California Bill Backed by Hollywood Attacks Internet Privacy
Once again, personal privacy and personal rights are being sacrificed for the convenience of corporate interests. Only this time, the personal identification information for CHILDREN would also be available to just about anyone who wanted it. All to protect property rather than people.
"These California anti-anonymity bills would force everyone - including children - to put their real names and addresses on all the files they trade, regardless of whether the files actually infringe copyrights," said EFF Legal Director Cindy Cohn. "Because the bills require Internet users to post personally identifying information, they fly directly in the face of policy goals and laws that prevent identity theft and spam and protect children and domestic violence victims." [EFF: Press]