OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/24703/Mozilla_Resists_DHS_Request_to_Take_Down_Firefox_Extension Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2013, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Sat, 25 May 2013 08:38:51 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com Mozilla ftw Indeed! http://www.osnews.com/thread?472063 http://www.osnews.com/thread?472063 Mozilla scores another important win for the open web! Fri, 06 May 2011 18:05:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Brunis) Comments Excellent News http://www.osnews.com/thread?472065 http://www.osnews.com/thread?472065 Go Mozilla. You tell em! Fri, 06 May 2011 18:05:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Sauron) Comments Comment by shmerl http://www.osnews.com/thread?472074 http://www.osnews.com/thread?472074 That's another reason I use Firefox and not Chrome. I respect Mozilla for their stance on open web and freedom. Fri, 06 May 2011 21:04:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (shmerl) Comments Court Order http://www.osnews.com/thread?472118 http://www.osnews.com/thread?472118 NOt to be a spoilsport, and I'm just as happy with Mozilla's stance for an open web as others are, but how long do you suppose it would take DHS to get the required court order in this country when you consider that due process has become a colossal joke? Sat, 07 May 2011 02:08:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (darknexus) Comments RE: Court Order http://www.osnews.com/thread?472142 http://www.osnews.com/thread?472142 Not sure, but it's already a democracy win that they need to take the time.

IIRC, those new domain seizures are applied before a court ruling has been won against the domain owner, which is a dangerous slap in the face of the "innocent unless proven guilty" principle, that is itself a core principle of democracy.Edited 2011-05-07 07:09 UTC Sat, 07 May 2011 07:08:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Neolander) Comments RE[2]: Court Order http://www.osnews.com/thread?472152 http://www.osnews.com/thread?472152 Agreed. What's really troubling and irritating is that the DHS is even concerning themselves with this issue to begin with. What a complete waste of US tax dollars, in my opinion. Our ship is already taking on nearly more water than we can handle all the while these guys are pissing away our resources. Sat, 07 May 2011 12:21:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jptros) Comments Gestapo http://www.osnews.com/thread?472208 http://www.osnews.com/thread?472208 I see the Gestapo is at it again, foolish considering they are an illegal organization in violation of our Constitution. Sun, 08 May 2011 03:24:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Lorin) Comments RE: Gestapo http://www.osnews.com/thread?472299 http://www.osnews.com/thread?472299 From what I read, DHS requested Mozilla to take it down. It was not a cease and desist letter, and DHS did not seem to threaten any legal action if they did not comply.

There is a significant difference between that and the Gestapo. Mon, 09 May 2011 02:19:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (kop316) Comments Comment by kvarbanov http://www.osnews.com/thread?472309 http://www.osnews.com/thread?472309 Having been dealing with US authorities for a couple of years, I can certainly tell that such requests are being made all the time. It's up to you on how do you treat them. "If Google, Apple, or Microsoft had received such a request." ? They would have immediately honor it, or at least that's what the conventional wisdom says.
There's a difference between subpoena, a request, court order, etc, etc. I, as an ex security officer, have had received at least 20 requests from different law firms, none of which had solid ground for execution, so they were simply dismissed. Mozilla FTW.
Why is US always scared ? Osama is dead, right ? ;) Mon, 09 May 2011 07:36:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (kvarbanov) Comments RE: Comment by kvarbanov http://www.osnews.com/thread?472349 http://www.osnews.com/thread?472349
Why is US always scared ?


Utter disregard for other countries sovereignty comes to mind. Mon, 09 May 2011 14:33:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (BiPolar) Comments But why DHS http://www.osnews.com/thread?472453 http://www.osnews.com/thread?472453 I can fully understand the F.B.I. going after pirates, but why the DHS? I would love for somebody, anybody to explain why this agency is essentially guaranteeing that the nation is so secure from terrorists that they have extra time on their hands. I'd also love to see somebody actually challenge it in court. I mean, do we not have separate agencies so no one becomes all-powerful? Tue, 10 May 2011 05:21:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (vitae) Comments RE: But why DHS http://www.osnews.com/thread?472518 http://www.osnews.com/thread?472518 It's because we've got all of these politicians that create agencies like DHS on the fly that never go away and continue to be a drain on our frail economy long after they've served their intended purpose. Our congress and senators keep taking special interest money from all of these lobbying groups and padding a few pockets here and there (like over at DHS in this example) to get the special interest groups (that would be the entertainment industry in this example) bidding done. All the while we keep giving them a percentage of our paychecks so they can keep paying the salaries of these employees of these agencies who also get government benefits that tax payers also have to pay for.

At the end of all this, they get up in front of the cameras, show up on c-span, cnn, fox news and whatever else and put on a show pretending like everything is peachy and they're working hard to get our country back on track mean while some jack-a** at DHS is getting paid (and probably getting retirement as well as health insurance) to try and enforce copyright on behalf of the entertainment industry.

Yes, this was a rant. Tue, 10 May 2011 11:14:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jptros) Comments