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Senators Propose Massive Federal Control Over Cybersecurity and Internet
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 18:44:54 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: April 3, 2009 6:31:28 PM EDT To: dave () farber netSubject: Senators Propose Massive Federal Control Over Cybersecurity and Internet
Senators Propose Massive Federal Control Over Cybersecurity and Internet
http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000534.html Greetings. I'll keep this brief for now. Two U.S. Senators have proposed new legislation that would provide for a massive increase in federal involvement into key aspects of "cybersecurity," plus direct impacts on the global Internet's operations, control, and even the "certification and licensing" of related personnel. The draft bill, a copy of which I have archived here: http://lauren.vortex.com/Cyber-S-2009.pdf is of such broad and encompassing scope that I won't even try to critique it in detail yet. I urge you to read through it for yourself -- and hold on to your hats. Thought experiment: How will the rest of the world react to this proposal? --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren () vortex com Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad - http://www.nnsquad.org Founder, GCTIP - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance - http://www.gctip.org Founder, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Twitter: LW1 ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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