Adding "Internet Freedom" to the Internet Kill Switch Bill Is Putting Lipstick on a Pig
When we first started investigating the Internet Kill Switch Bill, we thought it was humorous that it was being reintroduced shortly after the Egyptian government killed the Internet there. Now, to fight the criticism, several tweaks and adjustments have been made, including changing the name from the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act to the Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act. We’re still not impressed. According to Michelle Richardson, legislative counsel for the ACLU, ”It still gives the president incredible authority to interfere with Internet communications.”…