Some interesting little tidbits in this proposed legislation - like providing the Commerece Secretary full access to network data without regard to privacy laws. No reason to fear that, right?? Pay no attention - move along, move along.
Can Obama shut down the Internet?
posted at 12:17 pm on April 4, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
When Mother Jones and Jules Crittenden agree, isn’t that a sign of the apocalypse? Both take a hard look at the Cybersecurity Act of 2009, S.773 sponsored by Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Bill Nelson (D-FL), and Olympia Snowe (R-ME). The bill addresses the need to protect vital networks from cyber attack, but it gives a lot of power to the executive branch — perhaps too much power.
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