When the Mayans predicted that the world will end on 2012, maybe it isn't the world that will end but the Internet. Or they did run out of stones to write on. In any case, the file sharing world is under attack from FBI as they keep on shutting the File Sharing websites one by one (see the list at the end of this post).
SOPA and PIPA is still not passed yet and yet the crack down is already this hard. If
SOPA and PIPA passed, the internet will indeed be broken as a government will be given authoritative power over the internet. Censors will be all over the place and the once free internet community will be just a memory. But now, another legislation is being realized. The Protect Children from Online Pornographer's Act or PCFOPA.
Despite the heroic name of the legislation, it's actually worse than SOPA. PCFOPA aims to scan you internet history for any Children pornography and even give the right to scan your credit card purchases if ever you purchased online children pornography.
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Sounds good right?
But please take note, it gives the government to SCAN YOUR INTERNET HISTORY. It's almost like it's an internet big brother.
Intentions are good but it is again, without a doubt, open for abuse. FBI can't even protect their own website from a cyber attack, how can we be sure that the tools that will be used for this is even secure in the first place? This legislation is bad for everyone since I know that other countries will be affected.
How do I know? Our very own country, Philippines, is already formulating a legislation that takes pattern with SOPA.
TechLocal.com reports that different organizations, such as the MPA and IP Coalition, are already lobbying the legislation. It also reports that
Rep. Rufus Rodrigues and Sen. Loren Legarda and Edgardo Angara has already been approached by these organizations regarding this and they are hoping that it will be passed
this year.
Very dark times for the internet indeed.
In other news:
MegaUpload - CLOSED.
FileServe - Closing, doesnt sell premium.
FileJungle - Deleting files. Blocked in EUA.
UploadStation - Blocked in EUA.
FileSonic - Doesnt know much (Under FBI investigation).
VideoBB - CLOSED! Soon will disappear.
Uploaded - Banished from EUA and FBI will go after the owners that disappeared
FilePost - Deleting all files (will leave only executables,pdfs, txts)
VideoZer - Closing and blocked in affliated contries to USA.
4shared - Deleting files with copyright and is FBI's line.
MediaFire - Called to testify in the next 90 days and it will have to open the doors to FBI
Torrente org - Might delete everything until 30 days "is under criminal investigation"
Rede Share mIRC - Waits decision on Torrents case to continue or shut it down
KoshiKO - operating 100% Japan will not adhere to SOPA/PIPA
Shienko Box - operating 100% China/korea will not adhere to SOPA/PIPA
ShareX BR - grupo UOL/BOL/iG dizem que não irão aderir ao SOPA/PIPA / will not adhere to SOPA/PIPA