Down The Tubes

The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 introduced in the Senate would allow the president to shut down private Internet networks. The legislation also calls for the government to have the authority to demand security data from private networks without regard to any provision of law, regulation, rule or policy restricting such access.

I don't really know what the ultimate effect of the Cybersecurity Act will be, but this seems pretty big. Maybe I've missed it, but it doesn't seem to be getting that much attention.