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What if Bush had done this?
File Under: Never let a good crisis go to waste.
Forget about "going John Galt". Those folks have their literary references mixed up.
Now, where'd I put my flamethrower?
The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 (PDF) gives the president the ability to "declare a cybersecurity emergency" and shut down or limit Internet traffic in any "critical" information network "in the interest of national security." The bill does not define a critical information network or a cybersecurity emergency. That definition would be left to the president.
File Under: Never let a good crisis go to waste.
The bill does not only add to the power of the president. It also grants the Secretary of Commerce "access to all relevant data concerning [critical] networks without regard to any provision of law, regulation, rule, or policy restricting such access." This means he or she can monitor or access any data on private or public networks without regard to privacy laws.
Forget about "going John Galt". Those folks have their literary references mixed up.
Now, where'd I put my flamethrower?
