CISPA just got passed

[gold stinger]

Re: CISPA just got passed

Anyone ever read the book 1984 by George Orwell?

It was a good book, if only I wasn't forced to read it in English class.



In all honesty though, Ayase is correct. If you actually read the fine lines of CISA, CISA is granted exceptions and immunity against both the Electronic Communication Privacy Act of 1986 and the Privacy Act of 1974, and creates a possible grey area within the 4th amendment that allows it to be exploited for government purposes.

It's not like it won't increase protection at all though, ditching your 4th amendment for bulk collection from government agencies will most likely do something, such as catching people who torrent without a vpn, or find sources to threatening content easier, but it will do nothing against foreign entities that plan out actual cyberterrorism attacks, whom can just adjust how they do it on a moment's notice. This doesn't stop people from leaking info from big name government corporations like NSA & homeland security, and it doesn't stop foreign hackers from attacking companies & leaking password lists.

This is really, really sad, when I know more about United States government & law than Canadian government & law.

[rzr]

Re: CISPA just got passed

If I am correct, I believe all this started because the music industry was breathing down the necks of the govt for profit loss. They used to make their bulk of income off album sales, now they're lucky to get 99cents a song.
So they pushed for these anti-piracy acts, which like AA said are only going to limit us. Look at gun control, they don't find safer ways to operate or sell them, they simply limit them. Look at education, the national standard fails and instead of breaking it down they dumb it down, water it down, and they simplified it with Common Core.

It's kinda the base for bipartisanhip too.

[Deadlyx39]

Re: CISPA just got passed

Thiis is really, really sad, when I know more about United States government & law than Canadian government & law.

Lol Canadian government.

But honestly that's how it's been in America since 9/11. People have been forced to lose more and more of their freedoms in the name of "protecting the people". Honestly all politicians are like this. The Senate is 54-44-2 (Republicans/Democrats/Independents) so it's not like this issue is limited to one party, especially considering that the vote had 74 backers in senate alone.