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Watch For A New Set Of CyberSecurity Laws
SuperDuG writes "According to a story on PCWorld.com the Congressional subcommittee dealing with cybersecurity will be researching and legislating new cybersecurity laws. The Chair, Adam Putnam says 'We want to put something out there that makes sense, that's balanced, that accomplishes the same goals, without it being this headlong rush to prove that we're doing something for our constituents because we were asleep at the switch when there was this digital Pearl Harbor.' Perhaps it wouldn't hurt if we all took a part and Contacted Representative Putnam about how well thought out other cybersecurity laws like the DMCA have 'helped out' and were 'thought out.' At least they're actually thinking before they legislate, and it seems they're open for suggestions."
The poster says "At least they're actually thinking before they legislate, and it seems they're open for suggestions.", failed to notice they consider the DMCA 'thought out'..
hmmm... shit.
puts ("Python r0cks\n");
Representative Putnam about how well thought out other cybersecurity laws like the DMCA have 'helped out' and were 'thought out.'
How about somebody send this Brainchild a link to /. and a few hyperlinks to stories regarding the wonderful and well thought out DMCA.
(I would not recommend including a picture of your bare ass when contacting your Representitive or Senator.)
"America created the Internet, and it's about time we cleaned it up and locked it down, too"
To be precise, Al Gore invented the Internet. He said so on CNN (that he invented it when he was in Congress during the late 1970s.)
The security cert. card in my wallet just went off like a vibrator. Can you say job security? :D
Memorandum
To: Rep. Putnam
From: Slashdot
L1nux r00lz! M1cr0$haft sux0rz! LOLOLOL
Toronto-area transit rider? Rate your ride.
That's going straight into the Mixed Metaphor file. A triple!
Shop as usual. And avoid panic buying.
There already was a digital Pearl Harbor...it starred Ben Affleck and it really sucked. Let's not let it happen again, OK?
Haven't you been receiving a PILE of extra spam in your inbox of late? Haven't you been reading about all the viruses which have been causing 'havoc'? Heck, didn't you watch the propaganda-saturated Terminator 3?
Damnit, man! You're clearly not taking your pills or tuning into enough CNN! There's a war on, mister! And so what if it's a make-believe war?! The Great Muppet-President has a schedule to keep, you ungrateful boat-rocker! What are you? Some kind of godless-commie-fag-comic book reading-pot smoking-cab driving terrorist? Don't you appreciate that people died so that you could have your freedoms!?
Why, I oughta call TIPS on your ass and tell the FBI what library books you've been borrowing!
Don't make me come down there!
-FL