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Internet companies and civil liberties groups were alarmed this spring when a U.S. Senate bill proposed handing the White House the power to disconnect private-sector computers from the Internet.
They're not much happier about a revised version that aides to Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, have spent months drafting behind closed doors. CNET News has obtained a copy of the 55-page draft of S.773 (excerpt), which still appears to permit the president to seize temporary control of private-sector networks during a so-called cybersecurity emergency.
Note: When Russia invaded the Republic of Georgia, they shut down the Georgian internet. It can be done. ... the right jack
Source: See this link to read more about this . . .
http://news.cnet.com:80/8301-13578_3-10320096-38.html
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Friday, August 28, 2009
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