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Bernie Sanders Comes Out Against CISA

Posted by samzenpus on from the don't-share-my-info-bro dept.

erier2003 writes: Sen. Bernie Sanders' opposition to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act in its current form aligns him with privacy advocates and makes him the only presidential candidate to stake out that position, just as cybersecurity issues loom large over the 2016 election, from email server security to the foreign-policy implications of data breaches. The Senate is preparing to vote on CISA, a bill to address gaps in America's cyberdefenses by letting corporations share threat data with the government. But privacy advocates and security experts oppose the bill because customers' personal information could make it into the shared data.

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  1. "the only presidential candidate" by ErikTheRed · · Score: 5, Informative

    You mean besides John McAfee. Who is also certifiably insane, but at least manages to be interesting while being so.

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    1. Re:"the only presidential candidate" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

      and also Rand Paul? https://randpaul.com/f/stop-cisa?sr=807fbnp1

  2. Rand Paul has been pushing privacy amendments by raymorris · · Score: 5, Informative

    Looking at how candidates are responding to this Rand Paul has been pushing several amendments addressing the privacy concerns of CISA.

  3. Irrelevant by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 3, Informative

    I can detect almost zero correlation between presidential candidates' campaign promises, and how they'll act once in office. The only difference between elected presidents seems to be the way in which they'll screw over law-abiding, non-1%-wealthy citizens.

    1. Re:Irrelevant by Gavagai80 · · Score: 4, Informative

      We're talking about a senator who has a vote on it. It's not a campaign promise, it's a senatorial decision.

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  4. Re:All Well and Good... by mrchaotica · · Score: 5, Informative

    Flat tax. Progressive taxation is what Europe has and so many EU residents are really struggling.

    Oh noes! Not progressive taxation! Never mind that back in the prosperous '50s "good ol' days" taxes here were even more progressive than they are now...

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  5. Rand Paul also opposes CISA by jasenj1 · · Score: 4, Informative

    https://randpaul.com/f/stop-ci...

    "Therefore: I agree that the Bill of Rights, including the Fourth Amendment, is non-negotiable and I urge you to Stand With Rand and oppose CISA."

  6. like the commission that Hilary appointed? by raymorris · · Score: 1, Informative

    > How about the fact that he's one of the Benghazi conspiracy nutters?

    The commission that -Hilary Clinton- appointed to investigate Benghazi found that "senior leadership of the state department " was reckless, in the face of clear warnings, to the point that it "suggests the appearance of intentional neglect". That's Clinton's very own commission who came to that conclusion.

    Rand Paul (along with anyone who has been paying attention) agrees.