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CISPA Re-Proposed

[Feb 18, 2013, 8:59 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

The Electronic Frontier Foundation announces the return of CISPA, as the U.S. is once again looking to enact the "Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act" (thanks Ant via Boing Boing). Here's a bit on this and what we can do about it:

Last year, Representatives Rogers and Ruppersberger introduced CISPA, which would create a gaping new exemption to existing privacy law. CISPA would grant companies more power to obtain “threat” information (such as from private communications of users) and to disclose that data to the government without a warrant -- including sending data to the National Security Agency.

This week, CISPA was reintroduced in the House of Representatives. EFF is joining groups like ACLU and Fight for the Future in combating this legislation.

Last year, tens of thousands of concerned individuals used the EFF action center to speak out against overbroad and ineffective cybersecurity proposals. Together, we substantially changed the debate around cybersecurity in the U.S., moving forward a range of privacy-protective amendments and ultimately helping to defeat the Senate bill.

Now we need your help again. Can you send a message to your Representatives asking them to oppose this bill?

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Re: CISPA Re-Proposed

Feb 18, 2013, 23:25

deqer

Bill Borre wrote on Feb 18, 2013, 21:38: Why don't we just shoot these fuckers? I'm sure they feel the same way about us. Anyways. Do people really think they are going to let us win and oppose the bill? No. One way or another, it will come, in one form or another.

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