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A Divided Congress Confronts A Rising Cyberthreat: HuffPo

This upcoming week (4/23-4/27) has been dubbed cybersecurity week.  That's because CISPA is going to makes its way to the floor of the House.  Expect a lot more coverage of the bill, with about 500 more articles poorly explaining how it eviscerates your privacy rights.

If you're looking for a quick overview of the debate, Richard Lardner and Donna Cassata wrote one for the Huffington Post

What does each side want?

Republicans fear strict cybersecurity standards for businesses.

Democrats (including the Obama administration) want cybersecurity standards for critical infrastructure.

Both sides want some form of information-sharing.

Civil liberties groups hate the information-sharing provisions because they feel they are too broad and may allow private companies to hand over your e-mails to the NSA.  

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Legislation

A Divided Congress Confronts A Rising Cyberthreat: HuffPo

This upcoming week (4/23-4/27) has been dubbed cybersecurity week.  That's because CISPA is going to makes its way to the floor of the House.  Expect a lot more coverage of the bill, with about 500 more articles poorly explaining how it eviscerates your privacy rights.

If you're looking for a quick overview of the debate, Richard Lardner and Donna Cassata wrote one for the Huffington Post

What does each side want?

Republicans fear strict cybersecurity standards for businesses.

Democrats (including the Obama administration) want cybersecurity standards for critical infrastructure.

Both sides want some form of information-sharing.

Civil liberties groups hate the information-sharing provisions because they feel they are too broad and may allow private companies to hand over your e-mails to the NSA.  

Leave a Reply

Legislation

A Divided Congress Confronts A Rising Cyberthreat: HuffPo

This upcoming week (4/23-4/27) has been dubbed cybersecurity week.  That's because CISPA is going to makes its way to the floor of the House.  Expect a lot more coverage of the bill, with about 500 more articles poorly explaining how it eviscerates your privacy rights.

If you're looking for a quick overview of the debate, Richard Lardner and Donna Cassata wrote one for the Huffington Post

What does each side want?

Republicans fear strict cybersecurity standards for businesses.

Democrats (including the Obama administration) want cybersecurity standards for critical infrastructure.

Both sides want some form of information-sharing.

Civil liberties groups hate the information-sharing provisions because they feel they are too broad and may allow private companies to hand over your e-mails to the NSA.  

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