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~~What is CISPA?
	CISPA is the acronym for the H.R. 3523: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011. CISPA is reminiscent of the previous bills SOPA and PIPA. CISPA

effectively authorizes any company - including ISPs (those guys that give you internet), social media websites (such as Facebook) and search engines (think Google) - to gather

information on you.
	This information called 'Cyber Security Information' can be gathered without informing the individual that is being observed, and the individual is not entitled to be

privy to the reason of the observation. Companies that collect Cyber Security Information under the bill are exempt from all legal action. Furthermore companies are allowed to

share the gathered information with the government and certain other companies without any repercussions. Companies collecting the information are also required to file a

privacy report with the government every year.
	The key danger in CISPA is that it uses incredibly vague language and gives both the government and companies a large amount of room to do whatever they want with

private information. For the sake of freedom and privacy CISPA must be stopped.

~~Who Supports CISPA?
The following organisations support CISPA as stated by http://intelligence.house.gov/hr-3523-letters-support
AT&T
Boeing
BSA
Business Roundtable
CSC
COMPTEL
CTIA - The Wireless Association
Cyber, Space & Intelligence Association
Edison Electric
EMC
Exelon
Facebook
The Financial Services Roundtable
IBM
Independent Telephone & Telecommunications Alliance
Information Technology Industry Council
Intel
Internet Security Alliance
Lockheed Martin
Microsoft
National Cable & Telecommunications Association
NDIA
Oracle
Symantec
TechAmerica
US Chamber of Commerce
US Telecom - The Broadband Association
Verizon

~~So what can I do?
	CISPA can be stopped, but only with your help. The most important thing for us to do is to raise awareness. Tell your friends about CISPA, tweet about it, reddit about

it, talk about it where ever you go. Share this link so that others can read this and know what they are fighting.
	Sign the petition against CISPA at https://act.demandprogress.org/sign/cispa_facebook/
	Did you notice that Facebook supports CISPA? We did. Stop using Facebook, tell your friends to do it too. Whether you just stop using it for a while or delete your

account you are helping.