Macbeth
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President Obama is expected to announce Friday the creation of the position of cyber czar, a person who will coordinate the nation's efforts to protect government and private computer systems from hackers, criminal gangs, terrorists and spies, people familiar with the plan said Thursday.

The czar will report to both the national security adviser and the head of the National Economic Council, the sources said.

In addition, the White House will release a 40-page report that sets broad goals for combating cyber intrusions, but does not spell out in detail how to do so, said the sources, who would not agree to be identified because the report has not been released.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/28/ … index.html
A good move to make sure the internet is safe from hackers (lol) and other bad people or a position that is going to be abused and used to push an agenda and tighten government control?
Lai
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Sigh,.. will the world ever see a real Czar again?
AussieReaper
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I think what you really need is multiple levels of security that can't be hacked into without clearance from lower levels first. Putting one guy in charge of a national system spells disaster imo.

Lai wrote:

Sigh,.. will the world ever see a real Czar again?
No. Rasputin managed to discredit the Tsarist government just enough to tarnish the name forever (good for him, I say).
https://i.imgur.com/maVpUMN.png
ghettoperson
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I think it's a good thing. In this day and age, with computers playing such a huge role in our lives it's definitely needed. Long overdue really.

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