House passes controversial cybersecurity bill CISPA
The House of Representatives quickly passed controversial cybersecurity bill CISPA yesterday.The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act is designed to encourage the government and corporations to share information on internet security and threats to prevent cyber attacks from foreign entities. It passed in Congress with a bipartisan vote of 248-168.However, civil liberties groups say that the bill's measures are too broad. Critics state the bill enables internet service providers to monitor any of a customer's private communications, including email and instant messages, and share that information with the government without...
Published By: Tech Radar - Friday, 27 April, 2012

