Anonymity, Identity, and the Internet

When it comes to the recent amendment, regarding a change to make anonymity and online annoyance a federal crime, I'm not sure why there is such a the big fuss. My position, as articulated at the comment on La Shawn's business blog, the law was simply "updated to reflect technical advances." Once again, it appears people completely separate the physical from the virtual world - this type of activity is illegal offline and with other less virtual telecommunications devices. I realize that there are some issues with the amendment (or at least, perceived issues - I'm no legal scholar). Namely, what qualifies "annoying". More importantly though, is how will the government actually enforce this law? Technically speaking, they just don't have the resources or infrastructure to do so. But that is not the issue so many have here. Instead, it relates to what people believe is a removal of freedom - but does the law prohibit freedom of expression? Obviously not. As I wrote on mycomments tag. Today, I've put my most recent comment links, along with their abbreviated excerpts into my blog's sidebar as well. It is my way of protecting myself and my digital reputation. If there is ever a question about a comment with my name, people can turn to TECHNOSIGHT blog.