The SOPA act has been a controversial topic recently. The United States government, in its effort to stop infringement of intellectual properties are trying to pass laws that provides law enforcement the power shutdown these activities. The provisions of this act includes court orders to bar numerous activities, including barring advertisement from infringing websites and request of internet service providers to block traffic. There are many that believe this bill will cripple the Internet. Many hold the opinion that Internet was created as a mechanism for sharing and to promote free speech, which will be negated in this bill. For example, if a user posts something infringing on this blog they could potential shutdown the entire blogspot.com. The big players in the communication industry are voicing concern about this bill and suggesting that innovation is the way to improve cyber security rather a bill that might cripple the industry.
The US telecom executives recently stressed that incentives for innovation and sharing of information are steps that should be taking towards cyber security. Their general consensus is that the approach the government is under taking would do more harm than good. They even speculated that with the implementations the government plans to put in place, a hacker can easily gain access to all communications systems if they can find away into the system the government has setup. They encourage that flexibility is that key to continuous progress in business and technology. Therefore, rather than utilizing a large-scale method to control the way the internet is used, the government should advocate for a investments towards innovations in cyber security.
Articles worth the read:
Sopa: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act
Innovation : http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/24443/telecom-execs-warn-congress-about-excessive-regulation-in-cyber-bills/
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