President Obama and his BlackberryNew Bill Gives Obama ‘Kill Switch’ To Shut Down The Internet -- Prison Planet
Government would have “absolute power” to seize control of the world wide web under Lieberman legislation.
The federal government would have “absolute power” to shut down the Internet under the terms of a new US Senate bill being pushed by Joe Lieberman, legislation which would hand President Obama a figurative “kill switch” to seize control of the world wide web in response to a Homeland Security directive.
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My Comment: I thought the U.S. Government already had a "kill switch" that they could exercise ASAP on internet providers and on the telecoms .... hmmm .... I guess I was wrong.
The PDF version of the bill .... Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act, or PCNAA. .... can be read here.
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