[SGVLUG] SOPA/Protect IP bill moving forward to gut DNS security

[matti]

fyi - perhaps now is a good time to contact your congressperson...

"Not only Smith is the SOPA's primary House sponsor, but opponents are outgunned in both congressional chambers. SOPA's backers include the Republican or Democratic heads of all the relevant House and Senate committees, and groups as varied as the Teamsters and the AFL-CIO have embraced it on the theory that it will protect and create U.S. jobs.
Smith pointedly declined to invite any civil liberties groups that have criticized SOPA, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation, to testify before his committee tomorrow. The Motion Picture Association of America did get an invite, however, as did the AFL-CIO and Pfizer."

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57325134-281/google-facebook-zynga-oppose-new-sopa-copyright-bill/



additional references:

Example of recent crack down DNS hijacking, yet SOPA threatens our security
http://www.publicknowledge.org/blog/operation-ghost-click-and-value-dnssec


White Paper 
"Security and Other Technical Concerns Raised by the
DNS Filtering Requirements in the PROTECT IP Bill"
http://www.circleid.com/pdf/PROTECT-IP-Technical-Whitepaper-Final.pdf


thanks
matti