action, if at all.
Lori Lindner

Ethical Issues of Internet Privacy - 2 views

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    This article asks the question, "How much privacy is too much?". Some privacy must be protected while on the internet, but too much privacy would be catastrophic too.
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