By Alec Sherwood, Billy Myers, Robin Roessner
Bring attention to government proposed legislation Talk about: SOPA PIPA ACTA CISPA Database with information It grabbed our attention because of the negative reaction to SOPA A lot of our information is stored on the internet, such as name, address, and more importantly credit card and other financial or sensitive information. So we must make sure these laws would not infringe on our private information and make it available to the government and other agencies. Goals
How did we look at each Act or Bill Each presentation we chose one that was most prevalent in the media and the internet at the time. For example we did SOPA first because it was the one that was causing the most controversy. Next we looked at the supporters and protesters of each Bill and found out why this was their view The majority of the time it was hard to find information supporting these bills because the majority of the internet was protesting the government ideas in these acts. So we tried to make our presentations as unbiased as possible despite the vast majority of the internet protesting them. Process
Online database with information Factual Images Interesting Facts PowerPoint Presentations Videos to add clarity Removing certain bills from legislations 1. We brought the legislature to everyone's attention that (who didn't already know) 2. Discovered the facts behind each act and what they were trying to accomplish 3. Engaged in interesting and in depth conversations with the class. Accomplishments
Finding information Understanding the legislation Impact on society Dangers in different legislations Keep internet freedom Inform the public Vote against Challenges
Stop Online Piracy Act Canceled January 20, 2012 SOPA has many people against it including Google, YouTube and many other big name sites because it could give the government power to shut down their websites. Its supporters and those who influence it are mostly the entertainment industry and the government. It will limit our freedom of speech but this bill was eventually terminated but it shows us who far a bill like this can go and with a few changes it may pass in a different bill like A.C.T.A. SOPA
Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 Introduced May 25, 2011 Would do almost nothing against child pornography People would purchase goods directly in other ways Monitored by a company and also the government Government would not need a warrant to look into the data of an individual PCIPA
ACTA is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ACTA develops standards for intellectual property Dangers Will limit free speech Disable innovation Hinder creativity and development across the board. Invasion of privacy Crippling to the internet Sites like Twitter and Facebook as well as YouTube would be unable to function Allow for abuse of power by companies and government. ACTA
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Proposed law introduced on November 30 th Huge expansion of government power allowing ‘spying’ on own population Unprecedented control of the government over the Internet, which has recently demonstrated huge opposition to bills like SOPA, PIPA, and CISPA Lack of privacy controls (any and all information can and will be disclosed to the "authorities" should the bill pass in its current form) No safeguards that the system this bill would create won't be used and abused by those with the authority to use the powers it grants CISPA
Create online forum for discussion User submitted stories Information about where individuals can go to vote or contact representatives Future
Due to the secrecy most non- technical people are opposed to the acts. Some of the acts are unfavored by companies because they infringe on their ability to operate. However, there are some that are for the acts. Individuals with technical knowledge oppose the acts because they find that implementing the changes they enforce would cripple the internet or otherwise prove impractical. Conclusion