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DHS Admits They Accidentally Took 84,000 Sites Offline
Though They Don't Explain Why, Or Why They Ignore Due Process
Techdirt directs our attention to the fact that the Department Of Homeland Security has finally admitted to accidentally taking 84,000 websites offline after previously refusing to talk about the error whatsoever. The rather-large governmental goof occurred recently when the DHS ICE department shuttered the domain of free DNS provider mooo.com as part of the DHS's controversial (and probably not legal) domain seizure efforts aimed at copyright infringement and child pornography. The error came on the heels of the DHS seizing the domain of a completely legal Spanish company's domain. The acknowledgement simply states the mistake happened, but not why:
quote:
"During the course of a joint DHS and DOJ law enforcement operation targeting 10 Web sites providing explicit child pornographic content, a higher level domain name and linked sites were inadvertently seized for a period of time. Those sites were restored as soon as possible to normal functionality."
As Techdirt notes, if you're looking for the DHS to acknowledge the potential violations of the First Amendment or the total and complete lack of due process propping up these domain seizures, you may be waiting for some time.

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Mr Matt
join:2008-01-29
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Mr Matt

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Constitution became irrelevant when Bush took office.

Someday a historian will write about how the Bush Administration finalized the transition of the United States from a democracy into a corporate fascist state. The Constitution became a document to be ignored. It is amazing how the lawmakers will always find a an excuse to violate the Constitution. The DHS ICE took 84,000 websites offline because of general incompetence and indifference and because they knew they would not be subject to sanctions if they screwed up.

roc5955
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join:2005-11-26
Rosendale, NY

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roc5955

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Welcome to the Police States of America

Where law enforcement doesn't have to obey the law, because they ARE the law!