Going Black Against SOPA and PIPA
On Wednesday, January 18, I will join Wikipedia, Reddit and George Takei others by "going dark," or at least refrain from posting anything on the Web on my blogs. I'll let Wikipedia do the talking: The blackout is a protest against proposed legislation in the United States – the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate – that, if passed, would seriously damage the free and open Internet, including Wikipedia. Click here for more information. (Just don't try it Wednesday.) I am suspicious of government control of information, whether it's telling me what I can access or trying to get more than they should about me without going through the channels set up to protect my constitutional rights. I am not keen on the PATRIOT Act . President Obama's decision to extend it in 2011 is one of my greatest disappointments of his tenure in the White House. Our freedo...