White House Opposes CISPA In Its Current Form

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Oh look, a political standoff. No worries, politicians seem to have a way of getting around everything. If not, they'll just reintroduce similar bills until it eventually does pass. :rolleyes:

Specifically, the White House remains concerned that CISPA does not require companies to "take reasonable steps" to strip personal information when sharing user data with the government or other businesses. This has been a major point of contention between CISPA supporters and civil libertarians, who worry that the bill would give companies immunity for swapping user data inappropriately.
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colinstu said:
Man what a bunch of negative nancies here.
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It's a known fact that, as men get older, they worry more about the weather and the government. The next thing you know, the relics are on a porch someplace saying that the world is going to end because of legislation. It's been happening for bajillions of years thanks to grumpy old guys.
 
colinstu said:
Man what a bunch of negative nancies here.
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MasonD said:
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Now now, it's the house and senate who can't manage a budget, who's corrupt, who's greedy, who only wants control. The white house has clean hands and wouldn't stoop to such levels. It's different with the white house. ;)
 
What will most likely happen with CISPA is it will get broken down into many many different bills, where it will eventually get passed, just not as one broken down bill. I give it one more pass through before we start getting less restrictive bills that don't seem too bad, then when that one starts to fade another will go through.

Politicians problem with this one is its too much at once, everyone sees it for what it is (absolute internet control) and no one wants to deal with that. If you chip away at it over time they will get what they want. That is unless a massive event like 9-11 happens, which would be pretty difficult on the internet.
 
Companies will be forced into compliance with whatever the government makes law (even if that law sets people up for ID theft).

The biggest issues are that companies collect this data and that so many people are so willing to give out this data. If not for that....none of this would be much of a concern.

The single best thing anyone can do is just be aware of what you signup for. It's very likely more than what you see on the surface. Read the EULA. Read the TOS. Read the fine print.
 
It's funny how the House rages against enhanced databases for gun owners, but when it comes to CISPA, they want the ability to peek into everyone's online traffic. Having the cake and eating it too.
 
Can't say I saw that coming. Usually the government doesn't give a damn about privacy.
 
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