[kictanet] Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA)

[ICT Researcher]

Talk Begins of Online ‘Blackout’ in CISPA Protest
Posted 2013-04-19 18:08:42
(NEW YORK) -- No sooner had the House of 
Representatives passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
 (CISPA), on Thursday, than word began spreading of an online protest. 
Some are suggesting the protest take the form of a “blackout” – going 
offline for 24 hours, displaying censorship bars over content or posting
 statements of opposition to Internet censorship — similar to last 
year’s opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect 
IP Act (PIPA).


Supporters on Twitter have begun tweeting the hashtag #CISPABlackout to promote the proposed April 22 “blackout.”

Though
 proponents see the bill as a strong measure to fight cyber threats and 
better protect citizens, organizations like the American Civil Liberties
 Union, The Internet Defense League and the Electronic Frontier 
Foundation oppose CISPA because of the jurisdiction it would provide for
 the federal government to procure personal information shared with 
private-sector entities such as Google or Facebook. ( Read more at: http://kticradio.com/news/business/?more=33414201 )
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