I have no idea whether or not this will wind up being significant for camgirls, but for a fact the US congress has already scheduled the review of a whole bunch of internet / computer related bills over the course of the next couple of weeks. One that will be specifically reviewed for changes will be the 'Computer Fraud and Abuse Act'
(snip)"Apparently, the House Judiciary Committee has decided to raise a giant middle finger to folks who are concerned about abuses of the CFAA. Over the weekend, they began circulating a "draft" of a "cyber-security" bill that is so bad that it almost feels like the Judiciary Committee is doing it on purpose as a dig at online activists who have fought back against things like SOPA, CISPA and the CFAA. Rather than fix the CFAA, it expands it. Rather than rein in the worst parts of the bill, it makes them worse. And, from what we've heard, the goal is to try to push this through quickly, with a big effort underway for a "cyberweek" in the middle of April that will force through a bunch of related bills(snip)
(snip)We've seen how federal seizure and forfeiture laws are frequently abused to seize goods, which the government claims are used in the commission of a crime (even if they never charge anyone for the crime). And we've seen, with cases like the Dajaz1 case, how the government will use such tools to take and censor websites on no actual basis. And now the CFAA will make it even easier for the government to do such things. It amends the existing sections to basically expand what can be forfeited, because it's not like the government hasn't abused that one before...(snip)
of course it's a distinct possibility that the SOPA / PIPA bills will again rear their ugly heads as well ... or some of their provisions being rolled into a revised CFAA law .
I'll keep you posted ...



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