ISP companies 'required' to track all Americans.

[Raype]

are canadians safe even though we are "north american"

Yes, but it doesn't matter. Our internet has always been monitored. Just like every other country.

As are our phone lines. Ditto.

So yeah, this doesn't change anything. Protip: if you don't want to be caught, don't do something more illegal than the average guy.

Simple as that.

Yeah, nobody is going to start throwing us in jail for downloading shit. EVERYONE does it. If they wanted to catch us on that they'd have done it years ago. As for "teh evul gubbermints having teh daterbazuz", you've been in them since you were born. Get over it.

I have already confirmed with a Comcast rep that they have not been contacted by the Federal government concerning anything like this, and are only required to share information if a subpoena is given about a potential suspect they are looking into. They don't willingly share information about their customers to the government. I also asked them about filesharing and they also don't keep track nor do they even care about that. They said if they were to crack down on anyone using file sharing for music/movies/games that it would be almost every single person they provide internet service to and they don't have the means, manpower or the desire to do it. Imagine if they had to send letters out to every customer, looking at a cost for paper, ink, and postage, it would be 10s of millions of dollars. So financially they have an incentive to not do this, and even sue the government if they try to push them to do so.

So yeah, this.

This is purely to catch real criminals. While what we do here isn't strictly legal, we aren't exactly a menace to society. Now if you happen to be in a release group and are mass uploading new content, then maybe. But that was always a risk and you always could've been shut down for it.

[HeavyMetalGamer]

You do realize they been tracking IPs for years right? Of course they are going to look for the ones that are doing really bad illegal things, and pedophiles. Like the person above said. They have to be given a subpoena.

[Graeystone]

A bunch of pedophile scum was arrested around the world just a few days ago. We don't need this kind of law to do what already works. The best thing to do is to track down the online pedoscum like usual and put a bullet in the back of their heads when caught red handed. That's the best way to take care of that problem.

[lizard81288]

lol, someone gets arrested for watching loli porn.

"But officer, she had a dick i tell you!"
or
"But officer, she's 1009 years old! I swear!"

[Colamisu]

lol, someone gets arrested for watching loli porn.

"But officer, she had a dick i tell you!"
or
"But officer, she's 1009 years old! I swear!"

Eh, if the character is supposed to be over 18 and it's animated, they can't do much about it. Dance in the Vampire Bund was released completely uncensored in the US, and that's got loli nudity. I don't think there's sex, but it's nudity.

EDIT: And it's carried at major retailers. I saw it on the shelf at Best Buy.

[Zaraf]

American's paranoia knows no limits. That's what happens when you invade countries around the world....gotta watch you're back ALL the time.

[treos]

"This is not protecting children from Internet pornography. It's creating a database for everybody in this country for a lot of other purposes."
^^^: of course

well now we know who to blame if we spontaneously get banned from internet in general >.< thanks for the news and this is just wrong.

edit: like the quote above (from crimson edge's post) says, it basically be the same as if game companies tried stopping pirating which is laughable really since as long as it can be hacked it can be pirated.

[skullpoker]

Internet piracy is a non-issue. It's been researched and proven. Piracy gets your game/song/book to people who otherwise would not have heard of it. Piracy= Free Advertising. Generally, it increases sales, while protecting the general public from buying crappy content.

International copyright law prohibits you from returning a game or movie that has been opened. You buy some new game that isn't worth the disc it comes on and you're out $50-60. By pirating it, like renting before buying, you can save your money for a game that is actually fun. Chances are you will be saving that money for a few years. :p

[Demondrago21]

Looks like this thing isn't popular at all on PopVox. Whatever that is. Hopefully it doesn't pass a House/Senate vote.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-1981

[lordrand11]

ahh well. Someone's gonna fight it I guarantee just like the whole argument of violent video games are corrupting our youth and turning them into genocidal terrorists. News sites report this shit leaving out very crucial and important details to get people riled up. Wired does it all the time.