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• Latest Action: Mar 01, 2012 Introduced in Senate

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• Committee Assignment: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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• U. S. Chamber of Commerce

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• National Association of Manufacturers

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• FreedomWorks

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• Center for Democracy & Technology

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• Electronic Frontier Foundation

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• American Association of Law Libraries

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• American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression

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• American Civil Liberties Union

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• American Library Association

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• Association of Research Libraries

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• Bill of Rights Defense Committee

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• Competitive Enterprise Institute

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• The Center for Media and Democracy

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• Center for National Security Studies

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• The Constitution Project

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• Consumer Federation of America

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• Cyber Privacy Project

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• Defending Dissent Foundation

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• Democrats.com

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• Doctor Patient Medical Association

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• Entertainment Consumers Association

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• Free Press Action Fund

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• Less Government

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• Liberty Coalition

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• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

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• OpenTheGovernment.org

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• Patient Privacy Rights

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• Privacy Rights Clearinghouse

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• Privacy Times

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• Reporters Without Borders

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• The Rutherford Institute

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• The Privacy Rights Now Coalition

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• TechFreedom

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• Tell Congress: Keep My Inbox Away From the Government | News ... - June 01, 2012 by Roger Snyder - I'm calling about the cybersecurity legislation currently under consideration (S. 2151 and S. 2105). These bills would allow companies to spy on sensitive user communications and pass this data to the government without a ...

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  As noted by Roger Snyder on June 01, 2012, "I'm calling about the cybersecurity legislation currently under consideration (S. 2151 and S. 2105). These bills would allow companies to spy on sensitive user communications and pass this data to the government without a ..." (/url?q=http://printsho.server313.com/php/wordpress/archives/2012/05/31/tell-congress-keep-my-inbox-away-from-the-government/&sa=U&ei=lU_LT-XcM6We2AXEx4naCw&ved=0CEQQmAEwBw&usg=AFQjCNFBF1NqY8a41fff8DZKz5NcZBdmCA)
• Tell Congress: Keep My Inbox Away From the Government | News ... - June 01, 2012 by Roger Snyder - I'm calling about the cybersecurity legislation currently under consideration (S. 2151 and S. 2105). These bills would allow companies to spy on sensitive user communications and pass this data to the government without a ...

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  As noted by Roger Snyder on June 01, 2012, "I'm calling about the cybersecurity legislation currently under consideration (S. 2151 and S. 2105). These bills would allow companies to spy on sensitive user communications and pass this data to the government without a ..." (/url?q=http://printsho.server313.com/php/wordpress/archives/2012/05/31/tell-congress-keep-my-inbox-away-from-the-government/&sa=U&ei=avrJT4ypI-GJ2AWhy8XaCw&ved=0CDwQmAEwBQ&usg=AFQjCNEqal06w399VZPtvkLts9QjMGNYUw)
• Tell Congress: Keep My Inbox Away From the Government | News ... - May 31, 2012 by Roger Snyder - I'm calling about the cybersecurity legislation currently under consideration (S. 2151 and S. 2105). These bills would allow companies to spy on sensitive user communications and pass this data to the government without a ...

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Highly Rated News Articles

• Breakthrough? Cyber bills could reach Senate floor in July. - June 25, 2012 by GCN.com - A bipartisan effort to move cybersecurity legislation in the Senate could bring pending bills to the floor for debate in July, but partisan differences in approaches to securing the nation’s critical infrastructure remain to be worked out ...

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  As noted by GCN.com on June 25, 2012, "A bipartisan effort to move cybersecurity legislation in the Senate could bring pending bills to the floor for debate in July, but partisan differences in approaches to securing the nation’s critical infrastructure remain to be worked out ..." (http://gcn.com/articles/2012/06/25/cybersecurity-bills-senate-floor-july.aspx)
• The Proper Response to Flame Virus - June 24, 2012 by DefenseNews.com (subscription) - Another bill, SECURE IT(S 2151), introduced by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and seven co-sponsors, stresses public-private collaboration over coercion. The Cyberspace Policy Report issued by the Pentagon emphasizes a whole-of-government approach ...

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  As noted by DefenseNews.com (subscription) on June 24, 2012, "Another bill, SECURE IT(S 2151), introduced by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and seven co-sponsors, stresses public-private collaboration over coercion. The Cyberspace Policy Report issued by the Pentagon emphasizes a whole-of-government approach ..." (http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120624/DEFFEAT05/306240004/The-Proper-Response-Flame-Virus)
• The Proper Response to Flame Virus - June 23, 2012 by DefenseNews.com (subscription) - Another bill, SECURE IT(S 2151), introduced by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and seven co-sponsors, stresses public-private collaboration over coercion. The Cyberspace Policy Report issued by the Pentagon emphasizes a whole-of-government approach ...

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  As noted by DefenseNews.com (subscription) on June 23, 2012, "Another bill, SECURE IT(S 2151), introduced by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and seven co-sponsors, stresses public-private collaboration over coercion. The Cyberspace Policy Report issued by the Pentagon emphasizes a whole-of-government approach ..." (http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120624/DEFFEAT05/306240004/The-Proper-Response-Flame-Virus?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s)