Stop CISPA! Call your senator!

[Indyfan53]

Call the U.S. Senate now! Tell your Senator to vote NO on CISPA!

Click on the link to find your senator's office number.

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

[The Wielding Truth]

1. Another link of explanation of BIll:

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What is CISPA? CISPA stands for Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).

What does it do? CISPA would allow for voluntary information sharing between private companies and the government in the event of a cyber attack. If the government detects a cyber attack that might take down Facebook or Google, for example, they could notify those companies. At the same time, Facebook or Google could inform the feds if they notice unusual activity on their networks that might suggest a cyber attack.

Sounds OK. What's the problem? Backers argue that CISPA is necessary to protect the U.S. against cyber attacks from countries like China and Iran. But opponents said that it would allow companies to easily hand over users' private information to the government thanks to a liability clause. This, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, "essentially means CISPA would override the relevant provisions in all other laws—including privacy laws."

Is that true? The bill's sponsors, Reps. Mike Rogers and Dutch Ruppersberger, say no. But amidst backlash over the vague wording in the bill, the congressmen introduced an amendment that would require the government to anonymize any data it turns over to a private company.

Did that do the trick? Not exactly. The White House has threatened to veto CISPA, in part because it does not require private companies to do the same and anonymize the data they hand over to the government. That would impose an onerous burden on private companies and perhaps deter them from participating in this voluntary program, backers claim.http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417993,00.asp

[whathehell]

2. The link isn't working. n/t

[lexw]

3. That's insane.

Giving your employer a password for something you do on your own time? I don't see the connection. Am I missing something?
Why would an employer ask for this? I would say F you and walk out if someone asked me for a password.

What is wrong with our country?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/21/cispa-amendment-facebook-passwords-blocked_n_3128507.html

[mgcgulfcoast]

4. im on it!!

[bahrbearian]

5. I called, Cantwell and Muarry have no stated postions on the bill.