Tech giants warn cybersecurity bill [CISA] could undermine users' privacy
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/15/cybersecurity-bill-cisa-facebook-google-yahoo-privacy
"Members of Congress should pay attention: nobody wants
this bill," wrote Evan Greer, policy director of activist group
Fight for the Future, which has long opposed the bill. "Not the
public, not security experts, and not even the industry it's
supposed to protect. The safety of internet users' personal
information is more fragile than ever, if Congress decides to
make matters worse, everyone will know it was the result of
ignorance and corruption." Lauren Weinstein, whose history with
technology and privacy goes back to Arpanet (the internet's
great-grandfather) at UCLA, said he didn't necessarily believe
that the government had anything nefarious planned for the data
- he just didn't believe they could competently secure it,
either. "The government has shown a striking inability to
secure their own house," Weinstein said. "We see this again and
again and again. You know the recent devastating cases - the
Office of Personnel Management case had some of the most
critical information people ever give the government. You can't
get your biometrics back - it's a real hassle to get your
fingerprints changed." Indeed, there is concern among data
experts that simply putting multiple corporate data sets in the
same place could be used to create comprehensive profiles
containing personally identifying information. It could even do
so by accident.
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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Founder:
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
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