Thoughts on this?
http://www.atr.org/pcnaa-internets-next-biggest-threat-a5104#
http://www.atr.org/pcnaa-internets-next-biggest-threat-a5104#
The Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act (PCNAA) is probably the largest threat the Internet has ever faced. This legislation was announced by Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) with support from fellow Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine). This bill would give the president emergency powers to take control of and shut down portions of the internet.
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http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/ahamadeh/say-no-to-joe-kill-the-kill-switchThis will lead to command and control, absolute power over the Internet and innovation needed to advance the Internet further will be severely curtailed. The FCC is already attempting to assert control over the Internet under Net Neutrality, and now the Department of Homeland Security is looking to wield power as well. Any exercise of this bill could also have drastic economic effects; no one would be held liable for any losses or damages. Bob Dix, a government affairs and infrastructure protection expert, believes that the government is in no position to interfere in dealing with cyber attacks. He rightly argues that businesses are already fighting against cyber attacks and know what they are doing.
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me thinks that this is major overstepping of governmental boundaries but i couldn't find any major networks that picked up this story to compare the the right-wing blogs vs. main stream media versions of this bill.Lieberman claims that people are overreacting over the bill, and on State of The Union with Candy Crowley he told Americans to relax, and went on to say, "Right now China, the government, can disconnect parts of its Internet in case of war and we need to have that here too. Joe Lieberman cites China as a model that the United States should follow. Joe fails to mention that in times of unrest like government protests, China has shut down the internet to restrict users from communicating to one another