No one with common sense wants "Big Brother" having absolute power over every piece of information about you and your family on any network --- public or private --- and on every computer --- public or private --- at their sole discretion... without any warrants... without any probable cause... without any checks & balances... and without any judicial review of any kind. Why not just give them they keys to your car, hand over your ATM password, and let them put microphones ...
Three more guilty pleas in the BetOnSports case in the United States, and the European Commission is now warning the American government to reconsider its ban on online gambling. Plus, industry news from Antigua and Wimbledon. apcw.org/17
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Is the American mass media hurting or helping the online gambling industry? Plus, what is the status of the Barney Frank bill and its attempt to overturn the UIGEA? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dsuxTNVWu4
On the one hand it is positive to see that a sizable portion of the population is not ready to take everything for granted. But, on the other hand, there is a grave danger of a huge explosion at least in the region. Many people may suffer. I have the feeling that many of us are so fascinated by the success of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc. in counteracting the official policy there that the enormous risk for those directly involved is becoming less of an issue.