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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
There's nothing to prevent tighter security over the web. Yes, it can happen in the U.S. It will only take the decision of the government, and hardware/software makers, to make it so. And if things continue to tend toward the anarchy that exists today, I expect that eventually, the government and corporations will say, "enough is enough," and enact tighter controls and enforcement.
What will prevent it happening? People behaving themselves.
You tell me which is more likely.
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I don't doubt for one minute that will happen, and they will almost certainly use "piracy" as the excuse to sell it to the masses, just like "terrorism" was used as an excuse to install cameras on every street corner. But if stopping piracy was the only intent they could already do that using the existing laws. In fact you yourself (and me if I wanted to) could easily have content removed from the internet without any new laws or powers. Be very careful what you wish for.