CISPA 2013: The Controversial Cybersecurity Bill/No Privacy/Government Snooping Act - It's Back

TechNet, the trade association that represents dozens of prominent technology companies, including Google, Apple and Facebook, has come out in support of the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) in a formal letter to the U.S. House of Representatives this week.

"TechNet, the bipartisan policy and political network of technology CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, commends you for your work on cybersecurity and writes to express our support of H.R. 624, the 'Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013.'"

First introduced in November 2011, CISPA was designed to allow sharing of Internet traffic data between companies and the government to better detect and protect critical infrastructure against cyberthreats and cyberattacks. The bill, however, has been condemned by Internet privacy and civil liberties advocates -- including a coalition of 40+ organizations that includes the ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation -- for its dangerously broad language and lack of limits on how and when the government can monitor Internet browsing information.

See What Companies Now Support The Bill. More Info Here: http://www.ibtimes.com/cispa-2013-google-apple-top-massive-list-supporters-favoring-controversial-cybersecurity-bill


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Note: This is what's been going on quietly while the marathon bombing incident is all over the news and on people's minds.

I read just some minutes ago about it and I thought if Paul hasn't posted yet anything about I'll message him about it

This act still has to pass the Senate right? The problem is, it sounds quite innocent but it's really not.

[PDE]PaulKersey wrote:
Note: This is what's been going on quietly while the marathon bombing incident is all over the news and on people's minds.

you are so right in this statment... spot on brother.
i thought the name was cita(caught in the act)but i was wrong, its cispa and it is a devil pretending to be an angel. hope the senate says an absolute "NAY"

[PDE]Apocalypse wrote:I read just some minutes ago about it and I thought if Paul hasn't posted yet anything about I'll message him about it

This act still has to pass the Senate right? The problem is, it sounds quite innocent but it's really not.

Right. There are many laws they pass like this in this country from as far back as 1968, but I know it's probably further. On the surface, it sounds innocent, but deep within that bill, government has out of control right and companies are exempt from any backlash of giving info out and trying to curb info and intelligence on the internet.

They don't want people capable of critical thinking - George Carlin. Seeing that they know the internet is miles better than TV for news and info, people are able to put 2 and 2 together much easier about what's going on today. They can't have that and so they want to regulate the net. They want you to no longer be anonymous and they would be a step ahead if you tried to react or pass valuable info through the net.

Example: It's like passing a child pornography act. They can pack that bill with lots of wild rules and regulations that benefit them against the people, but no one will be against the bill anyway because it's called 'child pornography act'.

Government always takes advantage of a crisis or tragedy in order to pass laws because it's easier and they can get away with it faster. I don't watch TV, but I decided to turn it on while I clean up some things and the first thing I see is news about the bombing and some potential suspects that are 'Russian jihadists'. There will zero news on CISPA televised in that way. There are a few mainstream media sites talking about it, but they are in favor if it also.