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Originally Posted by Azure
[url="http://cdt.org/security/CYBERSEC4.pdf"]
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/...ntrol-internet
Thoughts? Obviously I don't like it.....government has too much control and all that shebang.
But I would have thought that the US government would already have this power in the first place? |
The 'internet' is simply many interconnected networks. The government has no more power over the Verizon (or any other telecommunication company) network than it does over any other privately owned company other than the regulations that govern normal operation.
If this bill were to pass, the president could decide, without any other branch of government's approval to shut down, in whole or in part, any infrastructure for these networks within the borders of the US.
That's bad. Like China's censored internet type bad.
I cannot imagine any justification as to why the president would need to have this power and not need to clear it with either the Supreme Court or Congress.
Until now, I thought Obama was doing a good job considering what he was given, but this is just to far.
Edit: After reading the bill, only Sec.18 Part 2
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The President—
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(2) may declare a cybersecurity emergency and
order the limitation or shutdown of Internet traffic
to and from any compromised Federal government
or United States critical infrastructure information
system or network;
...
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is anything that I am concerned about. 100% of the rest of the bill contains stuff I consider to be very essential to increasing the security of the internet in general. If it were to include either judicial and/or legislative review or strict definitions of exceptions to that review, I would support it totally.
US government - Cybersecurity.
