Thus the treaty makes certain types of software illegal, and mandates that all ISPs keep records on users that will be made available to any police agency in a country signing the treaty. As with all moves against human rights worldwide, the existence of vicious crimes like child pornography is used as an excuse. The result of all this will be an arms race, in which government opponents worldwide seek to distribute the tools of the underworld in order to maintain rights all governments are supposed to guarantee. In this world those with the greatest technical knowledge will have the greatest freedom of action. Teach your children well.
Freedom comes only with education.
The agreement by AOL-Time Warner seems to end the fight over open access to cable networks but so long as the agreement remains a secret that will be unclear. The fear of small ISPs like Stephen Heins of Northnet remains that cable companies will offer carriage only to their largest rivals, and on terms that guarantee they'll carry most of the traffic. Heins and his brethren have some serious issues, starting with how AOL justifies its 18-month head start on any competitor. But that's not all. They want to know if they can present content that Time Warner Cable doesn't offer.