Comments on: Reiterating CTIA’s Support for CISPA http://blog.ctia.org/2012/04/20/reiterating-support-for-cispa/ The trade association representing the wireless ecosystem. Wed, 15 May 2013 19:03:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Brad McGann http://blog.ctia.org/2012/04/20/reiterating-support-for-cispa/#comment-29557 Brad McGann Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:34:01 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=4904#comment-29557 "Why does the wireless industry support CISPA?" I imagine "the wireless industry" is comprised of individuals with the same hopes, fears, and cell phones as everyone else. All too many times telecommunications firms have been duped or coerced into violating constitutional protections, under the murky guise of "national security."

Hogwash. Better for the whole telecommunications system to come crashing down around us than to live in 1984. Shame on CTIA for jumping on board this misguided train!

]]> By: Philip R. Tripp http://blog.ctia.org/2012/04/20/reiterating-support-for-cispa/#comment-28957 Philip R. Tripp Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:24:22 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=4904#comment-28957 Unfortunately the way it is worded leaves it wide open for abuse. I basically opens the door for total loss of any presumption of privacy for individuals with no legal recourse.

I'm for the general purposes stated above, but the bill needs to be rewritten to insure individual rights of privacy. As written this bill will allow ANY government or corporation entity that has contact with anything an individual posts OR EVEN SENDS to be mined for 'data' to be used for their purposes or sold.

My ISP should not be able to datamine my private emails and sell that info. That would be 100% legal under CISPA. Just because it's 'not moral' does not mean it will not be done if allowed. Too much of that happens without CISPA!

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