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In particular, note that this applies to the category of industry known as critical infrastructure. Examples of this include electric utilities and water utilit
by pnathan 14y ago
In particular, note that this applies to the category of industry known as critical infrastructure. Examples of this include electric utilities and water utilities.
It's not written to be a general "applies everywhere" memo. It might of course be construed as such at some point, but it's not, on the face of it, written as such.
- tptacek 14y agoNot only does it narrowly describe critical infrastructure (one of the few changes between the signed EO and the draft of it that was published last year is a careful definition of what "critical infrastructure" means), but it does not enable the government to do anything involuntary with those critical infrastructure entities. In other words, if you run a nuclear power plant that is connected to the Internet via an unauthenticated gateway and the government somehow learns of that fact, this EO would not allow the government to take any actions, other than to (a) inform you that you are operating designated critical infrastructure and (b) offer to enroll you in a program to have the government unidirectionally share nonclassified attack information with you.