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For a slightly more balanced take on it, check out the Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber_Intelligence_Sharing_and_Protection_Act https://en

by tomku 14y ago

For a slightly more balanced take on it, check out the Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber_Intelligence_Sharing_and_Protection_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber_Intelligence_Sharing_and... There are definite problems with CISPA in regards to privacy, but a lot of the stuff on that "Do you have a secret?" page is just mindless FUD.

alanh 14y ago
> calls page mindless FUD when in fact there are specific examples cited on page > doesn’t back up own claims of FUD Hello?
- tomku 14y ago
  Please explain how either of the examples (one is specific, one is not) have anything to do with CISPA. One was a traditional terrorism investigation that was horribly botched, while the other is a case in a foreign country with laws that are completely different (and much, much worse) than CISPA. Both qualify as FUD because their factual relevancy is extremely low, while their shock value is high. Their only use on the page is to scare visitors into going "Oh my god, that could happen to me!" so that they tell all their friends about all these terrible things that the evil gubmint is going to do if we all don't oppose CISPA.
  - alanh 14y ago
    > Their only use on the page is to scare visitors into going "Oh my god, that could happen to me!" so that they tell all their friends about all these terrible things that the evil gubmint is going to do if we all don't oppose CISPA. Sounds relevant to me. They’re just taking a big picture approach here, not focusing on CISPA. I think that’s okay.