by Declan McCullagh
http://news.cnet.com
August 28, 2009 12:34 AM PDT
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.
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Probably the most controversial language begins in Section 201, which permits the president to “direct the national response to the cyber threat” if necessary for “the national defense and security.” The White House is supposed to engage in “periodic mapping” of private networks deemed to be critical, and those companies “shall share” requested information with the federal government. (“Cyber” is defined as anything having to do with the Internet, telecommunications, computers, or computer networks.)
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Bill would give president emergency control of Internet | Politics and Law – CNET News
h/t: CLG
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Dandelion Salad 
More erosion of rights. John D. Rockefellyer , IV (i.e. Jay) is a member of a family that puts a face on evil, and shows the danger of gnerationally inherited wealth.