Last-Minute Budget Bill Allows New Privacy-Invading Surveillance in the Name of Cybersecurity
https://theintercept.com/2015/12/18/last-minute-budget-bill-allows-new-privacy-invading-surveillance-in-the-name-of-cybersecurity/ In the wake of a series of humiliating cyberattacks, the imperative in Congress and the White House to do something -- anything -- in the name of improving cybersecurity was powerful. But only the most cynical observers thought the results would be this bad. The legislation the House passed on Friday morning is a thinly disguised surveillance bill that would give companies pathways they don't need to share user data related to cyberthreats with the government -- while allowing the government to use that information for any purpose, with almost no privacy protections. - - - Companies that we learn are handing over data in this manner should be ostracized and abandoned by users. = = = 51 CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS AND SECURITY EXPERTS TELL CONGRESS THEY OPPOSE CYBER LEGISLATION https://www.newamerica.org/tags/oti-press-releases/ Groups denounce tactic of attaching the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 to must-pass omnibus spending bill Today, 51 civil society organizations and security experts wrote to Congress, strongly opposing the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 ... - - - --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 Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone. _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
