Senate 'Internet Kill Switch' Bill Moves Forward | Linux Today

Senate ‘Internet Kill Switch’ Bill Moves Forward

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 28, 2010

[ Thanks to Russ James
for this link. ]

“A Senate committee on Thursday approved a
cyber-security bill that has prompted concern about a presidential
“Internet kill switch.”

“The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
unanimously approved the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset
Act of 2010 (S. 3480). It now moves to the Senate floor for a full
vote.

“The bill is an over-arching cyber-security measure, which
would, among other things, create an office of cyberspace policy
within the White House, which would be led by a Senate-appointed
director. It would also create a new center within the Homeland
Security Department, which would implement cyber-security
policies.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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