CISPA Update of the Day: CISPA, the Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act that passed the House in April, likely is headed for a Senate vote in early June.
To drum up opposition to the legislation, which would create “a ‘cybersecurity’ exemption to all existing laws,” Fight for the Future, Democrats.com, The Liberty Coalition, and the Entertainment Consumers Association have created a new website called Privacy Is Awesome. The site outlines the top five ways to help defeat CISPA:
- Call your senators and tell them to oppose the Lieberman-Collins bill (CISPA), and ask for a constituent meeting during the Memorial Day recess to help change their mind.
- Email senators offices about CISPA, expressing your opposition.
- Keep calling senators until they plan a constituent meeting.
- Donate to anti-CISPA organizers — the same teams that helped defeat SOPA/PIPA.
- Share your opposition online — Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Meanwhile, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is spearheading opposition to the legislation, concluding a recent Senate floor speech with:
I believe these bills will encourage the development of a cyber security industry that profits from fear and whose currency is Americans private data. These bills create a Cyber Industrial Complex that has an interest in preserving the problem to which it is the solution.
Watch the full video here. It’s terrific.
The only surviving countries i have now are Italy and Cyprus. im not proud of this! How could Finland and Netherlands lose. like….what even. they were perfect. I swear to the lords and ladies if England wins i will choke a seagull. I SWEAR. faoghfoabn! /end rant
it’s so bad i’ve been playing so much diablo 3 that when i close my eyes i feel like i’m in that game fighting off evils
Can’t stop dreaming about being in dungeons killing rares
Being forced to go to the beach. What the actual crap? all i want to do is kill the damn devil and it’s insane 1000 phase fight. *grumble*