Jude Iam
04-08-2010, 10:44 PM
The Cyber Security bill has passed the house and is now up for approval in the senate. It will give government the ability to censor and limit access to whatever they choose. It must not pass the senate.
The Cyber Security Act of 2009 introduced in the Senate would allow the president to shut down private Internet networks. The legislation also calls for the government to have the authority to demand security data from private networks without regard to any provision of law, regulation, rule or policy restricting such access.
According to the bill's language, the president would have broad authority to designate various private networks as a "critical infrastructure system or network" and, with no other review, "may declare a cyber-security emergency and order the limitation or shutdown of Internet traffic to and from" the designated the private-sector system or network.
More info:
Federal Authority Over the Internet? The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 | Electronic Frontier Foundation (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/04/cybersecurity-act)
The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 (https://www.circleid.com/posts/20090413_cybersecurity_act_of_2009/)
The 51-page bill does not define what private sector networks would be considered critical to the nation's security, but the Center for Democracy and Technology fears it could include communications networks in addition to the more traditional security concerns over the financial and transportation networks and the electrical grid.
I'm asking you to call your two senators on the phone and tell them that the Cyber Security bill must not pass. More than likely your senator will have a local office in the city you live in. It's usually a local call that costs you nothing.
Or you can find the Washington, DC number and email by looking on
U.S. Senate (https://www.senate.gov/)
When you call, a very friendly and helpful person will answer. They're usually clueless but they want to hear your opinions on issues such as this.
The most powerful voice you can have is to call your Senator. Email or fax is also good. It is the one thing that makes a difference when a bill is up for approval. Yes, they are bought and paid for by the corporations, but they are elected by us. Any large number of people expressing their views gets their attention. And since the number of people who actually call is very small, it only takes a few thousand calls to make a difference.
Please, I beg you - the internet is our freedom.
If you feel so motivated, forward this email widely. Thanks.
The Cyber Security Act of 2009 introduced in the Senate would allow the president to shut down private Internet networks. The legislation also calls for the government to have the authority to demand security data from private networks without regard to any provision of law, regulation, rule or policy restricting such access.
According to the bill's language, the president would have broad authority to designate various private networks as a "critical infrastructure system or network" and, with no other review, "may declare a cyber-security emergency and order the limitation or shutdown of Internet traffic to and from" the designated the private-sector system or network.
More info:
Federal Authority Over the Internet? The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 | Electronic Frontier Foundation (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/04/cybersecurity-act)
The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 (https://www.circleid.com/posts/20090413_cybersecurity_act_of_2009/)
The 51-page bill does not define what private sector networks would be considered critical to the nation's security, but the Center for Democracy and Technology fears it could include communications networks in addition to the more traditional security concerns over the financial and transportation networks and the electrical grid.
I'm asking you to call your two senators on the phone and tell them that the Cyber Security bill must not pass. More than likely your senator will have a local office in the city you live in. It's usually a local call that costs you nothing.
Or you can find the Washington, DC number and email by looking on
U.S. Senate (https://www.senate.gov/)
When you call, a very friendly and helpful person will answer. They're usually clueless but they want to hear your opinions on issues such as this.
The most powerful voice you can have is to call your Senator. Email or fax is also good. It is the one thing that makes a difference when a bill is up for approval. Yes, they are bought and paid for by the corporations, but they are elected by us. Any large number of people expressing their views gets their attention. And since the number of people who actually call is very small, it only takes a few thousand calls to make a difference.
Please, I beg you - the internet is our freedom.
If you feel so motivated, forward this email widely. Thanks.