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New CyberSecurity Bill Raises Privacy Questions

Posted by kdawson on from the picture-future-presidents dept.

Nicolas Dawson points out coverage in Mother Jones of the early stages of a new cybersecurity bill that conveys sweeping powers on the President. Quoting: "The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 (PDF) gives the president the ability to 'declare a cybersecurity emergency' and shut down or limit Internet traffic in any 'critical' information network 'in the interest of national security.' The bill does not define a critical information network or a cybersecurity emergency. That definition would be left to the president. The bill ... also grants the Secretary of Commerce 'access to all relevant data concerning [critical] networks without regard to any provision of law, regulation, rule, or policy restricting such access.' This means he or she can monitor or access any data on private or public networks without regard to privacy laws."

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  1. Preparations for the third Bush administration by VampireByte · · Score: 0, Troll

    Jeb Bush will be coming along soon to take his place in line, he'll love these extended powers.

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  2. Re:I think I speak for everyone by jimbolauski · · Score: 0, Troll

    The President nominates the judges and the Senate confirms the nomination. Right now Dear Leader would have little in the way of getting his nominee confirmed, only one or two judges are all that Dear Leader would probably get to nominate. If the senate majority changes in 2 years Dear Leader would have to make some concessions and could not nominate someone as radical as he is.

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  3. LMAO @ "Liberal Fascists" by multimediavt · · Score: 1, Troll

    You have a unconstitutionally elected president doing what liberal fascists have always done ... take away our rights to further their power and control over the people.

    You OBVIOUSLY know nothing about fascism (or here). First of all, you have to be right wing to be a fascist, BY DEFINITION!

    Please stop using words without knowing what they mean! Just because you say it means one thing doesn't make it so!!!

    Oh, and the Constitution doesn't elect the President, it gives the power to the people to do so ... and we did! You really should read more, a lot more!