Not really telling what the hell is going on with this bill..so I can't comment on it for now.
The only thing that annoys me is this line so far:
Reid favors an approach that would expand DHS authority beyond currently regulated “critical infrastructure,” such as utilities and financial
institutions, to also include Internet service providers and private networks.
the dhs has already been expanded long ago to include internet crimes, and has been moving into drugs.
The discussion in the article btw is aiming at cyber attacks and security against...so not sure where the linking is between what went on with
sopa/pipa and this..I seemed to have missed some critical element I guess showing how cyber attacking = taking down youtube (to dumb things down a
bit). However, no doubt there is lots of spin going on from ops and the neocon story...so I may be right in seeing no link here
But anyhow, back to my fist shaking at the dhs. this monster needs to be put back in its 2001 cage...it has been growing in power ever since its
inception. It is designed for a specific purpose..to secure the homeland from terrorist threats...and terrorist is those whom use violence or threats
of violence to make people fear in order to further a political or religious agenda. Not what your neighbor is doing by hacking pepsi's website or
anything else that will no doubt be broadly placed on this. We all ready have agencys and rules in place for such things.
But ya..the article has said little more than some senators went into a meeting one day...no use in speculating what went on. if and when a bill is
presented, then its time to discuss its merits and flaws.