War on Terror comes to the Internet: CISPA is the worst cyber-security bill yet

[rambone]

The internet is again under attack using the guise of stopping terrorists. H.R. 3523, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) will give the Pentagon and NSA sovereignty over the internet and increase their ability to spy on Americans.



Even worse than SOPA: New CISPA cybersecurity bill will censor the Web

H.R. 3523, a piece of legislation dubbed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (or CISPA for short), has been created under the guise of being a necessary implement in America’s war against cyberattacks. But the vague verbiage contained within the pages of the paper could allow Congress to circumvent existing exemptions to online privacy laws and essentially monitor, censor and stop any online communication that it considers disruptive to the government or private parties. Critics have already come after CISPA for the capabilities that it will give to seemingly any federal entity that claims it is threatened by online interactions, but unlike the Stop Online Privacy Act and the Protect IP Acts that were discarded on the Capitol Building floor after incredibly successful online campaigns to crush them, widespread recognition of what the latest would-be law will do has yet to surface to the same degree.

Fascism Comes to the Internet: Introducing CISPA

The CISPA acronym is probably the most honest of those proposed thus far, and certainly is self-explanatory: the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. Cybersecurity initiatives themselves are framed in such a way as to declare the free and open Internet to be subsumed into national security infrastructure, thus giving it over to the Pentagon, NSA, and other agents for use in surveillance and even offensive war. However, CISPA goes one step further to suggest that all information transmitted on this national security infrastructure is fair game for the prying eyes of the State. Most likely the private sector must bow to any and all demands made, or face being labeled as supporters of terrorism.

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[tr1gg3r]

The Repubs can go fist themselves.

 

[Ogre]

The Repubs can go fist themselves.

Damn Straight!

 

[rambone]

The ever faithful Ron Paul speaks out against CISPA

Ron Paul says CISPA cyberterrorism bill would create 'Big Brother' culture

Simply put, Cispa encourages some of our most successful internet companies to act as government spies, sowing distrust of social media and chilling communications in one segment of the world economy where Americans still lead," said Paul."Imagine having government-approved employees embedded at Facebook, complete with federal security clearances serving as conduits for secret information about their American customers," he said.

Paul joins a chorus of critics including the White House as well the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Electronic Frontier Foundation and other civil rights groups that have been campaigning against the bill.

The bill's primary sponsor, Mike Rogers, told Talking Points Memo that there was a "strong chance" the bill would be passed by the House this week.

 

[IndyDave1776]

"H.R. 3523, a piece of legislation dubbed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (or CISPA for short), has been created under the guise of being a necessary implement in America’s war against cyberattacks. But the vague verbiage contained within the pages of the paper could allow Congress to circumvent existing exemptions to online privacy laws and essentially monitor, censor and stop any online communication that it considers disruptive to the government or private parties."

"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants;it is the creed of slaves."

--William Pitt

 

[Archaic_Entity]

So sad I just found out about this today.

They cheated and moved the voting time up to today and voted on it. It passed 248-168.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll192.xml

There's your voting records. Time to bug some Reps. I know I emailed mine around 2:30 this afternoon. Little did I know it was too late.

 

[rambone]

They cheated and moved the voting time up to today and voted on it. It passed 248-168.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll192.xml

With the help of Michelle Bachmann (cosponsor!), Paul Ryan, Allen West, and plenty more of usual suspects.

 

[jamil]

But wait, the war on terror os over. I heard it on the news today.

 

[jve153]

looks like indiana did a great job in trying to stop this one...
indiana reps voting for this bill:
Visclosky, Peter: no
Donnelly, Joe: yes
Stutzman, Marlin: yes
Rokita, Todd: yes
Burton, Dan: yes
Pence, Mike: did not vote
Carson, André: no
Bucshon, Larry: did not vote
Young, Todd: yes

 

[mrjarrell]

Gary Johnson


‎"House OKs CISPA" Sorry, I'm not buying the notion that a law designed to 'encourage' the government to 'exchange' Americans' personal info makes us more secure - cyber or otherwise. Justifying government intrusions on privacy in the name of our own safety is what got us the Patriot Act etal. Give me a veto pen!

 

[Prometheus]

looks like indiana did a great job in trying to stop this one...
indiana reps voting for this bill:
Visclosky, Peter: no
Donnelly, Joe: yes
Stutzman, Marlin: yes
Rokita, Todd: yes
Burton, Dan: yes
Pence, Mike: did not vote
Carson, André: no
Bucshon, Larry: did not vote
Young, Todd: yes

All the yes' and pence need to go. Pence is a POS, always voting lockstep with lugar and friends in the senate. It's a shame so many idiots in Indian actually think he votes like he talks on the boob tube.

 

[rambone]

looks like indiana did a great job in trying to stop this one...
indiana reps voting for this bill:
Visclosky, Peter: no
Donnelly, Joe: yes
Stutzman, Marlin: yes
Rokita, Todd: yes
Burton, Dan: yes
Pence, Mike: did not vote
Carson, André: no
Bucshon, Larry: did not vote
Young, Todd: yes

All the conservatives voted to erode civil liberties, and 2 flaming liberals voted in opposition. Now why is that?

 

[random_eyes]

Does Todd Young pay lip service to the ideal of smaller government, yet truly embrace feeding the beast?

 

[hornadylnl]

Does Todd Young pay lip service to the ideal of smaller government, yet truly embrace feeding the beast?

Is he a republican? If so, you have your answer.

 

[Archaic_Entity]

Does Todd Young pay lip service to the ideal of smaller government, yet truly embrace feeding the beast?

Sad to say, I voted for the man myself. Seems I need to remind him of his priorities.

 

[Fletch]

Don't forget to keep voting for establishment Republicans... they're the only ones who can save us from a police state.

 

[Pocketman]

Gosh, based upon the education I've been getting from some INGO posts, one would think the conservative Republicans are the only people who can protect our freedoms. Have I been duped?

 

[Fletch]

Gosh, based upon the education I've been getting from some INGO posts, one would think the conservative Republicans are the only people who can protect our freedoms. Have I been duped?

Well, we put our guns in safes, locked away from casual use to protect them. Conservatives take the same approach to freedom -- if you take it away from people and lock it up, it's protected! It's all very reasonable if you view government as the "adults" and the average citizen as a 3-year-old.

 

[Rocket]

This is ridiculous 1st amendment dead, 2nd am under heavy attack, 4th am dead, 5th gutted, 6th and 7th dyeing We are so far off of what America is supposed to be about it makes me sad that I brought children into this mess. So how long till this site gets shut down?

 

[mrjarrell]

Tech Dirt takes a look at it and gives you the chance to read this piece of crap. Here's hoping someone in the senate has the courage to do what's right.

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