Turn off the Internet? Could Lieberman’s Cyberspace Security Bill give the President that Power?

Thu, Jun 17 2010

S.3480 – “Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset” Act of 2010?

People, please contact your Senator and tell them we are not OK giving the government power to squelch free press and speech nor to attempt to control and regulate internet growth.

Lieberman Wants to Boost President’s Cybersecurity Power (from nbcnewyork.com)

Turn off the internet? Soon the President might be able to do it.

The U.S. Senate is considering a bill that would allow the president to declare “national cyber emergencies” and requires that “the owner or operator of covered critical infrastructure shall immediately comply with any emergency measure or action” demanded of them, in section 249.c.1.