Privacy Groups Already Protesting Against CISPA

Starting with Monday several groups started out protests against CISPA (the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) – the controversial act that replaced SOPA. CISPA was first introduced last November by Reps. Mike Rogers (R-MI) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD), and next week will enter the US House of Representatives for votes. Several privacy groups, among whom the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the Center for Democracy and Technology, the American Civil Liberties Union, Fight for the Future and so on expressed their opinion on the act, saying that the legislation would allow internet companies and government authorities to collect information about online users (this includes pretty much everyone) under the pretext of cybersecurity. In addition, CISPA would ignore existing protections set by the Federal Wiretap Act and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, among other privacy laws. The groups’ aim is to stop the bill, or at least force amendments to it, by organizing internet protests, just as it happened with SOPA and ACTA. Supporters and lawmakers are expected to join the protests as well.

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Privacy Groups Already Protesting Against CISPA

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Thursday, April 19th, 2012 Net News

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