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		<title>Comment on Stop CISPA by Rwolf</title>
		<link>http://effaustin.org/2012/04/stop-cispa/comment-page-1/#comment-961</link>
		<dc:creator>Rwolf</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>CISPA Legislation Is Disguised—Fascism 

CISPA the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act if signed into law will allow——the military and NSA warrant-less spying on Americans’ confidential electronic Communications; any transmitted private information circumventing the fourth amendment. CISPA will allow any self-protected cyber entity to share with the Feds any person’s private information that might allegedly relate to a cyber threat or crime. Considering the U.S. Government’s current business relationship with telephone and Internet companies, it should be expected the feds would use CISPA to gain unprecedented access to lawful Americans’ private electronic communications. Almost every week news media reports corrupt police arrested for selling drugs, taking bribes and perjury. It is foreseeable that broad provisions in CISPA that call for private businesses / cyber entities to share with Spy Agencies confidential information will open the door for corrupt government and police to sell a corporations’ confidential information to its competitors, foreign government and others. CISPA provides insufficient safeguards to control disposition of (shared) confidential corporate / cyber entity information, including confidential information shared by spy agencies with private entities derived from spying on Americans.  

The recently House Passed Cyber Security Bill overrides the Fourth Amendment. Government may use against Americans in Criminal, Civil and Administrative courts (any information) derived from CISPA warrant-less spying. CISPA will open the door for U.S. Government spy agencies such as NSA; the FBI; government asset forfeiture contractors, any private entity (to take out of context) any innocent—hastily written email, fax or phone call to allege a crime or violation was committed to cause a person’s arrest, assess fines and or civilly forfeit a business or property. There are more than 350 laws and violations that can subject property to government asset forfeiture. Government civil asset forfeiture requires only a civil preponderance of evidence for police to forfeit property, little more than hearsay.

CISPA (warrant-less electronic surveillance) will enable the U.S. Justice Department to bypass the Fourth Amendment, use information extracted from CISPA electronic surveillance) of Americans’ Web Server Records, Internet Activity, transmitted emails, faxes, and phone calls to issue subpoenas in hopes of finding evidence or to prosecute Citizens for any alleged crime or violation. If the current CISPA is signed into law it is problematic federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and private government contractors will want access to prior Bush II NSA and other government illegally obtained electronic records to secure evidence to arrest Americans; civilly forfeit their homes, businesses and other assets under Title 18USC and other laws. Of obvious concern, what happens to fair justice in America if police become dependent on “Asset Forfeiture” to help pay their salaries and budget operating costs?

Note: the passed “Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000” (effectively eliminated) the “five year statue of limitations” for Government Civil Asset Forfeiture of property: the statute now runs five years (from the date) police allege they “learned” an asset became subject to forfeiture. If CISPA takes affect, allows (no warrant) electronic government surveillance of Americans, it is expected CISPA will be used by government not only to thwart cyber threats, but to aggressively prosecute Americans and businesses for any alleged crime: U.S. Government spy and police agencies; quasi government contractors for profit, will relentlessly sift through Citizen and businesses’ (government retained Internet data), emails and phone communications) to discover possible crimes or civil violations. A corrupt U.S. Government Administration too easily use CISPA no-warrant-seized emails, faxes, Internet data and phone call information) to target, blackmail and extort its political opposition; selectively target any Citizen, corporation and others in the manner Hitler used his Nazi passed legislation that permitted no-warrant Nazi police searches and seizure of Citizens and businesses or to extort support for the Nazi fascist government. Hitler Nazi Laws made it possible for the Nazi’s to strong-armed German parliament to pass Hitler’s 1933 Discriminatory Decrees that suspended the Constitutional Freedoms of German Citizens. History shows how that turned out.

