The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 introduced in the Senate would allow Presidents to shut down private Internet networks whenever deemed appropriate!This is an infringement of freedom of speech among civilians.
In Naomi Wolf's 10 tipping points to take down a democracy, one part of the blueprint is the power to cut off communications between civilians. (Naomi Wolf's Source:
http://mrxfromplanetx.com/naomi-wolf ) Email, online-petitions, and blogs are the quickest way of people passing on information as fast as possible to move the people. If this is the first blog you read on the issue then this is the perfect example of how quickly info can be passed with such instruments.
Spread this information, create public and international awareness, protest it. According to eweek.com: "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." Get more information here:
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Bill-Grants-President-Unprecedented-Cyber-Security-Powers-504520/
Comments
NatalieC
umm, where does Naomi Klein figure into this? Or is that a typo?
ALAMIR
It was a brainfart.
NatalieC
Jackson
Obama is elected and 100 days later, swine flu!