A few groups of opponents have staged battle opposed to the extension of the PATRIOT Act. The voting would be the deciding factor if the bill would continue to stay alive. Two-thirds of the House members ought to vote YES so that H.R. 514 could run for another period. This move is seen as fast tracking the process in order to gain positive results. The voting is scheduled this February.
Surfing the internet now is as common as getting dressed and going to work. More and more people are using the Internet for everything from work to paying bills to shopping and their social life. But there are dangers online and identity theft is just one of them. Your privacy can easily be invaded as well as censorship on certain pages or information. There are organizations and hackers that have ways to get information, some of that personal data, on surfers online now. But web users are in luck, because there are programs today to help protect yourself online using an anonymous proxy.
Completely private conversations may be a thing of the past of some national governments have their way. In the past, Internet users only had to worry about the looming threats that were posed by hackers online. Today though, hackers have new competition to face on the playing field. Not only do Internet users have to fear the intrusive nature of hackers, but now they have to also fear the intrusive nature of wiretapping too. Many IT executives believe that Internet wiretapping will be the death of Internet privacy too.
