“This is a total contradiction of what a free society is all about. The purpose of government is to protect the secrecy and the privacy of all individuals, not the secrecy of government” -Ron Paul BREAKING UPDATE: SENATE TURNS DOWN CISPA AFTER HOUSE PASSES, TOO MUCH AMERICAN OUTCRY In a few hours, April 19th, 2013, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act / Cyber Protection Act-more clearly-a government internet takeover, will take to the Senate floor for a vote & a fight after the vote to bring it to the floor passed in house rules and passed the house floor vote, despite massive American outcry against the legislation and its useless amendments. Breaking: The US House just passed #CISPA, undermining the privacy of millions of Internet users. Now we take this fight to the Senate. — EFF (@EFF) April 18, 2013 According to the legislative text and sponsors of the legislation, CISPA serves the purpose of protecting the cybersecurity of Americans and the companies that operate within the market Americans create. Who could be against that? Who could turn down SECURITY? Who could turn down security on the internet, a revolutionary,rewarding, and risky network that connects individuals and businesses with each other, [...]
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Don’t Tread on the Internet & Don’t Tread on Me
CISPA, the new internet Censorship bill, is already being met with massive protest. Mashable, Digital Trends, and many others have began the spread of information across the very internet Congress is attempting to censor, ironically highlighting the reasoning behind the bill, and the need for the FREE INTERNET. This internet censorship bill is different than SOPA in that it attempts to deliver power over the internet and free speech to government under the guise of “protection” by forcing and allowing companies to give YOUR private information to government. I guess that’s why this bill is “coincidentally” coinciding with the NSA’s construction of a million square foot spying facility for Americans. But I write about this today not to fear monger, or to scare you into blind submission and agreement, but as a call to action, similar to that of the force that STOPPED SOPA, the previous internet censorship bill. YES, HUMAN ACTION WORKS, especially with the politicians who believe we the people are asleep, and that is perfectly exemplified when a bill goes viral, and there is a massive and strong NO! in time. Over the past few months, those who have paid attention to the “work” congress has been [...]
