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A Simple Approach To Internet Security That Does Not Compromise Your Privacy or Freedoms

by David Lee Frater Monday, Sep. 08, 2008 at 9:52 AM
davidleefrater@yahoo.com (213) 481-3899 1312 West Maryland Street, Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Some people are calling for all out full monitoring of everything on the internet, there is a simple approach, a simple way, to establish security on the Internet, that will not compromise your privacy, or your freedoms.

Title : A Simple Approach To Internet Security That Does

Not Compromise Your Security or Freedoms

By : David Lee Frater, Freelance Photo/Video Journalist

Copy : Free Press Release, Publish and Distribute AT

WILL

If you wish a telephone, you must provide actual real information to the providers, which is not released to the general public, or, you don't get a phone do you? If you wish a bank account, or a car loan, or try to rent an apartment, or apply for a job, you must provide proof of who you are, et all... Correct? Why should internet access be immune to this requirement?

All adult persons in the United States, are required to have valid ID, on their person, at all times, some states now require children, aged 12 and above, to also have some form of legal identification on their person as well. No reasonable thinking person, has a problem with this requirement. The reason we have these kinds of mandatory identification laws, are because, of liability and security issues. If a child is lost, if they have identification on them, especially a child who may be challenged in some way, such as being deaf, or suffering from autism, that child can be easily identified, and easily returned back to his loving home. If a person is involved in an automobile accident, they must surrender this information to all involved parties, correct? Driving a car has responsibilities and liabilities, because of the potential for harm to persons, and damage to property. "Driving" on the internet, has this same potential for harm to others, children, can and have been hurt as a result of using this medium, adults, have been robbed of great sums of monies as a result of using the internet.

It is time, to face up to this medium, and realize, the internet needs some form of regulation, control, or, these kinds of terrible incidents will just continue to occur, unchecked.

This is a very simple, and very low cost idea, that would provide a great deal of security to persons using the internet, children included, without sacrificing any of our freedoms at all. All I propose, is a requirement, that all persons using the internet, must have a Federal Internet ID number and card. No Fed-Net ID number, no internet access, period. A checkpoint would be set up, between users and the Internet, the checkpoint requires entry of your Fed-Net ID number, before you are connected to the actual internet. Naturally, all pertinent information associated with that Fed-Net Id Number, is on file, in a computer system, personal information about you, is not shared with the general public, but, certain law enforcement persons could have access to it, and instantly, should they have a signed court release allowing them access to that information.

None of your actual real information, would be viewable, by anyone else on the internet, unless you yourself released it, sort of like having an unlisted telephone number. But, BUT, you must enter a FEDERAL internet access number, or no internet access is allowed. This number, like your social security number, is a life long ID number, and is not transferable to anyone. I would suggest that the motor vehicle departments, public libraries, schools, universities, police stations, post offices, and the general business offices of all cities, be required to provide a service to citizens, and visitors to our country. That service would be to issue you your federal internet ID card and number. A nominal fee, could be charged, for this ID card and number, covering the cost of this ID system, which could be lowered, or waived, in the case of children, or low income persons such as the elderly and disabled. The fee should be small, and would need to be renewed every 4 years or so, just like drivers licenses and ID cards.

In the case of children, they can be issued a card too, but, they have to have a responsible adult on record as the parent or guardian.

Simple idea yes? No ID number, no internet access... and with the ID number, all information on you is stored and accessible to all law enforcement persons worldwide if they have a signed order by a judge to allow access to that personal information.

This certainly would put a cork in the illegal internet activities on the internet , would it not? If persons KNEW, they can and will be traced by authorities on the internet, and INSTANTLY, they would tend to behave themselves much more responsibly would they not?

AND, your id number has your actual age recorded in the files, so... Kids can't access underage limited sites or services, EVER, if your not a legal age adult then, no access to adult sites, EVER.

Certain other persons also, such as known felons, etc, may have certain limitations placed on their FedNet ID's as well, such as, no access to child sites, or whatever else may be considered, by general consensus, to be an inappropriate site for that type of a person to visit.

Of course, there would be scams on this too, people could and would try to forge fake numbers, or steal real numbers from actual real issued FedNet Id's, but this would be difficult to do, and limit the abuse down to something that would be manageable in the future, as opposed to what we have today, which is a totally unregulated free for all, just like the old wild wild west.

Like I said, this is a very direct, simple idea, and one that would be very low cost, more than enough money would be coming into the ID department to cover all of their operating costs, as a result of the nominal fees charged for these Fed-Net ID numbers and cards, so, the fiscal impact of such a system, would be NOTHING, no new taxes.

Sincerely,

David Lee Frater,

yeah

by The People Monday, Sep. 08, 2008 at 3:49 PM

Thank you for your prison grid expose' to further the rulers ability to track, trace and eliminate any problems they wish to address from this pesky and somewhat free internet.

When I see or hear the phrase 'protect the children', it is always a clear sign of things to come.

Isn't that what the government said before they burnt them alive at Waco?

Let's just all cut to the chase and get chipped.

But only for the common masses who need to be controlled.

I.D.'s Didn't Stop the Bush Regime!!!

by Tony Browne Sunday, Sep. 14, 2008 at 11:38 PM

There are valid i.d.'s available for all the members of the Bush Regime but this didn't stop them for a second from instigating their illegal and murderous "Oil War" on Iraq! As we've seen i.d.'s didn't protect anybody's security from the vicious,onslaught of the American Govt!!!


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