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There Is No 'Internet Kill Switch' Legislation... And Pretending There Is Distracts From The Real Debate
from the overhyped-analysis dept
In mid-June, we noted that due to all the questionable cyberwar hype, Senator Joe Lieberman had introduced a "cybersecurity" bill. We had plenty of issues with that bill, but still found it odd a week or so later, when we started getting all sorts of submissions from people saying that Lieberman was trying to implement an "internet kill switch." As bad as the bill appears to be, there isn't an internet kill switch in the bill, and so we wrote another post pointing that out.
However, it appears that the meme of an "internet kill switch" -- which apparently was first put forth by Declan McCullough -- has pretty much taken over the debate on the bill. And some are noting that this is problematic, as there are lots of real issues to be discussed around the bill, and focusing on the bogus "internet kill switch" makes it less likely those other, real, issues will get as much attention.
However, it appears that the meme of an "internet kill switch" -- which apparently was first put forth by Declan McCullough -- has pretty much taken over the debate on the bill. And some are noting that this is problematic, as there are lots of real issues to be discussed around the bill, and focusing on the bogus "internet kill switch" makes it less likely those other, real, issues will get as much attention.
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which is why...
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Like children, they enjoy arguing.
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Which is ironic because the internet works best when it have no choke points, it is resilient because it cannot be dismembered, it was created exactly for the purpose of being able to survive such attacks he said it wants to prevent and yet he wants to handicap it so it make it even more vulnerable to crippling attacks.
This is not about cyber attacks is about spying on everyone and reducing the work the government has right now.
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Australia did it.
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"The Internet's public-private balance is a difficult one."
Now, having read the piece at that last link, I feel MISLED from your phrase: "there are lots of real issues". -- Not at that link, just a few paragraphs, first self-referencing, then saying it's "important", and that Obama won't have a giant red button on his desk. That's not journalism, just blather.
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The fact that people can't actually read what is in the bill is pathetic but pretty much sums up the IQ of the right
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW7mOaPnYYA
That's just sad, rush though a bill that no one has time to read, or understand, and really just don't care. I don't care what side your on, it's just plain WRONG.
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