How Will Obama Control of the Internet Affect Your Business…and Life?
September 1, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
A bill in Congress (S.773) proposes to give President Obama control of the Internet and our service providers. Supposedly this is for emergency situations only, as a way to protect our national security against hackers and others wanting to shut down government and military institutions and interfere with the nation’s affairs.
Yes, this is a concern. However, there are far reaching implications that could greatly affect your business and life. Is this simply a ruse for Obama and those surrounding him, including key Democrats, to gain control of our lives, our businesses, our communications and our freedom?
Some considerations:
- What happens to purely online businesses?
- What about a business that is partially in a walk-in one and online?
- What about blogs and web sites that help promote your business?
- What about e-mail communications between business people, friends and family?
- Will only those persons and service providers be singled out who don’t agree with Obama’s policies?
- Is this a way, under the guise of security, to silence opposition and control what people do and say?
- What about bill paying and banking online which have become imperative to most businesses and in our personal lives?
- Will this curtail Internet conferencing and training?
- What’s next? Control of cell phones, text messaging, and land phones under the umbrella of “security?”
We live in a world much dominated by the Internet nowadays. Yes, there are security concerns to be considered. However, anyone who takes away the freedom we now enjoy to correspond, communicate and conduct business, controls our lives, our freedoms, our rights.
How would Obama control of the Internet affect your small business and your life?
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I think you’re overreacting. This looks like more hysteria creation from the far right. No president of the USA is going take away Internet communication; it’s not the way things are done in the USA.
Rita, thank you for stopping by Small Business Boomers and sharing your thoughts. Many events are occurring currently regarding government control that aren’t “the way things are done [traditionally] in the USA.” These should alert and concern citizens. Many more laws are being proposed in Congress that could exert even more control because they’re sort of open ended, leaving the ultimate decision to individuals who want greater control. So it behooves us at least to be informed about proposed laws that could be passed.