Anonymous Coward User ID: 38079023 United Kingdom 04/19/2013 11:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Cispa bill on cyber security passed by the US House The US House of Representatives has passed the controversial Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act. Cispa is designed to help combat cyberthreats by making it easier for law enforcers to get at web data. This is the second time Cispa has been passed by the House. Senators threw out the first draft, saying it did not do enough to protect privacy. Cispa could fail again in the Senate after threats from President Obama to veto it over privacy concerns. A substantial majority of politicians in the House backed the bill. [ link to www.bbc.co.uk] |
PalmOfDeborah
User ID: 38411380 United States 04/19/2013 11:17 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Cispa bill on cyber security passed by the US House The scene playing out on our TV screens will put pressure on the Senate and Prez to pass it... The greatest illusion is the illusion of separation. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 31907650 United States 04/19/2013 11:22 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Cispa bill on cyber security passed by the US House I know I should probably be all up in arms over this bill, but I don't think this gov't respects or adheres to any laws regarding privacy anyway. They are watching and reading everything and even if it was discovered they were doing this in violation of our rights, no one would do a damn thing about it. Hell, the damn IRS said the other day they had the right to raid our email.
So why is this bill a big deal? |