Fw: CISPA is the new SOPA

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Apr 10, 2012, 1:16:15 PM4/10/12

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Friends,

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA would
obliterate any semblance of online privacy in the United States -- and
provide a victory for content owners who were shell-shocked by the
unprecedented outpouring of activism in opposition to SOPA and Internet
censorship.

The House of Representatives is planning to take it up later this
month. Click here to ask your lawmakers to oppose it:

http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/cispa/?referring_akid=a5508353.1774768.FpkSan&source=auto-taf

SOPA was pushed as a remedy to the supposed economic threat of online
piracy -- but economic fear-mongering didn't quite do the trick, so
those concerned about copyright are engaging in sleight of hand,
appending their legislation to a bill that most Americans will assume
is about keeping them safe from bad guys.

This so-called cyber security bill aims to prevent theft of "government
information" and "intellectual property" and could let ISPs block your
access to websites -- or the whole Internet.

CISPA also encourages companies to share information about you with the
government and other corporations. That data could then be used for
just about anything -- from prosecuting crimes to ad placements. And
worst of all, CISPA supercedes all other online privacy protections.

Please click here to urge your lawmakers to oppose it when it comes up
for a vote this month:

http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/cispa/?referring_akid=a5508353.1774768.FpkSan&source=auto-taf