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The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 Passes Senate Panel

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the this-won't-end-well dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 passed a Senate panel, giving the president unprecedented power to issue a nation-wide blackout or restriction on websites without congressional approval. The bill, written by Sen. Jay Rockefeller [D-WV] and revised by Sen. Olympia Snow [R-ME], was drafted in an attempt to thwart internet-based terrorist threats, and gives the president this 'kill switch' without oversight or explanation. The bill is up for Senate vote."

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  1. Oh yeah? by Yvan256 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, you can't contr[Connection dropped by USA Presidential request].

  2. It's ok people by AnonGCB · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not as bad as the Patriot act, so therefore it's ok for this to pass. At least they're not as bad as the last administration, right?

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  3. Re:Bye, bye freedom... by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 4, Funny

    there is nothing we can do about it.

    Vote.
    Run for office.
    Rebel.

    I believe you forgot:
    ????
    Profit!

  4. Re:Hopenchange by fche · · Score: 3, Funny

    I really thoughts the democrats would be different.

  5. Re:A Kill Switch? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's a poison pill. It acts like a virus. It replicates, eating up all the memory. If you see this affecting your machine as the system administrator, don't be an idiot. Type "Cookie". That will help to head the program off at the pass.

    The second portion of this poison pill is a "Zero Bug". it attacks all the login and overlay files. I advise that you run anti-virus, while checking out the systems display.

    The third, and final payload is a "rabbit" virus which infects administration systems. A smart administrator would sent a digital flu-shot. Without said precaution, the rabbit will replicates 'till it overloads a file, then it spreads like cancer. ...

    I got hit by the backdoor. It led to massive infections. Multiple GPI and FSI viruses.It came in from the remote nodes. It attacked my kernal! My system command process!

    Luckily, Penn Jillette (the astute computer tech, not the magician) was there to help secure my Gibson supercompuuter.

  6. Change you can believe in by wcrowe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Change you can beli-- 404 ERROR...

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