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Congressman Proposes 2- Year Ban on Bills About Internet

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• Congressman Darrell Issa of California has posted online a draft of his legislation, the Internet American Moratorium Act of 2012. 
• The bill would "create a two-year moratorium on any new laws, rules or regulations governing the Internet."
• It was not immediately clear whether Issa's moratorium would apply to his own Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade (OPEN) Act.
• It would seek to protect U.S. copyrights and trademarks from infringement by foreign websites. 
• The feelings about the plan was mixed. 

Social Media During Sandy

-During hurricane Sandy everyone with power was immediately connected to what was happening.
-It was good and bad.
-It was good because people knew immediately what was happening
-There were pictures
- Weather reports
-How big the storm was
-People were tweeting and putting up pictures of their experiences.
-Some of these pictures were false and untrue.
-This would lead people to believe false information.
-For the most part social media was good because it kept everyone up to date on what was happening outside of their houses.

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Google: Government Surveillance is on the Rise

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• The U.S Government has been asking people to access their personal information on gmail.

• Government surveillance is on the rise.

• Google stores huge amounts of private information from accounts.

• The Government going on people's Google accounts is a bi- annual search to let people know that they are involved.

• There are times where the Government asks for removal of certain information or videos. 

• The reason for that is defamation. 

• Outdated laws have found loopholes for the Government to be able to request your account information. 

• This allows them to conduct electronic surveillance without warrants.