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Microsoft drops support for CISPA

article published on 28 April, 2012

Microsoft, who was long a supporter of the CISPA bill, has now done an about-face. The software giant has said they can only support laws that allow "us to honor the privacy and security promises we make to our customers." Additionally, the company wants to "ensure the final legislation helps to tackle the real threat of cybercrime while protecting consumer privacy." In November, when ... [ read the full article ]

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kabledog
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_ 		29. April 2012 @ 00:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
How convenient to abandon support for this bill AFTER it passes the House and heads to the Senate.
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Mysttic
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_ 		29. April 2012 @ 03:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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How convenient to abandon support for this bill AFTER it passes the House and heads to the Senate.
Before or After makes very little difference you know. If other corporations turn to MS reasoning for backing out, or at least question other sensible arguments to no longer back the bill: get enough of them, add in public outrage, that bill could be revoked easily enough.
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statomike
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_ 		29. April 2012 @ 03:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Microsoft: "That's too evil."
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Mrguss
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_ 		29. April 2012 @ 04:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Starting #MayDay #MAY1 #OpDefense #StopCISPA
VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njEi7mXi...=endscreen&NR=1
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Capitalism: Funnel most of the $$$ to the already rich.

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attar
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_ 		29. April 2012 @ 05:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The tears running down his cheeks mingle with the gently falling rain as Bill Gates laments the passing of a law he helped instigate.
Funny old world, ain't it?
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xaznboitx
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_ 		30. April 2012 @ 01:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
we all know that ms stopped supporting this so people won't cancel their dsl/dialup with them or don't bother using their search engine
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