And I though Gordie was mad.....
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Obama Seeks Power to Shut Down the Internet
Senator Democrats are attempting to pass legislation which will give President Obama the authority to shut down the Internet and seize private networks.
On CNET News, Lee Tien, a senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), stated “As soon as you’re saying that the federal government is going to be exercising this kind of power over private networks, it’s going to be a really big issue.”
The bill, misleadingly titled “The Cybersecurity Act of 2009″, allows Obama to declare an emergency based upon no hard criteria. Once he declares this emergency, he can effectively shut down free speech on the Internet.
Jay Rockefeller, the bill’s sponsor, said “I know the threats we face. Our enemies are real. They are sophisticated, they are determined and they will not rest.” Unfortunately, it looks like the threat which Jay is most worried about is free speech from Americans who do not approve of Obama’s plans to impose national socialism upon the citizens of the United States.
In addition, the bill will require government licenses of any individual who seeks employment as a “cybersecurity professional”, effectively giving the Democratic party authority to prevent their political opponents from being involved in protecting either government or private networks from attack.
http://www.tech-faq.com/blog/obama-seeks-power-to-...
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I wonder if he's thought through the potential impact to the American economy if he 'shut down' the internet, with thousands of online businesses failing. The ability to sieze private networks would also cause a lot of worry to large businesses that depend on their private international networks to operate.
There is also the international impact if the root DNS servers at ICANN were taken down. I suspect we'll see mare alternate root servers in other countries appear in the near future, despite pressure from ICANN against alternates, as people realise they can't trust the US ones to always be there.
There is also the international impact if the root DNS servers at ICANN were taken down. I suspect we'll see mare alternate root servers in other countries appear in the near future, despite pressure from ICANN against alternates, as people realise they can't trust the US ones to always be there.
Edited by MartG on Thursday 3rd December 11:52
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The bill, misleadingly titled gThe Cybersecurity Act of 2009, allows Obama to declare an emergency based upon no hard criteria
What the f
k does this actually mean? he can "declare and emergency on no hard criteria"? what emergency?
what criteria?
What the f
k is going on?where am I?
Someone? help?
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