Thursday, May 31, 2012

Stop CISPA!!!

Remember SOPA and PIPA? Well here comes another one, but this time it has some serious backing to it. Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) is another attempt to "reign in" the internet. But this time it is a bit more controversial than SOPA. CISPA is all about monitoring and stopping cyber crime, unlike SOPA which was essentially censoring the internet. The scary thing about CISPA is it's vagueness of what exactly it would do. "Monitoring the sharing of not just information about cyber attacks but also any case that involves computer "crime", exploitation of minors, the protection of individuals from the danger of death or serious bodily harm" That's CISPA folks, broken down plain and simple. Seem to be lacking anything? How about limits? CISPA doesn't really have any, and that means free reign for the government to do what it pleases.
   You would think that such a problematic bill would die almost immediately, but that's not the case. On April 26 2012, The House of Representatives passed CISPA. It is currently under debate in the Senate. CISPA has a lot of backing too, some recognizable names are: Facebook, Microsoft, IBM, AT&T, Verizon, and Oracle. Some less recognizable but still monstrous sponsors of CISPA are: BSA, CTIA, ITIC, TechAmerica, and USCC. So CISPA is a powerhouse that is backed by....if I were to put this into manga terms it would be Chiffon Fairchild, Uchiha Madara, Monkey D. Dragon, Sen Goku, Gatts and Lain all rolled up into one big but whooping, planet destroying, universe destroying/creating monster. In order to defeat CISPA everyone needs to do their part to protect the internet.


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