Internet Service Providers Overstepping?

How would you like it if I told you what you could download? How would you feel if I came into your home and pulled the plug to your internet connection out of the wall? Well people, it’s happening right under your nose!

There is trouble afoot

I have been reading over the last few weeks some disturbing news coming from the companies that bring us the Internet. In the United States, the talk has been about capping usage and slowing down downloads from torrent sites. In Europe, ISP’s have taken it upon themselves to snoop around customer’s downloads, then send them letters spanking them for illegal file sharing.

This is all well and good, except there are terms of service that these providers gave us spelling out the deliverables from both sides…We pay our bills on time and they provide us with unlimited service without playing “Big Brother.”

Problem is, this isn’t going to get any better. Google is about to hand over to Viacom, not a governmental agency mind you, all the videos I have every viewed on YouTube.com. Not only that, but they are going to provide my user name and friggin’ i.p. address. Tell you what Sumner Redstone, just come to my house and take my keys, while your at it, why don’t you eff my wife and beat my kid you effer.

Think I am being too harsh?

This is all quite scary people! While the world gets smaller the ability to remain anonymous diminishes. Cameras on our streets and highways, fingerprinting, retinal scans, I just want sit in front of my computer in my underwear without worrying if Comcast is looking back at me through my videocam. Now, before you get all over me about being protected from terrorists or saving our kids from online predators, let me just remind you:

Those who would sacrifice any of our precious liberties for a temporary measure of security, deserve neither liberty nor security - Benjamin Franklin

Happy 4th of July!