Why is Silicon Valley silent on CISPA? (Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Act) - 2 views

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  #1 Bradley Colson on 29 Apr 12

   

  In January, America's major tech companies joined everyday internet users to break the back of a reviled law called SOPA. Months later, Washington is brewing a new law that alarms many SOPA opponents - but this time the same companies have been quiet as church mice. On Thursday, the US House of Representatives passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, a law that will make it easier for companies to share data with the government. On its face, the law known as CISPA has a laudable purpose - to help companies and the government prevent and respond to attacks on the nation's computers. But civil libertarians warn that the current version of the law will result in a raft of new Patriot Act like rules that will diminish our privacy rights even further. FULL ARTICLE AT: http://tinyurl.com/73z8jb4

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In January, America's major tech companies joined everyday internet users to break the back of a reviled law called SOPA. Months later, Washington is brewing a new law that alarms many SOPA opponents - but this time the same companies have been quiet as church mice. On Thursday, the US House of Representatives passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, a law that will make it easier for companies to share data with the government. On its face, the law known as CISPA has a laudable purpose - to help companies and the government prevent and respond to attacks on the nation's computers. But civil libertarians warn that the current version of the law will result in a raft of new Patriot Act like rules that will diminish our privacy rights even further. FULL ARTICLE AT: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/73z8jb4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/73z8jb4</a></div>

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