ZNet - Conroy tries to gag oposition (Oct 08)

This is an old article.

The article states that Conroy tried to silence vocal opponents of his plan to completely stuff the internet.

Comments:

In the comments one person indicates that the current 128 bit encryption may be dropped down to 48 bit encryption. This would mean that banking would cease to be secure. If the government wants to look at encrypted data do they imagine that there would be anything to stop criminals from looking too.

Gamers:

A group that I never considered was the online gamers. Slower internet speeds will introduce lag. So, essentially, when you are playing a game against other users slow internet will mean that you will have been shot and not know it or you'll be shooting at someone but they wont be there anymore. People like these games. They are legal to own and play. Many have spent substantial money on XBox or Play Station units. Much of the functionality will be gone.