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Congress Considering CISPA Amendments

Posted by samzenpus on from the ACTA-by-any-other-name dept.

First time accepted submitter casac8 writes "As Friday's House vote on CISPA nears, it appears Congress members are getting nervous. Literally millions of people around the world have signed petitions voicing their opposition, and it appears Congress has heard their concerns, as House members are considering a number of amendments aimed at limiting the negative impacts the legislation would have on Internet privacy. For instance, one amendment likely to pass would tighten the bill's language to ensure its provisions are only applied in the pursuit of legit crimes and other rare instances, rather than whenever the NSA wants to target Joe Web-user. And another would increase possible liability on the parts of companies who hand personal information over to the government."

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  1. Personal Responsibility by DanTheStone · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I contacted my congressman to express my opposition. Anyone else?

  2. Your Cheese? by SuperCharlie · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What? I can not take all your cheese?..well then.. let me have this slice..for now. I'll be back soon for more. You are truly a shrewd bargainer of cheese.

    1. Re:Your Cheese? by cpu6502 · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Last I heard Google, Microsoft, and other internet companies are supporting CISPA. Which is sad. They were the ones who helped defeat SOPA, but now they are siding with CISPA. It will likely pass.

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  3. They need to consider the amendment... by rastoboy29 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...of killing the damn bill.

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  4. "Free Country" by Galestar · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If only there were an option for those who don't want to be tracked by repressive governments...

    The citizenry of a "Free Country" as America claims to be should not have to resort to such measures in order to hide their day-to-day activities from their government.

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  5. Amendment is not enough by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Amending it is not enough - the bill needs to be thrown out completely, to deliver a strong enough message to the authors that they need to stop trying to get this sort of thing through. It's not a very big deterrent from trying it again, but it's about the best we could hope for.

  6. Re:Hopefully a moot point by cpu6502 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    White House also said they'd veto NDAA, but they were secretly working behind the scenes to add the 2 sentences that allow Americans to be jailed w/o trial. And then they signed the bill on New Year's Eve, rather than veto it.

    As the saying goes, fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. I doubt the president's word when he says he would veto something..... especially after he went and signed the ACTA (and now refuses to let the Senate see it).

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  7. Re:Hopefully a moot point by shmlco · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yes, the President has threatened to veto CISPA -- in its current form. However, CISPA's primary sponsors still plan on slapping on some patches (excuse me, amendments) and to proceed towards Friday's vote.

    Unfortunately, many of those amendments have their own issues. One even offers -- I kid you not -- a promise to "develop" policies and procedures that will protect individual privacy and civil liberties... after the bill is passed.

    It's okay. Trust us.

    More at http://www.isights.org/2012/04/president-obama-threatens-to-veto-cispa-authors-brush-off-threat.html

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