House passes Cybercrime bill on final reading, online defamation included

[darmonx]

I can't believe they passed a law to censor internet conversations. Wow. free speech is under attack. I hope filipinos have the sense to repel this.

[Yitzchak]

so dictator ba si PNot?

You are entitled to your own opinion.

IMO though, its a straight yes.

added: A weak one that is.

[PorferioKabisig]

Pwede din ba ako makulong kahit nasa ibang bansa ako? May blog kasi ako dito o www.philippinesthesickmanofasia.blogspot.com.au

[4Wheeler]

How can this law affect the common people, I do not understand. Shed some light!

It doesn't. If they traced your IP address back to your computer and there's 5 people who could have access to it, they have to prove you're the one who typed it. The US court ruled two weeks ago that IP address does not identify individual user. The Philippines court system haven't ruled on that yet.

This law targets online journalists specifically, not PEX members.

[Objection]

hindi na sisisgaw ng tulong si sargo sa mga mod....

Wag naman ninyo pagtripan si Sargo

He's just collecting his brownie points

[blue_tracer]

hindi lang namalayan dahil abala ang mga tao sa afternoon telenovela ng impeachment.. wow nasa final reading na.

mas mauuna pa ba ito sa mas crucial na FOI bill?

[imanh0rn]

How can this law affect the common people, I do not understand. Shed some light!

it will affect who the government (and the KKK) perceive as enemies

make an online comment criticizing a politician or NOy herself and let's see what happens.

[YAQI]

Kung may cybercrime law, dapat meron na ring freedom of information law, para fair.

Ironic noh? Mukhang mas mauuna pa ito kesa sa FOI Bill..

[goat1230]

bawal ang cybersex? but, but...?

my sentiments exactly..

[Taga-dagat]

it will affect who the government (and the KKK) perceive as enemies

make an online comment criticizing a politician or NOy herself and let's see what happens.

You're in danger a man as any, my brother. Hiks hiks hiks.

[imanh0rn]

You're in danger a man as any, my brother. Hiks hiks hiks.

sue me LOL

o yellow armies, san na ang "demokrasya" dyan. lol

[blue_tracer]

pinatapos muna ang media blitzkrieg at parade nina small lady at mr. postman, tapos sabay final reading na itong bill. okay din ang timing.

[Esther Liu]

naku baka masara itong LAFI thread dahil sa cybercrime bill

[faradayPH]

The beauty of internet its design to be deployed in several server all over the world. If they think they can censor access to it then they make sure this cyberbill will cover international law. What if the server they want to close is located somewhere in Europe then they still need international extradition treaty law to pursue their case. Legally it will be difficult to implement such law since internet is a globally interconnected network. The only way they can censor flow of information if they will do an act like chinese gov't. where flow of information is being filtered and intercept by an intelligent network but it cost big investment to do this.

[pillowcase]

other countries may cybercrime law.

[manilaB]

big brother is watching ba ang mangyayari?