Hacktivist group Anonymous has slammed SOPA’s successor-bill CISPA, due to go before the US House of Representatives. They claim it will allow companies unprecedented access to personnel information, severely violating privacy laws.
Anonymous have dubbed the new legislation as “rampant government spying” even worse than SOPA. The collective called on their supporters to initiate a “24-hour Anti-CISPA tweetbomb” to boycott the new legislation. The action started on Friday at midnight (EST).
Anonymous posted a “STOP CISPA TOOLKIT” on Twitter, which extensively outlined the bill, their opposition to it, and how their supporters can stop it.
The collective also tweeted a link outlining how 800+ corporations and the US Chamber of Commerce “support Internet freedom crushing” via their support for the act.
The proposal currently has bi-partisan support in the US government with 112 members of Congress backing it to be passed, six more following suit on Thursday.
However, the draft law has even raised a few eyebrows in the White House, giving rise to concerns that it would allow companies to divulge confidential customer records and communications.
Spokesperson for the US National Security Council Caitlin Hayden said that although information sharing legislation is essential to address “critical infrastructure risks” there needs to be “safeguards in place to protect civil liberties.”
“Legislation that would sacrifice the privacy of our citizens in the name of security will not meet our nation's urgent needs,” stressed Hayden.
CISPA stands for the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which is a bill aimed at granting private companies greater internet security by allowing them to share personnel information on possible cyber threats.
Moreover, how the legislation defines these “cyber threats” has become a bone of contention for opponents of the bill.
CISPA defines a threat as “information directly pertaining to a vulnerability of, or threat to a system of network of a government or private entity, including information pertaining to the protection of a system or network.”
Critics take issue with the bill’s ambiguous wording and say they will give the government and give companies free rein to access private information.
Particular attention has been paid to the clause "notwithstanding any other provision of law." Companies may share information "with any other entity, including the federal government."
According to the current phrasing, companies could flout personal privacy protections and share huge amounts of data.
“Such information could very well include account names and passwords, histories, message content, and other information not currently available to agencies under federal wiretap laws,” hacktivist group Anonymous write on their website..
The House Rules Committee has set a deadline of next Tuesday for amendments to be made to the controversial legislation before the vote takes place in the House of Representatives.
CISPA joins the ranks of SOPA, ACTA, PIPA and other legislation put forward in the US supposedly to step up internet security. All have been the subject of controversy amid accusations that the US government is trampling on civil liberties.
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A.Smith April 23, 2012, 02:49
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It's appearing the Mossad have infiltrated Anon with purported Anon spokemen attacking those addressing their Bahrain F1 protest that Apartheid Israel was helping the Bahrain despot emirate crush the protesters the Anon groups are trying to help.
Why would self-labeled Anon members attack people critical of the evil Apartheid Israel's hand in the brutal crack downs across Bahrain? The answer appears to be the Mossad has infiltrated the Anon group that recently targeted the websites supporting the Bahrain despot leader. It makes absolutely no sense for Anon to protect the evil Zionists who have helped crush the very life out of the Bahrain protesters with their iron fists while allegedly fighting against protesters oppressors unless the Mossad had infiltrated those Anon groups.
With Saudi's and other's actively waging cyberwar's against the evil Zionists leading Apartheid Israel, it should be understood the Mossad would certainly attempt to infiltrate the Anon groups as well as any others the depraved Zionists view as enemys of their corrupt Apartheid State.
bvit (unregistered) April 21, 2012, 05:09
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The most evil Jews are the Talmudian Jews. The Babilonian Talmud is Judaism's Holiest book and it is filled with hatred towards Gentiles, sick perversions, and Jewish supremacy.
san (unregistered) April 21, 2012, 03:15
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A.Smith,I agree with you 100% and I am sure, You know it is not always "zionists". There are other jew organizations even worse then zionists. They work together for the same evil goal. For example Chabat Liubavich - satanic supremacist cult.So, call them jews from tome to time. It is a name of anationality. And if it sounds sometimes unusual, it is not our fault.With due respect . San.Thruth WILL make us free.
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