Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act passes. Freedoms??? Liberty??? Privacy??? - Page 1

LOL, republicans fighting for the freedoms of guns ownership rights but throwing your internet privacy out the window. FREEDOM AND LIBERTY, funny stuff. How come the republican members aren't in an uproar over this loss of freedom and sharing of private information?

Read more here for a better explanation - http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/18/cispa-2013-house-vote-internet-privacy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber_Intelligence_Sharing_and_Protection_Act

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) is a proposed law in the United States which would allow for the sharing of Internet traffic information between the U.S. government and certain technology and manufacturing companies. The stated aim of the bill is to help the U.S government investigate cyber threats and ensure the security of networks against cyberattack.^[1]

The legislation was introduced on November 30, 2011 by U.S. Representative Michael Rogers (R-MI) and 111 co-sponsors.^[2][3] It was passed in the House of Representatives on April 26, 2012, but was not passed by the U.S. Senate.^[4] President Obama's advisers have argued that the bill lacks confidentiality and civil liberties safeguards and they advised him to veto it.^[5] In February 2013 the bill was reintroduced in the House.^[6]

CISPA has been criticized by advocates of Internet privacy and civil liberties, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Avaaz.org. Those groups argue CISPA contains too few limits on how and when the government may monitor a private individual’s Internet browsing information. Additionally, they fear that such new powers could be used to spy on the general public rather than to pursue malicious hackers.^[7][8] CISPA has garnered favor from corporations and lobbying groups such as Microsoft, Facebook and the United States Chamber of Commerce, which look on it as a simple and effective means of sharing important cyber threat information with the government.^[9] Microsoft and Facebook no longer support the legislation.^[10]

Some critics saw CISPA as a second attempt at strengthening digital piracy laws after the Stop Online Piracy Act met huge opposition.^[11] Intellectual property theft was initially listed in the bill as a possible cause for sharing Web traffic information with the government, though it was removed in subsequent drafts.^[12]

"How come the republican members aren't in an uproar over this loss of freedom and sharing of private information?"

Possibly, because most people suspect that these intrusions have happened, and will continue to happen regardless of legislation. It's no excuse at all as far precedent, but it's difficult to comprehend an environment in which someone, anyone, can assure me that my online footprint is private and secure, when we struggle to keep foreign countries out of our DoD.

Hey, traitors want to bash America, US Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, our Creator - like there's no tomorrow ?

Stand up and be counted. 




 

Nothing is private on the internet...
Didn't anyone ever tell you that before?

 

I do agree, there is no way to put the genie back into the bottle on this one. Just think about this, too. The Boston bombing, makes a point of it, that we want clues from the real time camera's! We aren't asking who has them, we know they are everywhere including the palms of our hands.

Ahhh CISPA needs to pass the Senate before it can become law anyhows. Remember is was killed in the Senate last year. Terrorists and Traitors still have time to stop it.

BE4U, you truly defy logic.

You're AGAINST any legislation that would do nothing more than require ALL states to do a REAL background check on anyone wishing to purchase a firearm--which would hardly prevent a law-abiding citizen from obtaining one, unless that person is also of unsound mental health--yet you seem to believe that only "Terrorists and Traitors" could possibly want it to remain against the law of the United States of America for any government agency or agent to freely go snooping around in someone's Internet activities.  Sure, we all know that it's probably already being done despite it not currently being legal to do so, but that doesn't make it RIGHT...  What will you do if it turns out that an entity decides that YOU are the terrorist or traitor?  I'm neither of those things, and I am secure in my knowledge that my Internet activities, postings, etc., would make for very dull reading by any government agency or agent, but that doesn't mean those agencies or agents shouldn't have to follow due process in order to have access to that info, even if it's just to use as an aid for reversing insomnia.

 

 an aid for reversing insomnia.
 

I think too many are surfing the net under the influence.......:)