[ArsTechnica] House passes controversial “cybersecurity” bill CISPA in 288-127 vote

Posted on


Almost half of Democrats support info-sharing bill despite Obama’s veto threat. […]

The legislation grants companies broad legal immunity when they share information related to online threats with one another and with the federal government. Advocates argue that the legislation is needed to allow companies to quickly and efficiently share information in order to help secure their networks.

But critics such as the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation describe the legislation as an attack on user privacy. They worry that companies will use the broad immunity offered by CISPA to ignore other laws that protect consumer privacy. And in a veto threat issued on Tuesday, the White House echoed these arguments. […]

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/04/house-passes-controversial-cybersecurity-bill-cispa-in-288-127-vote/