Obama Wants Control of Internet
No CommentsAugust 28, 2009 at 7:26 pmCategory:Obama
Are we seeing a pattern here? A control-freak’s pattern?
A Senate bill would offer President Obama emergency control of the Internet and may give him a "kill switch" to shut down online traffic by seizing private networks.
Say goodbye to freedom of speech and all the other freedoms we enjoy. Obama has been squelching free speech – most notably anyone that disagrees with him – for quite some time now. This is way over the top.
Cybersecurity experts worry will choke off industry and civil liberties. Ya think??
"In the original bill they empowered the president to essentially turn off the Internet in the case of a ‘cyber-emergency,’ which they didn’t define," said Larry Clinton, president of the Internet Security Alliance, which represents the telecommunications industry. We think it’s a very bad idea … to put in legislation."
The new legislation allows the president to "declare a cybersecurity emergency" relating to "non-governmental" computer networks and make a plan to respond to the danger, according to an excerpt published online — a broad license that rights experts worry would give the president "amorphous powers" over private users.
No Way, No Way, No Way
Geez, will someone wake up here?
But Rockefeller, who introduced the bill in April with bipartisan support, said the legislation was critical to protecting everything from water and electricity to banking, traffic lights and electronic health records.
The bill would also let the government create a detailed set of standards for licensing "cybersecurity professionals" who would oversee a single standard for security measures.
Yeah, and that is the foot in the door to control everything we do.
No Way, No Way, No Way
Green is the New RED. This is the way my son put it. He is a Senior Economist in state government who is involved in regulating utilities. Government people are coming in and trying to force their views on the way Economists do their job. They want to force inferior products that result in no benefits to anyone.


