Political Quotes

“This is a particularly important letter. We have some of the most distinguished independent experts from across the country-- whether Amazon or Sysco, Stanford University, Dartmouth, some of the leading experts in the private sector and academia--expressing real concerns about this legislation and its House companion. From their letter: We appreciate your interest in making our networks more secure, but the legislation proposed does not materially further that goal, and at the same time it puts our users' privacy at risk. These bills weaken privacy law without promoting security. We urge you to reject them. The reason I want our colleagues to be aware that these distinguished scientists in Silicon Valley, and literally every corner of the country, are so concerned is that the American people want both security and liberty--and they understand the two are not mutually exclusive. What this distinguished group of experts has just said is this ``weaken[s] privacy law without promoting security.'' I hope the Senate will review what these experts are saying. Along the same lines, I note that the Christian Science Monitor recently polled a group of more than 78 high-profile security and privacy experts from across government, think tanks, and the private sector. With these experts, they asked if legislation along the lines of this bill--this bill which has been attached to the Defense authorization.…”