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08/30/05 10:35:22

Subject: [Multidimensionalman] Your Internet Service Provider may be violating your freedom of speech.

Your Internet Service Provider may be violating your freedom of speech. Since the Passage of the Homeland Security law, MANY of my political adversaries have disappeared from the internet. Am I pleased? ABSOLUTELY NOT! Our freedom of speech is being taken away.

My own former ISP has told me that they have been provided with long lists of numerous domains that have already been "blacklisted".

Most of the Internet Service Providers are now using a program which "filters out" certain emails. Those who send the emails; which are not being delivered, ARE NOT GETTING AN ERROR MESSAGE, TO ADVISE THEM THAT THEIR MESSAGE WAS NOT DELIVERED. These messages are simply "black holed".

This program; which "filters out" certain emails, is allegedly to "protect" us from things such as spam, adult content, viruses, and "hate speech", etc. Who decides which "speech" is allowable????? The "Thought Police" are here now. I have repeatedly tested this program, by sending VERY SMALL political messages, TO ONE SINGLE RECIPIENT, who is a close friend. The messages had no "adult content", no virus, and had nothing that could remotely be called "hate speech". MANY OF these messages WERE NOT DELIVERED.

My own Internet Service Provider has told me that the program; which "filters out" certain emails, was developed using guidelines from the Department of Homeland Security. At the same time, the Internet Service Provider is now being told that they are now regulated by the Federal Communications Commission; which in turn, receives guidelines from the Department of Homeland Security. OF COURSE there is no legitimate justification for Federal Communications Commission regulation of the internet; since it does not use shared air ways. "Surveillance" of the internet is not new. Visit: http://www.dojgov.net/USDOJ_Carnivore_Scam.htm

To read e-mail the FBI can order an Internet Service Provider to place a special monitoring computer called Carnivore (now renamed Data Collection System 1000) on its network servers. The FBI can then select the e-mail of surveillance targets for capture and storage. Not content with this device, the FBI now seeks to expand its surveillance capability to the entire Internet.

"Surveillance" has now been upgraded to include actual censorship. Visit: http://www.cdt.org/speech/

It is time to update a famous quote from Rev. Martin Niemoller Rev. Martin Niemoller, commenting on events in Germany 1933-1939 said:

"In Germany, they came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time, no one was left to speak up." -- Rev. Dr. Martin Niemoeller, July 1, 1937; arrested by the Third Reich


John Perna April 22, 2000

"An evil exists that threatens every man, woman, and child of this great nation. We must take steps to ensure our domestic security and protect our homeland."


Are NOT dependent on which religion or ideology someone believes. If one group can be liquidated, it will just be a matter of time before they get around YOU.

THIS MESSAGE ALSO WILL BE A TEST TO BE CERTAIN THAT MY FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS NOT BEING LIMITED, AND MY CIVIL RIGHTS ARE NOT BEING VIOLATED.

The internet has the capacity to defend itself... for the time being. It would be wise to send test messages, to close friends, to determine if your FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS BEING LIMITED. If you find that your FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS BEING LIMITED, change your Internet Service Provider at once.

I suggest that you visit

http://www.1smartisp.net/sc/?page=ispsignup

to learn about ISP access that is respectful of freedom of speech. My former ISP gave me the web page for the company that makes the filter, AND ADMITTED that the protcols were developed from guidelines from The Department of Homeland Security.

You will find the page at http://www.surfcontrol.com/products/

Here is the page, where they tell, as much as they will tell you, about what gets filtered out:

http://www.surfcontrol.com/Default.aspx?id=354&mnuid=1.4.1.4
http://www.surfcontrol.com/products/email/images/screen_email_dictionary.gif

This is a direct copy and past:

E-mail Dictionary

Description/Criteria

Adult

* Sexually Explicit
* Adult-Oriented

Alcohol/Tobacco/Drugs

* Instructions
* Products
* Terms
* Promotion

Arts/Entertainment

* Media
* Humorous
* Horoscopes
* Art
* Activity Guides

Computing/Internet/Hacking

* Software
* Parts
* Accessories
* Hacking

Confidential

* Customize to meet your confidentiality needs

Finance

* Stock Trading
* Money Management
* Accounting

Gambling

* Tips
* Term
* Online Casinos
* Betting Pools

Hate Speech/Offensive

* Prejudice based on Race, Gender, Religion, etc.

Job Search

* Employment Agencies
* Job Listings
* Career Searches

Medical/Healthcare

* Medical and health care terminology

Shopping

* Internet Mall
* Online Catalogs
* Retail Stores

Spam

* Spam
* Bulk E-mail
* Mass Marketing

Sports

* Sports-related content

Travel

* Airlines
* Accommodations
* Destinations

Violence / Weapons

* Avocation or depictions of violent acts

They only mention the most popular types of censorship; HOWEVER, You will notice that many of the categories include an open door for the censorship of free speech, THAT IS PURELY LAWFUL, and unoffensive.

OF COURSE, anyone can voluntarily install this software if that is what they want.

I spoke with my former ISP on the phone several times a day for a week.

I also spoke with several other ISP competitors, while shopping for one that would not censor me. I got not contradictory information, and everyone said they were not allowed to hand out the guidelines. Both The Federal Communication Commission and Homeland Security were referenced repeatedly.


Informant: Karana777