The
following is attributed to Harold Feld, legal director of Public Knowledge:
“FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski this
morning proposed a reasonable, voluntary approach to cybersecurity that will
require cooperation from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and their customers.”
“We were particularly pleased to see
the chairman defend that the open nature of the Internet as a ‘guiding
principle’ not to be compromised in the pursuit of tighter security. Similarly, we applaud his strong
advocacy of consumer privacy as essential to any security policy.
“We welcome this multi-stakeholder
approach, and believe voluntary participation from the Internet community of
providers and consumers will result in a stronger Internet for everyone without
compromising the open Internet everyone values and which has been a ‘critical
ingredient’ to the Internet’s success at creating jobs and broadening
participation in our civic life.”