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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAhead of Senate Vote, Snowden Speaks Out to Stop CISA
Ahead of Senate Vote, Snowden Speaks Out to Stop CISANadia Prupis
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"CISA isn't a cybersecurity bill," Snowden wrote during the Q&A. "It's not going to stop any attacks. It's not going to make us any safer. It's a surveillance bill."
Supporters of CISAincluding Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.)say the bill would make it easier for tech companies to share data in cases of security breaches and other digital attacks. But critics say there aren't enough safeguards in place to protect user privacy and the bill only works to serve intelligence agencies in domestic surveillance operations.
"What it allows is for the companies you interact with every dayvisibly, like Facebook, or invisibly, like AT&Tto indiscriminately share private records about your interactions and activities with the government," Snowden wrote on Monday. "CISA allows private companies to immediately share a perfect record of your private activities the instant you click a link, log in, make a purchase, and so onand the government with reward for doing it by granting them a special form of legal immunity for their cooperation."
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Bernie Sanders, Rand Paul protest CISA as it advances in Senate
Despite Widespread Opposition, 'Surveillance Bill in Disguise' Takes New Step Towards Passage
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Ahead of Senate Vote, Snowden Speaks Out to Stop CISA (Original Post)
portlander23
Oct 2015
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WDIM
(1,662 posts)1. I have completely given up on the illusion of privacy
There is no such thing as privacy on electronics or the internet. Any privacy you think you have is an illusion. and if the authoritarian tyrannical powers that run our government want this it will happen. The rights of the peoole to freedom justice and liberty are limited more and more each day.
closeupready
(29,503 posts)3. Absolutely. No matter what any of them SAY, they are ALL collaborating
with government surveillance entities, and every single thing you do or say online goes to some server in Utah or wherever. Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft ... every single one. Obviously, this is merely my opinion, but yes, I'm convinced of it.
Omaha Steve
(99,632 posts)2. K&R!
bananas
(27,509 posts)4. k&r nt
moosemike
(14 posts)5. Snowden
telling it like it is!