CISPA….are you aware of this? (7 posts)

Topic tags: CISPA
  • I recently came across this information:

    Posted: 5 April  2012

    Right now, the US Congress is sneaking in a new law that gives them big brother spy powers over the entire web — and they’re hoping the world won’t notice. We helped stop their Net attack last time, let’s do it again.

    Over 100 Members of Congress are backing a bill (CISPA) that would give private companies and the US government the right to spy on any of us at any time for as long as they want without a warrant. This is the third time the US Congress has tried to attack our Internet freedom. But we helped beat SOPA, and PIPA — and now we can beat this new Big Brother law. 

    Our global outcry has played a leading role in protecting the Internet from governments eager to monitor and control what we do online. Let’s stand together once again — and beat this law for good. Sign the petition then forward to everyone who uses the Internet!
    What do you know of this? Have you signed the petition? Are you interested in signing the petition?
    Here is the link to the site:http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/ 

  • @deairby

    Scary isn’t it?  I signed the petition yesterday after reading the post on Mashable - http://mashable.com/2012/04/29/where-cispa-stands-now/.  It’s really concerning what the government is trying to do and what will happen if it does pass.

  • thanks, Nicole, agree @iamconsulting

  • @deairby  @iamconsulting 

    We were able to beat back SOPA and PIPA so this is their latest attempt to sneak it by on us. The House passed it already, but you can sign this petition as well. Hopefully it will die in the senate
    http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/cispa_passes 

  • @deairby

    Huh. That’s actually pretty scary stuff. 

    It reminds me of that Ben Franklin quote: â€œAnyone who trades liberty for security deserves neither liberty nor security.”

  • @rich-brooks  Remembeer also what Fredrick Douglass said: Whatever you allow the antagonist to do to you, is exactly what they will do. My concern is that we must go further to halt all such attacks on our freedom, everywhere. Let’s get a citizens commitee to keep a watchdogs eye on these clowns. Long live the internet; free.

  • Thanks, Jules, I did sign and send! @juleswebb Absolutely scary! Good Franklin quote. @rich-brooks for sure!!! @durkbarton


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