Tech | July 05, 2010 | 21 comments

The Death of Internet Anonymity

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After a year-long analysis of the state of Internet security led by the National Security council, President Obama's cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt has released details of the administration's plan to protect the masses from cyberscumbags by creating a federal system for online identity authentication...

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21 comments // The Death of Internet Anonymity

  • galwayman
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      galwayman  

    • First we were told that the Patriot Act and the other Unconstitutional laws were required to "protect" us from terrorists and now we are being told that government control of the internet is required to "protect" us against crime and I say to give up your freedoms to any government is foolish and when you trade freedom for security you get neither! How long do you think it will take before widespread censorship of web site content occurs? Not very long at all and IP's are already engaging in censorship! Once again the people remain silent while their rights are stripped away and not a single organized cry of protest can be heard against this outrage! What is wrong with people? Are you so brainwashed that you can't see what is happening here?

    • 1 year ago
  • MotherForTruth
  • MotherForTruth
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      MotherForTruth  

    • Oh, I get it. Here we go again the government will surveillance my every move and call it "plan to protect the masses". Another scare tactic. There is no internet security or government protection.

    • 1 year ago
  • freal
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      freal  

    • So when somebody sues me they can access my internet history and find out what i have been thinking. That really protects my rights!

    • 1 year ago
  • Anonymous26
  • EmperorThan
  • ArchDruid
  • itdango
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      itdango  
    • ArchDruid:

      "It would be more positive if the government educated people about the dangers of the net and how to deal with it!"

      agreed. and that could be said of many facets of life

    • 1 year ago
  • Incredulous
  • tommic
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      tommic  

    • The NSC super computers are the most powerful fastest computers on earth. You may think you can put one over them but its only a thought, you can't.
      If they wish to follow you online they will unless you steal laptops and steal sat signals otherwise if they really want any information they will get it. Big brother my freind

    • 1 year ago
  • AudioAgent
  • SB420
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      SB420  

    • Anonymity? Google already knows everything you do online. Why wouldn't the government be able to do the same?

    • 1 year ago
  • 2helenahandbasket
  • boothanew
  • punman
  • Buddha2112
    • +1
      Buddha2112  

    • Well written article, i actually appreciate that a lot. Alex Jones and prison planet are a bit extreme, but they're also very good at looking at and pointing to severe bass-ackwards insane policies.

      That being said I'm not really worried, there will always be a way to remain anonymous on the internet. No amount of security features can ever out-do the wonderful and awesome dummy-computer. That and proxies defeat the purpose. Not to mention the insane amount of nerds ready to fight and hack their way to freedom.

    • 1 year ago
  • ampersand
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      ampersand  
    • Buddha2112:

      That's a very comforting thought. I hope that's true.
      I'd lean more toward the view that there is no privacy on the internet; that being on-line makes one track-able and identifiable, and that we are mined for personal data for nearly any site we come in contact with.
      However, again, I hope you're correct.

    • 1 year ago
  • Buddha2112
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      Buddha2112  
    • ampersand:

      Whatever can track us can be fed false information... The best thing is, there's anonymity in large numbers. It's the same principle behind torrents and p2p sharing. Even if they can find YOU, as long as there's numerous other "yous" and massive gateways filled with real and fake signals, it becomes an utter pain in the ass to track down anyone. They can take a few random people out, and even then evidence is limited, but in numbers, there is security for our identity and information we wish to share and spread. Not to mention, when you encrypt things, it all becomes in-decipherable 1's and 0's... Good luck sorting that mess.

      They'll just try and scare you to think otherwise.

    • 1 year ago
  • ScottyT
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      ScottyT  
    • Buddha2112:

      I think you have a lot more to worry about your ISP on this one. They're the ones who will eventually be forced to turn over most IP address traffic.

      Good to see that douche iamaman hasn't found this thread.

    • 1 year ago
  • Buddha2112
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      Buddha2112  
    • ScottyT:

      lmfao, i dont think he'd know what to do if no one was offended or otherwise lost at words.

      The ISP problem is one of the past. So long as they get their money, they don't give a shit. Imagine them sorting through the thousands of downloads just to target one "enemey of the state" LMFAO they'd shit their pants.

    • 1 year ago
  • Dagum
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      Dagum  

    • All in the name of protecting the citizenry! I love how the government attempts to wrap massive power grabs in a thin blanket of feigned security concerns.

    • 1 year ago
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