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US Senate Passes the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act 74-21 (dailydot.com)
blottsie writes with news that the U.S. Senate voted 74-21 in favor of CISA, a controversial cybersecurity bill. All five amendments submitted in an attempt to bolster privacy failed to pass. From The Guardian's coverage:
Try asking the bill’s sponsors how the bill will prevent cyberattacks or force companies and governments to improve their defenses. They can’t answer. They will use buzzwords like “info-sharing” yet will conveniently ignore the fact that companies and the government can already share information with each other as is. There were barely any actual cybersecurity experts who were for the bill. A large group of respected computer scientists and engineers were against it. So were cyberlaw professors. Civil liberties groups uniformly opposed (and were appalled by) the bill. So did consumer groups. So did the vast majority of giant tech companies. Yet it still sailed through the Senate, mostly because lawmakers - many of whom can barely operate their own email - know hardly anything about the technology that they’re crafting legislation about.
Exactly! The Senators who passed it very likely knew exactly what they are doing - appeasing their largest donors and extending the power of the government.
Baaaa!
Seriously, I know there's that guy who posts that on every thread, but today it's true.
You're all sheep.
And you don't live in a Democracy.
You don't even live in a Democratic Republic.
In a Democratic Republic you have Rights.
You only have serfdom.
And no privacy.
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correction, senators dont pass bills that dont help them politically. they dont really care what is in the bill as long as its politically worth it to them
have you seen my sig? there are many others like it but none that are the same
well, there was really no point in the government continuing to pretend it wasn't happening.
This legislation just codifies it.
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Yet it still sailed through the Senate, mostly because lawmakers - many of whom can barely operate their own email - know hardly anything about the technology that theyâ(TM)re crafting legislation about.
Bullshit. They know damned well what they're doing: They're legalizing more and more surveillance and privacy violation of U.S. citizens, because they can. Them, them, fuck them.
Are YOU using the TOOL, or is the TOOL using YOU? Think about it!
The people have completely lost control over their government. Vote Bernie Sanders!
Disagree, I think it's completely relevant and on topic. The people writing these bills have absolutely no idea how the technology works, but are quite comfortable throwing away our privacy rights based on that. They are technophobic imbeciles who are driven by fear, and that's a scary thing because they have a lot of power. This is the perfect example because apparently NOBODY except the lawmakers wants this legislation, yet they don't care and vote based on their fear. It's very important that people realize the current set of lawmakers are almost entirely out of touch with modern technology, and that can have a massive stifling effect on our economy which a large portion of is based on this tech. We need young, new blood in these seats.
He also did the *mostly* meaningless charade that is the filibuster earlier this year. As I said then, I'm not impressed. I kind of, sort of, appreciated his dad. I voted for him knowing that he'd not win. To be honest, I'm not sure that I'd have voted for him if he'd an actual shot at winning. He's kind of a fruitcake. He has some great ideas and some terrible ideas. I'm not entirely sure which would be enacted. But, I generally throw my vote away on a third party. I don't expect them to win. I expect the number crunchers to notice that more and more of us are disenfranchised with the two-party oligarchy and are unwilling to vote for them. Eventually, I hope, this number will increase and we'll get more notice. So far, so good. The number's actually been rising steadily but at a very small rate. By extrapolating, by the time I'm on my third lifetime - there will be an actual third party that is viable and a more representative democracy. I need sleep. Insert paragraph breaks, proper punctuation, and spelling corrections as needed. If it doesn't make sense just assume I'm a lunatic.
"So long and thanks for all the fish."
Yes, because they showed cowardice. They wanted to be able to tell prospective voters that they're all for personal liberty, while not upsetting the powers that be. At least go on the record as standing for something so you can be held accountable. Have the courage of your convictions.
Remember, voting on bills is the only goddamn thing we pay senators to do. They get $174,000 per year to work about 100 days, and these sonsabitches can't even manage to be there to vote?
You are welcome on my lawn.