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Will the president get more power to turn off the Internet?

That's the United States president we're talking about here. Not the guy in Egypt. There's a big push about to happen on Capitol Hill to give the chief executive power to take over private computer networks in the event of a large scale cyber attack on the nation's infrastructure. But events in Egypt are forcing the effort's defenders to do some explaining.

The Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act has been around for a couple of years now, in various forms. It’s meant to protect networks crucial to national security by isolating them or turning them off to prevent attacks. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Tom Carper (D-DE), who are behind the bill’s latest iteration, are insisting that the bill, the final language of which is yet to be revealed, will not affect the average citizen’s ability to go online or check their email.

The bill has always contained some vague language that has concerned civil liberties groups. The new version is also raising eyebrows since it calls for the president’s powers to be activated when he or she decides that a state of cyber emergency is to enacted. And there is no mechanism for judicial approval or review.

We talk to Tony Romm from Politico.com. He outlines the somewhat rough political road faced by the bill, especially the idea that it contains a “kill switch” — something the senators deny. We also check in with Declan McCullough, chief political correspondent for CNET.com who walks us through the ambiguous language being used.

Also in this program, an app called WhereTheLadies.at. It says it will tell you where the ladies at.

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