Source: Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine.
Sens. Joseph Lieberman and Susan Collins last week reintroduced sweeping cyber-security legislation that they say expressly prohibits an “Internet kill switch” that would allow the president to shut down the Web.
“While the United States must ensure the security of our nation and its critical infrastructure, it must do so in a manner that does not deprive Americans of the ability to lawfully read or express their views,” Collins, a Maine Republican, said in a statement delivered on the floor. “Neither the President nor any other federal official should have the authority to ‘shut down’ the Internet.”