Legislation in the U.S. senate under the 2011 Cybersecurity Freedom Act now forbids the President of the U.S. to issue emergency measures to order an Internet shutdown to combat cyber attacks.<br><br><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-18/senators-dump-internet-kill-switch-for-cyber-attack-response.html">http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-18/senators-dump-internet-kill-switch-for-cyber-attack-response.html</a><br>
<br>Gordon<br>