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08-29-2009, 09:38 AM #1
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Bill would give president emergency control of Internet
It was only a matter of time till they went after the net.
I don't care if the gov wants to put all kinds of security on their servers, but i say let the private sector worry about the private sector.
This a development that we should all keep an eye on.Esoteric416 Reviewed by Esoteric416 on . Bill would give president emergency control of Internet Internet companies and civil liberties groups were alarmed this spring when a U.S. Senate bill proposed handing the White House the power to disconnect private-sector computers from the Internet. They're not much happier about a revised version that aides to Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, have spent months drafting behind closed doors. CNET News has obtained a copy of the 55-page draft of S.773 (excerpt), which still appears to permit the president to seize temporary control Rating: 5
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