ms. pocket.

This is just SOPA with another name, and like SOPA it has to be stopped. get the word out there, don’t let this bill slip past us unnoticed. 

ericheart:

CISPA: Say Hello To Big Brother

I comprised a nice little template for those of you who want to do something about this atrocious bill.

This little link here will help you find who your states Senators are and how to contact them.
http://www.contactingthecongress.org/

And if you need a little direction on what to say, here is a nice template I found addressing all the finer points of this bill. You can of course write whatever you want.

Dear Senator _____,

I am writing to you to ask that you vote against the upcoming bill, CISPA, which just passed the vote in the House of Representatives by a 248 to 168 vote. I do not like anything that I see in the bill in its current form, and some of my biggest concerns are:

    Huge expansion of government power, essentially creating a legal channel for spying on its own population
    Unprecedented control of the government over the Internet, which has recently demonstrated huge opposition to bills like SOPA, PIPA, and CISPA
    Lack of privacy controls (any and all information can and will be disclosed to the “authorities” should the bill pass in its current form)
    No safeguards that the system this bill would create won’t be used and abused by those with the authority to use the powers it grants
    Broadness in the definitions of various terms such as cyber security and cyber threats

Please consider these points carefully before you decide which way to vote. Bills such as CISPA and SOPA make me feel extremely uncomfortable about my government. Just thinking that somebody might be reading all of my personal communications with my friends or relatives sends shivers up my spine. I don’t want any website to give out information that I confidentially disclosed to them, with a flimsy reason such as “sharing images”—an act qualified as a cyber threat by CISPA.

This issue is extremely important to me, as if passed, it would send the relationship between the government and the Internet (which has generally been hands-off) spiraling in the wrong direction. I urge you to support my views on this act and views of countless other people in our state.

Best regards,

MYNAME

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