 CISPA warrant-less electronic surveillance) has the potential of turning America into a similar Fascist Police State.</description>
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<p>CISPA the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act if signed into law will allow——the military and NSA warrant-less spying on Americans’ confidential electronic Communications; any transmitted private information circumventing the fourth amendment. CISPA will allow any self-protected cyber entity to share with the Feds any person’s private information that might allegedly relate to a cyber threat or crime. Considering the U.S. Government’s current business relationship with telephone and Internet companies, it should be expected the feds would use CISPA to gain unprecedented access to lawful Americans’ private electronic communications. Almost every week news media reports corrupt police arrested for selling drugs, taking bribes and perjury. It is foreseeable that broad provisions in CISPA that call for private businesses / cyber entities to share with Spy Agencies confidential information will open the door for corrupt government and police to sell a corporations’ confidential information to its competitors, foreign government and others. CISPA provides insufficient safeguards to control disposition of (shared) confidential corporate / cyber entity information, including confidential information shared by spy agencies with private entities derived from spying on Americans.  </p>
<p>The recently House Passed Cyber Security Bill overrides the Fourth Amendment. Government may use against Americans in Criminal, Civil and Administrative courts (any information) derived from CISPA warrant-less spying. CISPA will open the door for U.S. Government spy agencies such as NSA; the FBI; government asset forfeiture contractors, any private entity (to take out of context) any innocent—hastily written email, fax or phone call to allege a crime or violation was committed to cause a person’s arrest, assess fines and or civilly forfeit a business or property. There are more than 350 laws and violations that can subject property to government asset forfeiture. Government civil asset forfeiture requires only a civil preponderance of evidence for police to forfeit property, little more than hearsay.</p>
<p>CISPA (warrant-less electronic surveillance) will enable the U.S. Justice Department to bypass the Fourth Amendment, use information extracted from CISPA electronic surveillance) of Americans’ Web Server Records, Internet Activity, transmitted emails, faxes, and phone calls to issue subpoenas in hopes of finding evidence or to prosecute Citizens for any alleged crime or violation. If the current CISPA is signed into law it is problematic federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and private government contractors will want access to prior Bush II NSA and other government illegally obtained electronic records to secure evidence to arrest Americans; civilly forfeit their homes, businesses and other assets under Title 18USC and other laws. Of obvious concern, what happens to fair justice in America if police become dependent on “Asset Forfeiture” to help pay their salaries and budget operating costs?</p>
<p>Note: the passed “Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000” (effectively eliminated) the “five year statue of limitations” for Government Civil Asset Forfeiture of property: the statute now runs five years (from the date) police allege they “learned” an asset became subject to forfeiture. If CISPA takes affect, allows (no warrant) electronic government surveillance of Americans, it is expected CISPA will be used by government not only to thwart cyber threats, but to aggressively prosecute Americans and businesses for any alleged crime: U.S. Government spy and police agencies; quasi government contractors for profit, will relentlessly sift through Citizen and businesses’ (government retained Internet data), emails and phone communications) to discover possible crimes or civil violations. A corrupt U.S. Government Administration too easily use CISPA no-warrant-seized emails, faxes, Internet data and phone call information) to target, blackmail and extort its political opposition; selectively target any Citizen, corporation and others in the manner Hitler used his Nazi passed legislation that permitted no-warrant Nazi police searches and seizure of Citizens and businesses or to extort support for the Nazi fascist government. Hitler Nazi Laws made it possible for the Nazi’s to strong-armed German parliament to pass Hitler’s 1933 Discriminatory Decrees that suspended the Constitutional Freedoms of German Citizens. History shows how that turned out.</p>
<p> CISPA warrant-less electronic surveillance) has the potential of turning America into a similar Fascist Police State.</p>
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		<title>Comment on EFF-Austin presents Bruce Sterling at ATX Hackerspace by SF Tidbits for 2/22/12 - SF Signal &#8211; A Speculative Fiction Blog</title>
		<link>http://effaustin.org/2012/02/eff-austin-presents-bruce-sterling-at-atx-hackerspace/comment-page-1/#comment-771</link>
		<dc:creator>SF Tidbits for 2/22/12 - SF Signal &#8211; A Speculative Fiction Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Bruce Sterling will give away and sign some of his books Saturday Feb. 25th 5pm-7pm at ATX Hackerspa.... [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on EFF-Austin presents Bruce Sterling at ATX Hackerspace by Bruce Sterling freebies at Austin Hackerspace &#124; TUMBLR TRANSLATOR</title>
		<link>http://effaustin.org/2012/02/eff-austin-presents-bruce-sterling-at-atx-hackerspace/comment-page-1/#comment-767</link>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Sterling freebies at Austin Hackerspace &#124; TUMBLR TRANSLATOR</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] freebies at Austin Hackerspace    14580             Thanks! An error occurred!   Hey, Austinites, Bruce Sterling&#8217;s giving away his books at the ATX, the Austin Hackerspace, on Saturday from [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on Unredacted APD #OpWardrive Documents by Mark Boyden</title>
