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TSA to Block "Controversial Opinion" on the Web

When I first read this story (not on DP) I imagine my feelings were much as MrVicchio's, then I became fully awake and read it again.
Realized the full import of what the TSA was proposing and then thought to myself, 'guess they want the folk employed by them, to actually do something constructive', much like a number of eminently sensible posters, I too realized that were I to employ someone, I would want them to work for me and not simply amuse themselves on my time and Dime.
 
MrVicchio said:
TSA to Block "Controversial Opinion" on the Web - CBS News Investigates - CBS News

So, what DOES constitute a "Controversial Opinion"?
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If its on company time and company computers who cares what they block and for what reasons. So regardless of the sites they block. The fact TSA would even allow employees to surf the net on TSA computers to non-TSA related sites is a privilege to the employees. If anything is controversial its CBS raising a issue with this. Does CBS let their employees go to Newgrounds.com,go to Rotten.com, go to political forum sites for recreational use on company time and company computers?
 
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AMAZING, the TSA has now reversed it's original ruling.
What a bunch of idiots.
Obama's lot should try engaging brain before action.
 
jujuman13 said:
AMAZING, the TSA has now reversed it's original ruling.
What a bunch of idiots.
Obama's lot should try engaging brain before action.
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Yes, how dare they try and prevent their employees from wasting time while on the taxpayers' clock.
 
I am -sure- this means that that government employees will no longer be able to visit the websites of the Brady Campaign and NARAL.
 
jujuman13 said:
AMAZING, the TSA has now reversed it's original ruling.
What a bunch of idiots.
Obama's lot should try engaging brain before action.
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Really? Where was this stated?

Cause the same sites I could go to yesterday I could go to today, and the same sites that were blocked were blocked.
 
Deuce said:
Yes, how dare they try and prevent their employees from wasting time while on the taxpayers' clock.
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Yeah, those lazy deadbe-.....



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I'm going to go now.
 
Zyphlin said:
Yeah, those lazy deadbe-.....



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I'm going to go now.
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What a horrible world we live in when white collar workers cant access ESPN, or gossip sites during work hours. Why the indignity of being treated like production line workers who dont even have access to computers to surf the web while at work is just too much.


Of course this is coming from a white collar worker who can access many websites while at work (no email, no facebook no porn otherwise no problem) provided it is done within reason and personal surfing is done on personal time
 
Tip for TSA workers:
Get a phone with a good web browser. Use that.
 
Who care what a controversial opinion is? The TSA is blocking their computers from going on them. Don't like it? Don't work for the TSA. Done.
 
Lord Tammerlain said:
What a horrible world we live in when white collar workers cant access ESPN
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HEY! We can so!

Deuce said:
Tip for TSA workers:
Get a phone with a good web browser. Use that.
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Strangely enough my office dislikes cell phones on the desk more than they seem to want to block Yahoo Fantasy Football or Radio Streaming...
 
MrVicchio said:
One assumes so, however... I for one am suspicious of broad terms that can easily be abused. When I'm at work, with net-downtime, I hit "News, Sports, Weather". That's it.
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It is impossible for an employer, even the government, to "abuse" their prerogative in blocking sites. No matter how biased or censoring or whatever, there can be no abuse of this as it is entirely the prerogative of the employer. End of story.
 
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