i can't do it / i can't do it tonight
Got this e-mail, I figured I'd pass it along.. The US government is at it again...
Friends,
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA would obliterate any semblance of online privacy in the United States -- and provide a victory for content owners who were shell-shocked by the unprecedented outpouring of activism in opposition to SOPA and Internet censorship.
The House of Representatives is planning to take it up later this month. Click here to ask your lawmakers to oppose it:
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/cispa/?referring_akid=.1952772.wybF9y&source=taf
SOPA was pushed as a remedy to the supposed economic threat of online piracy -- but economic fear-mongering didn't quite do the trick, so those concerned about copyright are engaging in sleight of hand, appending their legislation to a bill that most Americans will assume is about keeping them safe from bad guys.
This so-called cyber security bill aims to prevent theft of "government information" and "intellectual property" and could let ISPs block your access to websites -- or the whole Internet.
CISPA also encourages companies to share information about you with the government and other corporations. That data could then be used for just about anything -- from prosecuting crimes to ad placements. And worst of all, CISPA supercedes all other online privacy protections.
Please click here to urge your lawmakers to oppose it when it comes up for a vote this month:
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/cispa/?referring_akid=.1952772.wybF9y&source=taf
I don't know if people outside the US can sign, but it's worth a shot. Pass the word!
Friends,
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA would obliterate any semblance of online privacy in the United States -- and provide a victory for content owners who were shell-shocked by the unprecedented outpouring of activism in opposition to SOPA and Internet censorship.
The House of Representatives is planning to take it up later this month. Click here to ask your lawmakers to oppose it:
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/cispa/?referring_akid=.1952772.wybF9y&source=taf
SOPA was pushed as a remedy to the supposed economic threat of online piracy -- but economic fear-mongering didn't quite do the trick, so those concerned about copyright are engaging in sleight of hand, appending their legislation to a bill that most Americans will assume is about keeping them safe from bad guys.
This so-called cyber security bill aims to prevent theft of "government information" and "intellectual property" and could let ISPs block your access to websites -- or the whole Internet.
CISPA also encourages companies to share information about you with the government and other corporations. That data could then be used for just about anything -- from prosecuting crimes to ad placements. And worst of all, CISPA supercedes all other online privacy protections.
Please click here to urge your lawmakers to oppose it when it comes up for a vote this month:
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/cispa/?referring_akid=.1952772.wybF9y&source=taf
I don't know if people outside the US can sign, but it's worth a shot. Pass the word!