21 April 2013 (19:45 UTC-07 Tango 20 April 2013)/10 Jumada t-Tania 1434/01 Ordibehest 1391/12 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

“I think if anything, the recent events in Boston demonstrate, that we have to come together to get this done in name. In the case of Boston, they were real bombs. In this case they’re digital bombs. These bombs are on their way. That’s why this legislation is so urgent. For if we don’t and those digital bombs land and attack the United States, and Congress failed to act, then Congress has that on his hands.”-Mike McCaul, U.S. Representative from Texas

On 18 April 2013, the U.S. House passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), despite that fact that most businesses, human rights groups and individuals are against it!  Apparently even Obama threatened to veto it.

The FBI supports CISPA, which now goes to the U.S. Senate for debate.