Senators propose granting president emergency Internet power

June 18, 2010 by legitgov

Senators propose granting president emergency Internet power By Declan McCullagh 10 Jun 2010 A new U.S. Senate bill would grant the president far-reaching emergency powers to seize control of or even shut down portions of the Internet. The legislation announced Thursday says that companies such as broadband providers, search engines, or software firms that the government selects "shall immediately comply with any emergency measure or action developed" by the Department of Homeland Security. Anyone failing to comply would be fined.