Declan McCullagh describes yet another Obama policy initiative falling into the no-change-at-all column.
The U.S. president has announced a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy for the federal government, saying Internet-based threats have risen “dramatically” and the country “must act to reduce our vulnerabilities.”
A 76-page White House document calls for a new way of looking at Internet and computer security, saying that private-public partnerships are necessary, collaboration with international organizations will be vital, and privacy and civil liberties must be respected in the process.
Sound familiar? The year was 2003, and the president was George W. Bush, who wrote the introduction to what he called a “National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace.”
Declan even offers a detailed side-by-side comparison of the two plans in the form of a test. See if you can guess which versions were proposed by which President.