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FrankRep
02-08-2012, 08:02 PM
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is forging ahead with yet another Internet regulation bill, packaged under the guise of cyber-security.


Harry Reid Poised to Introduce Yet Another Internet Bill (http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/10805-reid-poised-to-introduce-yet-another-internet-bill)


Raven Clabough | The New American (http://thenewamerican.com/)
08 February 2012



Despite the harsh public outcry against the anti-piracy bills such as the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (left) is forging ahead with yet another Internet regulation bill. This measure (http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/06/democrats-to-continue-internet-coup-with-new-cyber-bill/#ixzz1lilCvoMA) is packaged under the guise of cyber-security, but it serves ultimately the same purpose as SOPA and PIPA by providing more authority to the federal government over the Internet.

Though the contents of the bill have generally been kept secret, there are some indications that the legislation could be stronger than President Obama’s cybersecurity proposal, released in May 2011. That measure recommended that the Department of Homeland Security be assigned authority over cybersecurity issues related to civilian networks, and that the DHS program be “developed in consultation with privacy and civil liberties experts and with the approval of the Attorney General.”


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