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April 18, 2013 03:59 pm -06
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CISPA Cybersecurity Bill Passes the House
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, passed the House of Representatives Thursday on a bipartisan vote of 287-127 with 18 representatives not voting. CISPA now faces the tough odds of being adopted and passed by the Democratic-controlled Senate, which favors other approaches to cybersecurity legislation.
CISPA's passage in the House comes despite a veto threat from the White House, which argued the information-sharing bill risks compromising Americans' online privacy and affords companies legal shelter should they put customers' privacy at risk. Disregarding Obama's veto, 92 Democrats voted for the bill — more than double the number which did so last year. Read more...
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