The Mission to Decentralize the Internet

Re:The Mission to Decentralize the Internet by znowi on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @08:36AM (#6921003)

> On Monday, eight major tech firms, many of them competitors, united to demand an overhaul of government transparency and surveillance laws.

Not long ago they united under the PRISM project to spy on their users. What a quick change of heart.

And again, there's already a similar call for reform started by Mozilla months ago (in June), which none of the PRISM companies supported. They were busy releasing copycat reports denying everything back then.

https://stopwatching.us/

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Re:The Mission to Decentralize the Internet by salient on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @10:03AM (#6921429)

> Not long ago they united under the PRISM project to spy on their users. What a quick change of heart.

Yes, but then they did it for your safety, and because they care about you. Now they're doing it because...well, they're starting to lose money.

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Re:The Mission to Decentralize the Internet by amirmc on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @11:49AM (#6922090)

A slightly less cynical view: They were in the dark about who else was involved and didn't fancy picking a fight with USG alone (and with an unknown amount of public support). Now that things became public and they know who else is involved, they can at least co-ordinate, knowing that at least one segment of the public cares.

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Re:The Mission to Decentralize the Internet by charonn0 on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @01:30PM (#6922793)

It's always easier to oppress the man who believes he stands alone.

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