Fiber Optic Telecommunications Networks: Wyden: Cybersecurity bill would have sacrificed privacy

James F. Booth

For more than 25 years, James Booth has provided consulting and legal services to telecommunications carriers and to enterprise companies that manage their own telecommunications networks. Since June of 2009 he has also served as General Counsel of Spread Networks, LLC, which is the industry leader in the construction and operation of low latency high speed networks. Before joining Spread he was General Counsel for OnFiber Communications, a competitive telecommunications provider, and was the sole attorney for Qwest Communications International in support of its construction of an 18,800 mile fiber optic network spanning the United States. Earlier he was lead counsel for U S WEST in its wireless and cable television ventures in the United States, Europe and Hong Kong.

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Wyden: Cybersecurity bill would have sacrificed privacy

Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden voted Thursday against bringing the controversial Cybersecurity Act of 2012 up for debate, citing what he said was the bill’s failure to protect civil liberties and Internet users’ privacy. Wyden’s vote was a defection from Senate Democrats’ support of the controversial bill. Wyden, known for his work in the defense of digital privacy and civil liberties, said in a statement following Thursday’s vote that the vote itself asked Senators to “sacrifice Internet users’ privacy and civil liberties for weak proposals to improve cybersecurity.” http://dailycaller.com/2012/08/03/wyden-cybersecurity-bill-would-have-sacrificed-internet-users-privacy-civil-liberties/