Addressing what intelligence officials describe as a gaping vulnerability, the legislation also calls for the appointment of a White House cybersecurity “czar” with unprecedented authority to shut down computer networks, including private ones, if a cyberattack is underway, the officials said.
via Senate Legislation Would Federalize Cybersecurity – washingtonpost.com.
That’s right. This bill creates yet another “czar” (How many is that now?) with the authority to shut down your private computer networks, including your Blackberry, iPhone, etc.
This is bad. Very very bad. How’s that “hope-n-change” taste now?