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Mozilla Calls CISPA an "Alarming" Threat to Privacy

Sparrowvsrevolution writes "Mozilla has taken a public stand against the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, saying that it has a 'broad and alarming reach' that 'infringes on our privacy.' That makes it the first major tech firm to speak out against CISPA. Facebook, Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Oracle and Symantec are all included among the companies that support the bill, which passed the House late last month and is now being considered in the Senate. Google has so far declined to take a stand supporting or opposing the bill."

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  1. Re:Troubling scenarios? by eternaldoctorwho · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just saying, "this is an assault on privacy and should be rejected" is not very

    Oh crap! Look everyone! He got cut off by CISPA!

  2. Re:Public opinion not relevant by CanHasDIY · · Score: 4, Funny

    Checked out the link... interesting read.

    Interesting because, considering the plethora of stupid shit that man said in his 8 years as President, people actually bother to take time to make stuff up.

    Anyway, thanks for the update, I'll remove that notion from my vernacular immediately.

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