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Put this picture in your journal, or link it to your friends! If you're in the US you can do something to help stop CISPA.  If you want to retain your freedoms on the internet, and the freedoms of those all over the world who use American-based servers, you gotta be on top of it, you gotta contact your representatives, you gotta be part of this process.



CISPA is expected to be voted on between..



You guys can stop it.



Remember CISPA? It passed the House back in April.  It's coming up for a vote in the Senate soon, and if you'd like your internet privacy protected, it's your responsibility to have your say.  The website, Privacy Is Awesome, is a new website that helps to connect you to your Senator (they supply numbers, a form to report back, and even a script if you aren't the best with words).  They help you to email your Senator.  Every donation that is made towards the people who helped stop SOPA and PIPA will be matched up to $5000 by Bob Fertik, of Democrats.com.

Take a minute to read the information below.

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CISPA, the Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act, passed the House in April.  It's headed for what seems to be a Senate vote in early June.  

To drum up opposition to the legislation, which would create "a 'cybersecurity' exemption to all existing laws,"  Fight for the Future, Democrats.com, The Liberty Coalition, and the Entertainment Consumers Association have all created a new website called Pivacy is Awesome.  

The site outlines the top five ways to help defeat CISPA.

Call your senators and tell them to oppose the Lieberman-Collins bill (CISPA), and ask for a constituent meeting during the Memorial Day recess to help change their mind.
Email senators offices about CISPA, expressing your opposition.
Keep calling senators until they plan a constituent meeting.
Donate to anti-CISPA organizers -  the same teams that helped defeat SOPA/PIPA
Share your opposition online - Facebook Twitter, etc.

Meanwhile, Sen. Ron Wyden D-Ore, is spearheading opposition to the legislation, concluding a recent SEnate floor speech with:

I believe these bills will encourage the development of a cyber security industry that profits from fear and whose currency is Americans private data. These bills create a Cyber Industrial Complex that has an interest in preserving the problem to which it is the solution.