Let's kill CISPA, America's universal surveillance law

[Epsilon Tau Alpha]

Boingboing: [54]Let's kill CISPA, America's universal surveillance law

By [55]Cory Doctorow at 9:07 am Wednesday, May 23

Tiffiniy from Fight for the Future (standard-bearers in the fight
against SOPA) sez,

Congressional hero of the SOPA wars, Senator Wyden, said about cyber
security legislation (CISPA and Lieberman-Collins) that is expected
to be taken up and passed in early June: "I believe these bills will
encourage the development of an industry that profits from fear and
whose currency is Americans' private data. These bills create a
cyber industrial complex that has an interest in preserving the
problem to which it is the solution."

Furthermore, privacy is awesome -- it lets you be yourself without
fear of unjust scrutiny. But, these bills would end meaningful
privacy and install meaningful surveillance. But, we can change the
game: [56]www.privacyisawesome.com.

CISPA passed the house recently. That seems like a blow, but unless
a similar bill passes the Senate, that means nothing. We have one
week to kill CISPA indefinitely. The playbook for this is rolling
out today. If we can get senators to just stop and think for a
minute before they vote on the bill, the clock will run out on it.
To do that, we need to call Senate offices in the thousands
requesting meeting at and information on Memorial Day events and
during the Senators' recess, and get meetings in every state.

We're looking for people who can help keep building the movement for
internet freedom, and who want to help stop CISPA.

[57]Privacy is Awesome. Kill CISPA. (Thnaks, [58]Tiffiniy)

References:

54. http://boingboing.net/2012/05/23/privacy-is-awesome-the-playbo.html
55. http://boingboing.net/author/cory_doctorow_1
56. http://www.privacyisawesome.com/
57. http://www.privacyisawesome.com/
58. http://fightforthefuture.org/