[LINK] Fwd: Save the Internet from the US

[Jan Whitaker]

>Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:06:16 -0400
>From: "Emma Ruby Sachs - Avaaz.org" <avaaz at avaaz.org>
>Subject: Save the Internet from the US
>To: "jwhit at janwhitaker.com" <jwhit at janwhitaker.com>
>
>Dear friends,
>
>
>
>Right now, over 100 Members of the US Congress 
>are trying to sneak through a bill that would 
>let them spy on every Internet user without a 
>warrant. CISPA is their third attempt to 
>rebrand their attack on global Internet 
>freedom. Our massive outcry helped beat SOPA and 
>PIPA, let's save the Internet again:
>
>Right now, the US Congress is sneaking in a new 
>law that gives them big brother spy powers over 
>the entire web -- and they're hoping the world 
>won't notice. We helped stop their Net attack last time, let's do it again.
>
>Over 100 Members of Congress are backing a bill 
>(CISPA) that would give private companies and 
>the US government the right to spy on any of us 
>at any time for as long as they want without a 
>warrant. This is the third time the US Congress 
>has tried to attack our Internet freedom. But 
>we helped beat SOPA, and PIPA -- and now we can 
>beat this new Big Brother law.
>
>Our global outcry has played a leading role in 
>protecting the Internet from governments eager 
>to monitor and control what we do online. Let's 
>stand together once again -- and beat this law 
>for good. Sign the petition then forward to everyone who uses the Internet:
>
><http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/?cl=1704066194&v=13512>http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/?vl
>
>Under the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and 
>Protection Act (CISPA), if a cyber threat is 
>even suspected, companies we use to access the 
>Internet will have the right to collect 
>information on our activities, share that with 
>the government, refuse to notify us that we are 
>being watched and then use a blanket immunity 
>clause to protect themselves from being sued for 
>violation of privacy or any other illegal 
>action. It's a crazy destruction of the privacy 
>we all rely on in our everyday emails, Skype chats, web searches and more.
>
>But we know that the US Congress is afraid of 
>the world's response. This is the third time 
>they have tried to rebrand their attempt to 
>attack our Internet freedom and push it through 
>under the radar, each time changing the law's 
>name and hoping citizens would be asleep at the 
>wheel. Already, Internet rights groups like the 
>Electronic Frontier Foundation have condemned 
>the bill for its interference with basic privacy 
>rights -- now it's time for us to speak out.
>
>Sign the petition to Congress opposing CISPA. 
>When we reach 250,000 signers our call will be 
>delivered to each of the 100 US Representatives backing the bill:
>
><http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/?cl=1704066194&v=13512>http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/?vl
>
>Internet freedom faces threats everyday from 
>governments around the world -- but the US is 
>best placed to attack the rights of Internet 
>users because so much of the Net's 
>infrastructure is located there. Our movement 
>has, time and time again, proven that global 
>public opinion can help beat back US threats to our Net. Let's do it again.
>
>With hope,
>
>Emma, Rewan, Ricken, Antonia, Lisa, Morgan, Mia, 
>Pascal and the entire Avaaz team
>
>
>More information
>
>Move over SOPA & PIPA: Here comes CISPA — 
>Internet censorship (Digital Journal)
><http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/322396>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/322396
>
>CISPA: Congressional plan to censor Internet concerns critics (Examiner)
><http://www.examiner.com/progressive-in-portland/cispa-congressional-plan-to-censor-internet-concerns-critics>http://www.examiner.com/progressive-in-portland/cispa-congressional-plan-to-censor-internet-concerns-critics 
>
>
>Good freedom, bad freedom: Irony of cybersecurity (RT)
><http://rt.com/usa/news/usa-internet-cybersecurity-cispa-299/>http://rt.com/usa/news/usa-internet-cybersecurity-cispa-299/ 
>
>
>Internet SOPA/PIPA Revolt: Don’t Declare Victory Yet (Wired)
><http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/internet-revolt-follow/>http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/internet-revolt-follow/ 
>
>
>H.R. 3523: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011
><http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr3523>http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr3523 
>
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