CISPA Allows DHS (Department Homeland Security) to 'Intercept' (Delete) Anything Online!

[kcv081]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57420580-281/cispa-revision-allows-dhs-internet-countermeasures/

The deceivingly named CISPA Act allows the Department of Homeland Security to intercept, or delete, any information online based upon its own arbitrary measures. Unless this act is vetoed in the Executive branch, it will effectively make the Internet useless as a communication mechanism!

[Kluge]

I wonder how that would work with encrypted communications? It would probably automatically flag anything that's encrypted and get you put on a list.

[Restore America Now]

Making us safer!!! :)

[DamianTV]

I wonder how that would work with encrypted communications? It would probably automatically flag anything that's encrypted and get you put on a list.

You think they dont have the keys to your encrypted communications? I believe in Britain it is illegal for you to not turn over your encryption keys to their Government. You think they dont have back doors into every system on the planet? Youre dreaming! And it is a dream that is fast turning into a Nightmare!

[Philosophy_of_Politics]

This forum will cease to exist. Just an FYI.

[Anti Federalist]

I wonder how that would work with encrypted communications? It would probably automatically flag anything that's encrypted and get you put on a list.

Where it will be broken by NSA's new breed of supercomputers being installed out in Utah.

[Kluge]

Where it will be broken by NSA's new breed of supercomputers being installed out in Utah.

I thought about that. I hope anonymous goes ape on all their asses.

[Indy Vidual]

Recent Update:

Insanity: CISPA Just Got Way Worse, And Then Passed On Rushed Vote

Up until this afternoon, the final vote on CISPA was supposed to be tomorrow. Then, abruptly, it was moved up today—and the House voted in favor of its passage with a vote of 248-168. But that's not even the worst part.

The vote followed the debate on amendments, several of which were passed. Among them was an absolutely terrible change (pdf and embedded below—scroll to amendment #6) to the definition of what the government can do with shared information, put forth by Rep. Quayle. Astonishingly, it was described as limiting the government's power, even though it in fact expands it by adding more items to the list of acceptable purposes for which shared information can be used. Even more astonishingly, it passed with a near-unanimous vote. The CISPA that was just approved by the House is much worse than the CISPA being discussed as recently as this morning.

Previously, CISPA allowed the government to use information for "cybersecurity" or "national security" purposes. Those purposes have not been limited or removed. Instead, three more valid uses have been added: investigation and prosecution of cybersecurity crime, protection of individuals, and protection of children. Cybersecurity crime is defined as any crime involving network disruption or hacking, plus any violation of the CFAA.

Basically this means CISPA can no longer be called a cybersecurity bill at all. The government would be able to search information it collects under CISPA for the purposes of investigating American citizens with complete immunity from all privacy protections as long as they can claim someone committed a "cybersecurity crime". Basically it says the 4th Amendment does not apply online, at all. Moreover, the government could do whatever it wants with the data as long as it can claim that someone was in danger of bodily harm, or that children were somehow threatened—again, notwithstanding absolutely any other law that would normally limit the government's power.

Somehow, incredibly, this was described as limiting CISPA, but it accomplishes the exact opposite. This is very, very bad.

There were some good amendments adopted too—clarifying some definitions...

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120426/14505718671/insanity-cispa-just-got-way-worse-then-passed-rushed-vote.shtml