Posted on 04/03/2009 12:47:23 PM PDT by unique
Bill Would Grant President Unprecedented Cyber-security Powers By Roy Mark 2009-04-02
The Cybersecurity 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.
The headlines were all about creating a national cyber-security czar reporting directly to the president, but the Cybersecurity Act of 2009 introduced April 1 in the U.S. Senate would also give the president unprecedented authority over private-sector Internet services, applications and software.
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.
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.
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Break out your old CB radios. One of these days, that’s all you’ll be able to use that they can’t control, or short wave sets.
Who are the sponsors of this outrage?
Too many czar’s in the good ole USSA already!!
Someone will come along directly and post that using the Internet is a privilege and not a right. Just like driving. Just like traveling.
It’s foolish that either side would allow such an invasion of freedom and liberty because it swings both ways. It makes me wonder whether there’s really only one side in America anymore and that side is pulling the purse strings of both parties. Greed will be our downfall.
Snowe and Rockefeller.
S.778 - still no text at Thomas
I think it also gives the czar, who reports to the POTUS, the capability to inspect (remotely) the hard drive of any computer on-line without any warrant or external oversight. Wouldn’t Obama like to inspect the computerized plans and records of any suspected political opponent without warrant or oversight? Nice set up for a tyrant.
ping!
I’m DDosing congress.gov in protest.
Get control over the ability of ALL your enemies to dissent, including those on YOUR OWN SIDE.
Libs wanted FASCISM, they are getting it.
This needs more coverage... It is occluded by the NY tragic shooting right now.
Please help make sure this gets coverage.
Exactly! This clown is wants to watch US Citizens, while all Bush wanted was right to monitor the External Terrorists. This brave new world gets stranger by the day.
We get more like “1984” every day. It’s frightening to give Barky so much power.
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