Re: Internet "kill switch" plan approved,article link

In article <4d44d517@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Solbu <solbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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http://news.techworld.com/security/3228198/

Did you check the date on that article? It's old news,
which was discused by most of the tech world last year.

It's aproved by a senate COMMITTEE, not the Senate it self.

"The bill next moves to the Senate floor for a vote,
which has not yet been scheduled."


It's interesting to notice that Obama and the US government
is criticising Egypt for doing just what this bill proposes.

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Obama may get power to shut down Internet without court oversight
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/power-shut-internet-court-oversight/

By Daniel Tencer
Monday, January 24th, 2011 -- 8:55 pm

A bill giving the president an Internet "kill switch" during times of
emergency that failed to pass Congress last year will return this
year, but with a revision that has many civil liberties advocates
concerned: It will give the president the ability to shut down parts
of the Internet without any court oversight.

The Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act was introduced last
year by Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) in an
effort to combat cyber-crime and the threat of online warfare and
terrorism.

Critics said the bill would allow the president to disconnect Internet
networks and force private websites to comply with broad cybersecurity
measures. Future US presidents would have those powers renewed
indefinitely.

According to a report Monday at CNET News, the bill will be back on
the Senate agenda in the new year. But a revision introduced into the
bill in December would exempt the law from judicial oversight.
According to critics, this change would open the law to
politically-motivated abuse by any administration, no matter how
narrowly the law is interpreted.

"The country we're seeking to protect is a country that respects the
right of any individual to have their day in court," Steve DelBianco,
director of the NetChoice coalition, which represents online companies
such as eBay and Yahoo, told CNET. "Yet this bill would deny that day
in court to the owner of infrastructure."
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