The days of an open, largely unregulated Internet may soon come to an end.
A bill making its way through Congress proposes to give the U.S. government authority over all networks considered part of the nation's critical infrastructure. Under the proposed Cybersecurity Act of 2009, the president would have the authority to shut down Internet traffic to protect national security.
Not sure what you mean here. How does wireless mobile make any difference?Personally, I don't think it'll go anywhere, but if it does pass, then so be it.
We'll see a huge technology boom. Wireless mobile sales will be off the charts and underground internet will be the modern version of the speak easy.
The rest of the world might succumb to oppression, but we Americans seem to get motivated by it when our government attempts it.
Senate Proposal Could Put Heavy Restrictions on Internet Freedoms
Its going to be interesting to see how the partisans break on this one.
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Tomorrow I'll ride into Washington with my Luddite companions (we will not write, as alphabet is technology) on horseback (bareback, saddles are technology).
I thought all the liberal types were opposed to riding bareback.....:mrgreen:
Outside of my Luddite persona, I am opposed to riding horses in general. I prefer War Elephants.
A blogger probably posted evidence that Dear Leader did not write his books, and that the teleprompter really does write all his speeches.What could possibly be going on the internet that would justify the president shutting down ALL traffic?
What could possibly be going on the internet that would justify the president shutting down ALL traffic?
I suppose size does matter....
Only when you don't lose half of it trying to climb the French Alps.
+20 if you get that reference.
"I kind of view [the Rockefeller bill] as an opening shot," said Tien. "The concept is cybersecurity. There's this 60-day review underway, and some people wanted to get in there and make their mark on the White House policy development."
IT leaders hope the president will consider their argument that their business is not only incredibly complex and static, but that it also spreads over the entire globe.
If the United States was to set its own standard for cybersecurity, they say, it would create a host of logistical challenges for technology companies, virtually all of which operate internationally.
"Any standards have to be set at an international level and be industry led," said Dale Curtis, a spokesman for the Business Software Alliance. "This industry moves so fast, and government just doesn't move that fast."
Hannibal ad portas.
So that qualfied as a hard question? Guess I shouldn't be surprised, coming from NC. :lol:and here I was all convinced that all Texans were half-wits
That language could easily be interpreted to allow the President to shut down anything.
A blogger probably posted evidence that Dear Leader did not write his books, and that the teleprompter really does write all his speeches.
He had all the time in the world to write at Harvard and his writing output was a statistical zero.I have heard the whole Bill Ayers wrote Dreams from my Father blogposts, and tell you the truth I don't see it. Somethings these bloggers bring up like the fact that Dreams from my Father seems like the Novel version of "Why Organize", which was a small excerpt Obama wrote while President of the Harvard law club. They structure there arguments around the fact that Ayers used that excerpt and made a full blown novel out of it. If anything that just makes me think Obama just re-wrote material that was already floating around in his head, much like how most people write in the first place.
I don't agree with the themes of the book, but I really don't see the whole argument saying someone else wrote his books.
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