The EARN IT Act Could Destroy Encryption In The U.S. 05-05-2020, 09:52 PM
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https://www.brookings.edu/techstream/the...19-crisis/
"Introduced on March 5, the EARN IT Act would amend Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. Section 230 largely immunizes online service providers (websites, social media platforms, apps, etc.) from liability for the actions of their users. That immunity blocks most civil lawsuits and criminal charges under state law (with the exception, since 2018, of sex trafficking), but does not bar enforcement of federal criminal law.
The EARN IT Act would truncate providers’ Section 230 immunity from liability for child sexual exploitation on their services. The only guaranteed way to retain immunity would be for the provider to certify that it complies with a set of “best practices” for fighting online child sexual exploitation. Those best practices would be developed behind closed doors by an unelected, unaccountable 19-member commission headed by the attorney general, who would have the authority to approve or reject them. Upon AG approval, the bill would, in a highly unusual move, bypass normal deliberative processes so that the best practices could be rapidly rubber-stamped by Congress."
In a nutshell, what my country wants to do is create a backdoor in every single program to see what you're doing at all times. This is supposedly going to be put in place to stop child exploitation and other crimes online. But anyone who cares about privacy would know we're just getting even closer to a surveillance state.
Since there's a pandemic going on, and the U.S. is now the epicenter of the pandemic, the government thinks they can sneak whatever they want past us. But I think not. It would be extremely sad if this bill were to pass.
"Introduced on March 5, the EARN IT Act would amend Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. Section 230 largely immunizes online service providers (websites, social media platforms, apps, etc.) from liability for the actions of their users. That immunity blocks most civil lawsuits and criminal charges under state law (with the exception, since 2018, of sex trafficking), but does not bar enforcement of federal criminal law.
The EARN IT Act would truncate providers’ Section 230 immunity from liability for child sexual exploitation on their services. The only guaranteed way to retain immunity would be for the provider to certify that it complies with a set of “best practices” for fighting online child sexual exploitation. Those best practices would be developed behind closed doors by an unelected, unaccountable 19-member commission headed by the attorney general, who would have the authority to approve or reject them. Upon AG approval, the bill would, in a highly unusual move, bypass normal deliberative processes so that the best practices could be rapidly rubber-stamped by Congress."
In a nutshell, what my country wants to do is create a backdoor in every single program to see what you're doing at all times. This is supposedly going to be put in place to stop child exploitation and other crimes online. But anyone who cares about privacy would know we're just getting even closer to a surveillance state.
Since there's a pandemic going on, and the U.S. is now the epicenter of the pandemic, the government thinks they can sneak whatever they want past us. But I think not. It would be extremely sad if this bill were to pass.
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