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09-10-2009, 06:23 AM
A newly revised version of the Cybersecurity Act of 2009 is expected to grant the president the ability to shut down private Internet networks in the case of a national emergency. In the revised version that language was dropped, but the vague substitute wording still allows the president to declare a cyber-security emergency and gives the White House broad authority over "non-governmental" networks in times of national emergency (as declared by the president).
For more information:
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Revised-Bill-Still-Gives-Obama-Unprecedented-Cyber-Security-Powers-885201/
For more information:
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Revised-Bill-Still-Gives-Obama-Unprecedented-Cyber-Security-Powers-885201/