Poland's gov't votes itself an Internet kill switch

Started by MetalDog, June 10, 2016, 08:57:21 PM

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MetalDog

June 10, 2016, 08:57:21 PM
The ruling party of the Polish government, PiS, has an absolute majority.  With it, they have passed a counterterrorism law allowing them broad powers to silence dissent, digital as well as, real world.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/now-poland-government-coming-internet-222634121.html
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Staggerwing

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June 10, 2016, 09:18:03 PM
Probably not much use against the Russian Hacker Privateers and their Putin-signed Letters of Marque.
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Boggit

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June 10, 2016, 10:49:45 PM
I know from Polish friends that there is a lot of concern with the direction of the Polish government. :(
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