CISPA Will Improve U.S. Cybersecurity

To improve U.S. cybersecurity, let's pass CISPA

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It seems to me that nobody know what the hell they are talking about. The people for it follow it blindly follow it right after the word "cyberthreat", and the people against it seem to have some serious Big Brother paranoia issues going on. The foolish thing is to beleive that companies don't already do this, without telling you. The illusion of privacy is a false hope for a group of animals as evil and vile as humans. What do we need to keep private? What is there to hide? Why are we so afraid to have a little bit of transparency in order to secure so much more. Who is the government going to turn their attention to the guy buying sex toys on e-bay? Or the guy buying bomb parts and reading how to build one? We need something like this. The internet is the last great frontier for pirates and they flourish there, we need something in place, even if it hurts a little before it helps. We need something.

Justin of CA 4:18PM April 27, 2012

this bill clearly impinges upon every individuals 4 amendment rights. It is inevitable that this bill will be used to abuse authority and it is completely unconstitutional. This bill will allow them to track every move we make on the internet, and the only reason these tech companies are behind this now is because they will be getting payed for their cooperation. We could not sue them for exposing any information that was meant to be private and using it against us for whatever reason, because it would be legal for them to spy on us in this manner. Goodbye privacy- which is already questionable as it is. Goodbye freedom of speech.

Jess of KY 12:31PM April 24, 2012

NO! Your completely idiotic if you believe that this completely vague bill that could be corrupted and used in ways to harm peoples lives is only being used for cyber-security.

Dustin Hunter of KS 4:57PM April 19, 2012

"The only kind of “information sharing legislation” the US government should be sleepless about until passing is legislation that protects us from the harm and abuse of having our information shared without our consent. They should be forcing companies to tell us what the hell they’re doing with our data - every time they share it, and with whom.

Seems to me that if the government wants to backdoor collecting my communication and data by going through companies I conduct business with, those companies should at least be required to tell me (and have some sort of due process).

Companies like Google and its new congressional cronies need to listen to us, get their hands off the internet and our data, and step up for the people that gave them this power." -Violet Blue

pseudonyms of CA 11:53PM April 18, 2012

Who would have thought the U.S. Chamber of Commerce would suddenly become a champion of our Bill of Rights liberties ;--)

No. Before they steal my privates they need to show a warrant just like in that old-timey 4th Amendment.

dick wilmot of CA 5:19PM April 18, 2012

No way...authorities already are invading our lives in ways that are appalling.....businesses already have security in place, no need for CISPA....

Dale Cassidy of MD 4:48PM April 18, 2012

No way...authorities already are invading our lives in ways that are appalling.....businesses already have security in place, no need for CISPA....

Dale Cassidy of MD 4:47PM April 18, 2012

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