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Title: Lieberman Defends Plan Giving President Emergency Internet Authority (Know Your Enemies)
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URL Source: http://beforeitsnews.com/news/79/39 ... thority_Know_Your_Enemies.html
Published: Jun 17, 2010
Author: Before It's News
Post Date: 2010-06-17 01:25:16 by Brian S
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Sen. Joseph Lieberman on Tuesday defended his proposal to grant the president far-reaching emergency powers to seize control of or shut down portions of the Internet. It's vital that the president can "say to an electric company or to say to Verizon, in the national interest, 'There's an attack about to come, and I hereby order you to put a patch on this, or put your network down on this part, or stop accepting any incoming from country A,'" said Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut who caucuses with Democrats. Lieberman's bill, introduced last week, could force companies such as broadband providers, search engines, or software firms that the government selects to "immediately comply with any emergency measure or action" decreed by the Department of Homeland Security. Because there are virtually no limits on the president's emergency power, which can be renewed indefinitely, the densely-worded 197-page bill has encountered criticism from industry and civil liberties groups, which have worried about the ability to shut down parts of the Internet and raised concerns about "the potential for absolute power." (The sole limit is on warrantless wiretapping.) Continue news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20007851-38.html?tag=tabbedPromoUnitHolder;Blogs_content Related News... Two lawmakers expressed concern over the government’s hurry to adopt cloud computing. Edolphus Towns and Diane Watson issued a statement expressing their concern about utilizing such new technology given that no clear plans have been articulated, and that many important standards such as security have not been developed. The statement was sent to Casey Coleman, Chief InformationOfficer of the General Services Administration (GSA). Key statements included in the letter are as follows: “While there are compelling arguments for the federal government to utilize cloud computing, thetechnology is still a relatively new concept. As such, there are a number of questions and concerns about the federal government’s use of cloud computing. The committee is examining these issues and intends to hold a hearing on the potential benefits and risks of moving federal IT into the cloud.” “It is our understanding that a number of agencies are already using cloud computing for everything from email service to platform development despite the fact that OMB has yet to issue guidance on its use. Currently, there are no clear policies and procedures in place for cloud computing, and standards are not yet developed for security, interoperability, or data portability. Moreover, there does not appear to be a finalized plan for the government-wide implementation of cloud computing.”
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#1. To: Brian SS, w.a.r., Ethyl Mertz, Skippy, mining rum, looney's mom, all good little statists (#0)
You statists should be all for this. As long as your god Obama is running things.
If I could, I would.Lieberman Defends Plan Giving President Emergency Internet Authority
But I can't, so I won't.
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