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Lieberman claims Internet spying bill would prevent ‘a 9/11 Pearl Harbor’
Lieberman claims Internet spying bill would prevent ‘a 9/11 Pearl Harbor’
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/24/lieberman-claims-internet-spying-bill-would-prevent-a-911-pearl-harbor/
During a press conference at the capitol on Tuesday, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CN) urged fellow lawmakers to pass his Internet spying bill in order to prevent what he dubbed “a cyber 9/11 or a 9/11 Pearl Harbor.”
“The danger of cyber attacks against the United States is clear, present and growing, with enemies ranging from rival nations to cyber terrorists to organized criminal organizations to rogue hackers,” he said.
The Cyberecurity Act of 2012 represents a compromise version of legislation the former Democrat has been pushing since 2010, which flips his originally proposed mandates and replaces them with a voluntary incentive plan — a move key to securing support from Republicans. It would also open up channels for information sharing between corporations and government agencies, which has many civil liberties advocates very worried about how the nation’s law enforcement and spy agencies will use that private data.
“We did not want to lose the chance to pass cybersecurity legislation this year that could prevent what Secretary Panetta warned about, which is a cyber 9/11 or a 9/11 Pearl Harbor, before it actually happens,” Lieberman said (watch his comments at 25:25 in this video).
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/24/lieberman-claims-internet-spying-bill-would-prevent-a-911-pearl-harbor/
During a press conference at the capitol on Tuesday, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CN) urged fellow lawmakers to pass his Internet spying bill in order to prevent what he dubbed “a cyber 9/11 or a 9/11 Pearl Harbor.”
“The danger of cyber attacks against the United States is clear, present and growing, with enemies ranging from rival nations to cyber terrorists to organized criminal organizations to rogue hackers,” he said.
The Cyberecurity Act of 2012 represents a compromise version of legislation the former Democrat has been pushing since 2010, which flips his originally proposed mandates and replaces them with a voluntary incentive plan — a move key to securing support from Republicans. It would also open up channels for information sharing between corporations and government agencies, which has many civil liberties advocates very worried about how the nation’s law enforcement and spy agencies will use that private data.
“We did not want to lose the chance to pass cybersecurity legislation this year that could prevent what Secretary Panetta warned about, which is a cyber 9/11 or a 9/11 Pearl Harbor, before it actually happens,” Lieberman said (watch his comments at 25:25 in this video).
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Thanks for helping make 2000 close enough for them to steal . . . "Joementum". 
You look up "milquetoast" in the dictionary and Lieberturd's picture is next to it.
... what websites I visit? They won't tell my wife, will they? (she's a conservative ... shhhh) 
