CISPA: A Government/Corporation Quid Pro Quo
The new CISPA legislation not only increases the government’s own offensive surveillance and enforcement capabilities, but legally turns corporations into official domestic spies.
The new CISPA legislation not only increases the government’s own offensive surveillance and enforcement capabilities, but legally turns corporations into official domestic spies.
The definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over expecting different results. That’s a cliche, but politicians often follow the hoariest routes to power, and attempting to enact change by doing the same thing repeatedly is one of them.
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When word broke last week that the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, the twice-defeated bill known as CISPA,
Opponents of the bill are surprised that Congress wouldn’t be more diligent in ensuring Americans’ privacy was protected, given all the NSA revelations in the past year.
The Senate Intelligence Committee voted 12-3 on Tuesday to approve a cybersecurity bill authored by Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein and Vice Chairman Saxby Chambliss. Known as the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, it would
Katie Rucke is a MintPress staff writer and investigative report specializing in the war on drugs, criminal justice, marijuana legislation, education and watchdog investigations as well as whistle-blowers. Her investigations related to the coverage of the 2010 Toyota recall scandal, and coverage of the trials of Anonymous hacker and proclaimed activist Jeremy Hammond as well as Bradley Manning have received international acclaim. Rucke has been recommended by the Wikileaks organization as a trusted journalist in 2013. Rucke has also written pieces for Yahoo! and various community magazines. Follow Katie on Twitter: @katierucke