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« on: August 28, 2009, 01:05:20 PM »
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...only if there's a "Cybersecurity Emergency" Roll Eyes

Bill would give president emergency control of Internet

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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 of private-sector networks during a so-called cybersecurity emergency.

The new version would allow the president to "declare a cybersecurity emergency" relating to "non-governmental" computer networks and do what's necessary to respond to the threat. Other sections of the proposal include a federal certification program for "cybersecurity professionals," and a requirement that certain computer systems and networks in the private sector be managed by people who have been awarded that license.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10320096-38.html
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« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2010, 04:35:36 AM »
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Oh, he already has some powers, what's a little more going to hurt???

Cybersecurity bill to give president new emergency powers

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...both the aide and a handful of tech insiders who support the bill have nonetheless tried to dampen skeptics' concerns, reminding them the president already has vast — albeit lesser-known — powers to regulate the Internet during emergencies.
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