Ogabe Takes Back The Internet For Algore

clipped from www.sundriesshack.com Private or not, Federal or not, according to Section 18, if the President says something is critical, he can shut it down. Furthermore, Section 18 (6) gives him the power to “order the disconnection” of any designated network “in the interest of national security”. Oh, and you computer geeks will love reading Section 6, which compels the government to develop a standard security software configuration for all critical sites plus “a standard testing and accreditation protocol” for all software running on those systems that have any security component at all. Additionally, if you’re in the cybersecurity business, you’ll have to be certified under a new government program and, if you aren’t, you won’t be able to do business within three years of the bill becoming law. Because we all know just how great the government is at computer security and writing good software, right?

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