		<link>http://effaustin.org/2012/01/unredacted-austin-police-department-dart-operation-wardrive-documents/comment-page-1/#comment-736</link>
		<dc:creator>Mark Boyden</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Many thanks for EFF&#039;s efforts on this and the other multitude of similar issues that crop up.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many thanks for EFF&#8217;s efforts on this and the other multitude of similar issues that crop up.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Austin Police Department announces &#8220;Operation Wardrive&#8221; by Austin Police Department’s &#34;Operation Wardrive&#34; Postponed in Light of Criticisms from Digital Rights Activists &#124; Electronic Frontier Foundation</title>
		<link>http://effaustin.org/2011/09/austin-police-department-announces-operation-wardrive/comment-page-1/#comment-666</link>
		<dc:creator>Austin Police Department’s &#34;Operation Wardrive&#34; Postponed in Light of Criticisms from Digital Rights Activists &#124; Electronic Frontier Foundation</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] echo EFF Austin&#039;s comments on this issue: Missing from the cited analysis is any recognition of potential benefits to be [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] echo EFF Austin&#039;s comments on this issue: Missing from the cited analysis is any recognition of potential benefits to be [...]</p>
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		<title>Comment on Austin Police Department announces &#8220;Operation Wardrive&#8221; by Overcast</title>
		<link>http://effaustin.org/2011/09/austin-police-department-announces-operation-wardrive/comment-page-1/#comment-663</link>
		<dc:creator>Overcast</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Do they wear brown shirts there?</description>
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		<title>Comment on Successful inquiry into #OpWardrive by EyesWideOpen</title>
		<link>http://effaustin.org/2011/09/successful-inquiry-into-opwardrive/comment-page-1/#comment-657</link>
		<dc:creator>EyesWideOpen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 06:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You made the right choice on this APD. This was a very bad idea and should not be reinstated.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You made the right choice on this APD. This was a very bad idea and should not be reinstated.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Austin Police Department announces &#8220;Operation Wardrive&#8221; by jetsmit</title>
		<link>http://effaustin.org/2011/09/austin-police-department-announces-operation-wardrive/comment-page-1/#comment-655</link>
		<dc:creator>jetsmit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What needs to be done is to figure out who put the hair brained idea in somebody&#039;s head to begin with. Chances are, it would lead back to organizations such as RIAA, or MPAA , and their efforts to combat piracy by lining the pockets of those that have any influence in this type of decision making. Really? The City and APD don&#039;t just come up with this type of crap on their own.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What needs to be done is to figure out who put the hair brained idea in somebody&#8217;s head to begin with. Chances are, it would lead back to organizations such as RIAA, or MPAA , and their efforts to combat piracy by lining the pockets of those that have any influence in this type of decision making. Really? The City and APD don&#8217;t just come up with this type of crap on their own.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Austin Police Department announces &#8220;Operation Wardrive&#8221; by jonl</title>
		<link>http://effaustin.org/2011/09/austin-police-department-announces-operation-wardrive/comment-page-1/#comment-651</link>
		<dc:creator>jonl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>EFF-Austin is certan the APD had good intentions here, though attorneys working with EFF-Austin also suggested there could be legal issues iwth the operation, and we still want to know how they were planning to find and contact owners of open APs. We definitely agree it&#039;s not a best use of resources.  Clearly you&#039;re angry, and that&#039;s unfortunate. The hopefully productive way we want to approach this is to offer to work with the APD on a public campaign about the vulnerabilities of open wifi - also the limitations of security, and why many informed  users choose to have open wifi access points, and how this choice can make sense.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>EFF-Austin is certan the APD had good intentions here, though attorneys working with EFF-Austin also suggested there could be legal issues iwth the operation, and we still want to know how they were planning to find and contact owners of open APs. We definitely agree it&#8217;s not a best use of resources.  Clearly you&#8217;re angry, and that&#8217;s unfortunate. The hopefully productive way we want to approach this is to offer to work with the APD on a public campaign about the vulnerabilities of open wifi &#8211; also the limitations of security, and why many informed  users choose to have open wifi access points, and how this choice can make sense.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Next Meetup: Sandy Stone on &#8220;Online identity and the fight for cyberfreedom&#8221; by Successful inquiry into #OpWardrive</title>
		<link>http://effaustin.org/2011/09/next-meetup-sandy-stone-on-online-identity-and-the-fight-for-cyberfreedom/comment-page-1/#comment-647</link>
		<dc:creator>Successful inquiry into #OpWardrive</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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