Internet Crackdown

" The tax on our Internet freedoms continuous secret trade negotiation is going on right now in South Korea of all places. Which will most likely lead to your Internet service providers spying. On your Internet habits what's going god. Like I have argued here over and over and over first pitcher civil liberties and answer economic liberties. And now the government wants to know exactly what you're doing online what site you're visiting. And what you're reading. We reported earlier this week -- the CIA. It's financially involved in a front company that wants to snoop in on your social media and Twitter activities. But now a super secret meeting that's closed to the public is under way. Where governments are agreeing to curtail whatever freedom has left on the world wide web. Joining me now to discuss all of this is -- abide styled dog team be shelling welcome back to freedom watch. I judge what's this all about what what freedoms are they trying to negotiate away under the guise of a trade agreement in South Korea. "

" Well judge what's particularly alarming about that is the degree to which the administration has gone. To keep the negotiations secret. And when I think secret I mean speaker from the public because they actually did invite 42 people you review and comment on that discussion. Subject to very strict nondisclosure agreements that they couldn't talk about what they've seen. That's forty of those 42 people represented large corporate entity is. So yeah right off the bat what it doesn't look great for transparency."

" This is that this is a trade agreement there're two kinds of trade agreements there's a kind like NAFTA which is akin to a treaty. That has to be confirmed or or approved by two thirds of the Senate. There are also trade agreements that the congress has authorized the president to enter into on his own. Without requiring any congressional approval in which category I'm almost afraid of the answer shelling. In which category. Is this proposed. Secret trade agreement. "

" It is an executive agreement which means it is not subject to congressional approval. Which gives out as the public virtually no accountability."

" This would allow the president of the United States of America on his own and without seeking the consent -- any other elected representative. To tell Internet service providers. That they have to spy a on Americans who use the Internet record who looks at what site under the guise of protecting copyrights to have this right."

" Yeah it's it's pretty unbelievable and it's clearly. A reflection of entertainment industry demands for stricter copyright laws and they want them not only here in the US but on a global scale. And you know we haven't seen the any official document because you know the transparency issues but. There was a document that -- at the end of last week and what we thought was very alarming and as you said it's it's a reflection of these copyright issues and for example. I SPs will now be held liable if any copyrighted material is transmitted or stored on their networks. So. Yet the way things happen now. I just to give you a little background is when you send an email or do something on the Internet your data is transmitted in two parts. And the one part is called Heather and it has just the basic information about where that data is going right and that's what -- eyes he's used to. Take your data and send it out where it needs ago. The other part of that data packet is the content so when you send an email the actual packs of your email is in that contact. What this this threat of liability would would prompt eyes he could do is do what's called deep packet inspection. Which. Give them access that content. Part of your data transit and so when you send an email actually be reading the contents of your email to see if there's any copyrighted materials contained there in."

" And of course they'd be able to read whatever they want no matter how private it might be. And no matter how accurate relevant it might be to the whole concept. Of copyright. Well we appreciate you bringing this story to a stay on top of that -- Shelley because most people don't know about it and as always thanks for joining us on freedom watch. --"