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  • Controversial Internet Kill Switch Passes

    06/30/2010 6:03:39 AM PDT · by Bad~Rodeo · 35 replies · 1+ views
    newsoxy ^ | Jun 28, 2010 | John Lester
    Cyberspace Security bill, dubbed Internet Kill Switch has passed the Senate. Internet kill switch gets Senate approval by President Obama. The cyberspace security bill that will give President Barack Obama the power to shut down the Internet has passed. However, the bill does give the government limited power in the communications sector. "Our responsibility for cyber defense goes well beyond the public sector because so much of cyberspace is owned and operated by the private sector," Senator Joe Lieberman said in a statement. "The Department of Homeland Security has actually shown that vulnerabilities in key private sector networks like utilities...