CISPA is headed for the U.S. Senate. So, what is CISPA and how did it get to the Senate? "CISPA’s designed to let private business share information about cybersecurity threats with one another and with the U.S. federal government."
(Read more about the CISPA controversy here: http://mashable.com/2012/04/29/where-cispa-stands-now/)
Although the cybersecurity legislation has many supporters, there are others who do not believe that citizens' privacy is adequately addressed. "In a statement, Michelle Richardson, [the American Civil Liberties Union] ACLU legislative counsel, said that “CISPA goes too far for little reason. Cybersecurity does not have to mean abdication of Americans’ online privacy. As we’ve seen repeatedly, once the government gets expansive national security authorities, there’s no going back. We encourage the Senate to let this horrible bill fade into obscurity.”"
(For more information about CISPA supporters and critics, see: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/cispa-whos-for-it-whos-against-it-and-how-it-could-affect-you/2012/04/27/gIQA5ur0lT_story.html)
Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat
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