Sunday, May 12, 2013

postheadericon Shameful: Tech Companies Fighting Against Necessary CFAA Reform And CISPA Fixes

We talked a lot about the importance of CAFA reform lately even stress that under the CFAA, the founders of some of the most efficient technologies and software of our time have been sent prison under the CFAA. For this reason, it is ridiculous and shameful that most of the major software companies, through powerful lobby of SIIA, we fight against the reform of the CFAA. We've heard for some time that companies like Oracle and Adobe have been particularly strong against, but SIIA represents a large number of high-tech companies, many of which also seem to be in favor of the reform of the CFAA. While talking with the engineers in several of these companies, who believe that the CFAA is ridiculous, turning normal daily activities in a potential crime. But some of the leaders of these companies see a weapon to use against those who appropriate digital information - including dishonest employees (or former employees).



This makes no sense. Technology companies refuse to correct a dangerous and wide law, due to very specific circumstances that may be covered by other laws. Moreover, it goes against the basic common sense and the opinions of many of these companies own engineers. When companies are so focused on the protection of one of the weapons they are willing to allow these bad laws that remain, these are companies that demonstrate that they are not focused on innovation, but at hearings and judicial protectionism.



Equally worrying is that the new TechNet, an organization that represents a group of high-tech companies sent a letter to the Intelligence Committee of the House to support the release post-marked Cispa. It's not a big surprise. TechNet was classified as a supporter of Cispa and sponsors of bills in Congress overtime (or rather, had their staff overtime) seeking to appease the technology industry in the mistaken belief that the fight against SOPA was actually led by the technology industry, rather than an angry public. The public is Cispa so angry CISPA threats are not obvious to ordinary people, but winning in technology companies, giving them immunity if they violate the privacy of its users is a bad long-term strategy.
Yes, technology companies are part of the coalition that fought against SOPA, but part of that was because the high-tech companies have focus on what was best for its users. Choose to go against the same users when it comes to their own privacy will eventually return. Some people think that it is high-tech companies that have led the fight against SOPA, while the reality is that he went to users who have taken high-tech companies in the fight. Do not listen to their users would be a big mistake, such as voice over Internet against those companies is not a good sign for the future.



In this sense, Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian has launched a campaign to embarrass Google, Facebook and Twitter to come against Cispa. I hope he will do something similar around the CAFA reform too. After reducing technology companies on the wrong side of these laws is a bad long-term strategy for the technology industry.

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