Friday, August 28, 2009

A bill is being drafted by Democratic Senator Rockefeller of WV that will give the President the power to seize control of the internet and the servers of private persons and corporations during a cyber attack. The bill does not specify what type of attack. Essentially, this will give the Executive Branch the power to investigate any person or company in the United States based on loosely defined definitions of what a cyber attack actually entails. If the NRA sends a email to someone who complains that they did not want an email from the NRA, will the government then seize the NRA's servers?