CISPA = SOPA 2.0?

Via The LA Times: "In spite of their hopes, Internet activists are finding that their efforts to keep the digital world free of further regulation did not end with SOPA's defeat. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 is working its way through Congress, and is the latest proposed legislation to raise concerns among privacy activists. Introduced in November by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.), the stated goal of CISPA is to create new channels for communication between government intelligence entities and private firms regarding potential and emerging cyber-security threats...".* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more from Morgan Little: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/...

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[Grappler1998]

If this is the last time we have a free internet then I just wanna say, you guys have been great

[x3MIzuiro]

This is obviously not going to end. Perhaps the only way to stop this bullshit from politicians is to go back to the old days and stick one of these politicians head on a pike to deter others from doing the same thing.

[Betrix5060]

good news the senate nuked this bill! whoooooooo!

[William LaSalle]

Why can't any one in our Administration, any of our Senators, or any one of our Representatives keep their Oath of Office to support and protect our Constitution of the United States from all enemies foreign and domestic, instead of being the enemies of our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, our Freedoms, and our Human Rights ?

[TheTechnoToast]

Wait a minute... Does that mean that, as Apple is a threat to Microsoft and Google is a threat to Apple, they can all shut each other's sites down? 0_0

[whiteeye212]

I really think we are screwed this time

[HellzNord]

2 things that have to go... big govt. and big business... their days are coming.