Will we get an online bill of rights?

Yeah this all sounds great and all, but we seriously doubt the government will sign off on something like this. They like control too much!

Video Description:
Earlier today, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the world wide web, made an unprecedented call. Speaking on the 25th anniversary of his creation, Sir Tim said there needed to be a "Magna Carta"-style bill of rights to protect web users -- otherwise the online community could end up just continuing down a road towards more and more government surveillance. While all this sounds great however, we're skeptical that governments would ever agree to such a bill. Here's just a few reasons why.

FL - Child porn suspect arrested after tip from Google in court

Original Article

See the video at the link above. The video below is from a different reporter but is about the same story.

02/12/2014

By Chris McGrath

WEST PALM BEACH - A Boynton Beach man made his first appearance in court, days after police arrested him on child porn charges on a tip from Google.

_____, 47, is accused of possessing more than 50 images of explicit child pornography of underage boys engaged in sexual activity.

Police said the initial tip came from Google after _____ sent pictures in an email.

_____' attorney, Michael Salnick, declined to comment specifically on the case, including the role Google played in his client's arrest.

Critics argue it is an invasion of privacy.

Palm Beach County state attorney Dave Aronberg told WPBF 25 News that websites like Google and Yahoo are critical crime-fighting tools.

"We work with Internet providers, within the law, to get the information to make sure we're protecting children on the Internet," Aronberg said.

Aronberg's office has a team dedicated to prosecuting cases involving online sex abuse.

"This isn't the first case and won't be the last case where we work with Google, Yahoo (and) Internet service providers to catch predators before they accomplish their mission," Aronberg said.