Watch For A New Set Of CyberSecurity Laws

Posted by timothy on Sunday July 13, 2003 @06:18AM from the watch-for-falling-metaphors dept.

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."

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Shaken, not stirred by BorgCopyeditor · 2003-07-13 08:58 · Score: 5, Funny

asleep at the switch when there was this digital Pearl Harbor
That's going straight into the Mixed Metaphor file. A triple!

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Digital Pearl Harbor by ceswiedler · 2003-07-13 09:26 · Score: 3, Funny

There already was a digital Pearl Harbor...it starred Ben Affleck and it really sucked. Let's not let it happen again, OK?