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The Infuriating “Patriot Act 2” That You Didn’t Hear About

The Infuriating “Patriot Act 2” That You Didn’t Hear About

Freedom-loving Americans have been complaining about The Patriot Act for years now, with it’s invasion of privacy and warrant-less searches of personal information. Unfortunately, what you haven’t heard about is “The Patriot Act 2” that recently was passed without fanfare in the early morning hours of December 18th of 2015. What is it? How did this pass? What do you need to know?

These are great questions.

First of all, what is it? It is the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA). According to ZeroHedge, CISA is

“a law which would allow federal agencies – including the NSA – to share cybersecurity, and really any information with private corporations “notwithstanding any other provision of law.” The most vocal complaint involved CISA’s information-sharing channel, which was ostensibly created for responding quickly to hacks and breaches, and which provided a loophole in privacy laws that enabled intelligence and law enforcement surveillance without a warrant.” (hat tip to here for the lead)

In other words, your right to privacy and right to be free of illegal search and seizure has just been stripped from you when it comes to the internet. And, in case you didn’t realize it, it is all connected to the internet, from telephone calls to credit card transactions at restaurants (not just online purchases) to, potentially, information about what you search for online.

So, the next question: How did this pass? The whole situation gets even more troubling when you learn this part. Andy Greenberg, writing for Wired, says,

“In a late-night session of Congress, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced a new version of the “omnibus” bill, a massive piece of legislation that deals with much of the federal government’s funding. It now includes a version of CISA as well. Lumping CISA in with the omnibus bill further reduces any chance for debate over its surveillance-friendly provisions, or a White House veto.

ZeroHedge also notes that rushing the omnibus budget bill through Congress means much less possibility of debate over the bill itself or add-ons to the bill like CISA.

The last question, what do you need to know, may be the hardest to answer because this bill essentially strips the last vestiges of privacy away from every single one of us. This is the kind of surveillance ability that Stalin or Mao Tse Tung only dreamed about, and now that President Obama signed the bill (on December 18, 2015) our Federal government has it in place. So, our best recommendation is find ways to disappear. We would not suggest doing anything illegal, but you may want to find ways to legally go off grid. Consider using prepaid cards to make purchases online and have them sent to neutral locations for pickup or have someone else order items for you (don’t put anyone else in danger). Consider simply becoming self-reliant outside of the government’s observation zones. Consider moving overseas.

Whatever you consider, start taking action to make yourself disappear. Your freedom is gone, and is unlikely to come back. Give yourself and your family a fighting chance to live a life out from underneath the thumb of government pressing down on you.

What do you think: What is the best way to disappear? Share your suggestions below.

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