[Noisebridge-discuss] Extreme executive control of Internet bill now in Congress

[Sai]

Here's the full bill (thanks, tipper):
<http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:S3480:>

Note the final : in the URL is required. (WTF, LoC?)

- Sai

On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 23:00, Sai <sai at saizai.com> wrote:
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20007418-38.html
>
> Y'all know the drill, sadly.
>
> tl;dr of the bill per the cnet article (I wasn't able to download the
> original source; anyone have a better official link?):
>
> * President can order ISPs etc to do *anything* (say, shut down the
> 'net, hand over your data, whatever they feel like).
> * Gov't department can decide what tech companies can/can't use.
> * Tech companies mandated to share info w/ gov't.
> * Tech companies immune from liability for damages for security fuckups.
>
> - Sai
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