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Thursday, January 20, 2011

WILL YOU OR WON'T YOU?


I'M INCLUDING THIS ENTIRE FACEBOOK POST FROM PEOPLE OF THE FREE WORLD. THE ARTICLE ITSELF WAS IN THE WASHINGTON TIMES. HERE'S THE QUESTIONS OF THE DAY:


1) IF THIS HAPPENS WILL YOU CONTINUE TO USE THE NET/FB/TWITTER/ETC?


2)WHAT IMPACT DO YOU FEEL THIS WOULD HAVE UPON WRITERS WHO USE THE NET/SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR EXPOSURE/MARKETING?


ObamaNet - Government issued Internet ID card required for all AmericansThe government will be able to track every web site you visit, every keystroke you send, every purchase you make, every blog comment, and every Facebook and Twitter post.

Dear Member,The Washington Times is warning that the White House cybersecurity adviser and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke are drawing up "ObamaNet," President Obama's mandate for what amounts to a national ID card for the Internet.President Obama wants to establish passwords for every citizen to centralize your personal information. Instead of logging onto Facebook or one's bank using separate passwords established with each individual company or web site, you will be required to use the government-issued password.According to the Washington Times, here are the problems with "ObamaNet":* The government will be able to track every web site you visit and every keystroke you send on your home computer.* The government will be able to track every purchase you make and every deposit and withdrawal, and gain access to your electronic health care records.* The government will be able to track every blog comment you make, along with every Facebook and Twitter post.* The government will be able to create lists of your friends and acquaintances and lists of all your political affiliations, political donations, club memberships, hobbies and interests.* It's impossible for the government to make this system 100% secure (remember Wikileaks?), meaning criminals would need to steal only one key to unlock a vast amount of your personal and financial information.Although the White House will tell you it is a voluntary program, the government "voluntary" programs too often end up becoming mandatory. See Web I.D. = more gov't control.TAKE ACTIONYour elected officials can stop President Obama and the Federal government from prying into the personal lives of American citizens.http://www.facebook.com/l/3da37g1xDIuP8rXkeatDH8twOnA;www.capwiz.com/afanet/issues/alert/?alertid=22937536&type=COEmail your members of Congress today, asking them to issue a public statement in opposition to President Obama's plan to issue government-based Internet ID cards.

2 comments:

D'Ann said...

I'm not panicing until I see this come to pass, which I doubt very seriously will happen. I think there are a lot of people out there trying to destroy our president, and I for one, am tired of it. Instead of tearing him down, why not all pull together to dig out of this hole the previous president put us in, including two wars?

Anonymous said...

In truth, if they start to manage the internet in the way like they have managed the airports through TSA, I think a lot of people will then revolt in a very bad way. Our internet is also based off on our cell phones as well.
In sense: Obama is digging himself a one term hole that he can never recover from. What Nancy Pelosi did last year, this could also doom him among other issues too.