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August 1st, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda 
Near the top of the Senate’s agenda this week is the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, or CSA, a bill designed to help protect vital industries from cyberattacks.
While some Internet advocacy groups thought the bill had potential to protect networks while also preserving Internet users’ privacy, many are now warning of attempts by some lawmakers to eliminate privacy protections during the amendment process.
Fight for the Future, a recently formed organization that includes many opponents of the Stop Online Privacy Act, launched an informational campaign called “Do you have a secret?” on Wednesday. At the core of the campaign is a website that warns of amendments to the CSA the group claims would allow the National Security Agency, a military intelligence organization, to essentially spy on citizen’s online activity.
The scrolling-style site ends by asking visitors to sign a petition and call their Senators to tell them to vote against the CSA. The petition also supports an amendment offered by Sens. Franken (D-Minn.) and Paul (R-Ky.) that would maintain the privacy protections already embedded in the bill.
Since 1 p.m. ET, 1,500 people have already sent letters to Congress through Fight for the Future’s site.
SEE ALSO: Internet Defense League Launches With Mission to Protect the Open WebAdditionally, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a longtime Internet advocacy group, has published an anti-CSA petition of its own, fearing that some amendments being proposed may “undo months of effort by handing the reins of America’s cybersecurity systems to military intelligence agencies like the National Security Agency.”
The EFF’s petition calls for steadfast opposition to the bill as written and also advocates for the Franken-Paul amendment.
Efforts by Internet advocacy groups and concerned individuals proved effective last January, when grassroots opposition combined with opposition from Internet giants such as Google and Wikipedia to successfully oppose SOPA. Seven million people signed Google’s petition opposing SOPA, while eight million used Wikipedia’s tool to find their lawmakers’ contact information.
Online opposition to the Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, wasn’t enough to stop that bill from passing in the House of Representatives at the end of April in hurried fashion.
Some analysts believe the Senate may try to pass the CSA at a similarly rushed speed. However, a spokesperson for Fight for the Future told Mashable that their Senate staff sources are saying there’s a “good chance” the CSA will be defeated, possibly due to political disagreement inside the Senate.
Can online political activism around the CSA have the same impact it had on SOPA? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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