As part of a new expansion of government power over information, the Department of Homeland Security has begun seizing and shutting down internet websites (web domains) without due process or a proper trial. DHS simply seizes web domains that it wants to and posts an ominous "Department of Justice" logo on the web site. See an example at http://torrent-finder.com.
Over 75 websites were seized and shut down last week, and there is no indication that the government will stop such efforts. Right now, their focus is websites that they claim "violate copyrights," yet the torrent-finder.com website that was seized by DHS contained no copyrighted content whatsoever. It was merely a search engine website that linked to destinations where people could access copyrighted content. Google also links to copyrighted content -- does that mean the feds will soon seize Google, too?
TVNL Comment: What does copyright violation have to do with security? Isn't the DHS there to keep the homeland safe? Looks more like another way of protecting the wealthy from losing pennies. We saw the DHS perusing our site last week...hmmm...(yes, we can see where visitors come from...this is how we protect ourselves from hackers...we have blocked 10s of thousands of IP addresses due to attempted hacking...we DO NOT SPY ON YOU however!!!)
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