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House of Representatives Passes Privacy-Busting CISPA

By Ateqah Khaki, ACLU at 6:33pm
CISPA is a dangerously overbroad bill that would allow companies to share our private and sensitive information with the government without a warrant and without ... Read More

Cyber Protection Act Too Broad, Infringes on Our Privacy Rights

By Michelle Richardson, Washington Legislative Office at 11:12am
This week is “Cybersecurity Week” in the House of Representatives, and members will vote on a handful of bills intended to protect cybersecurity ... Read More

In Advance of CISPA Vote, Congress Needs to Hear From You

By Michelle Richardson, Washington Legislative Office at 12:53pm
Call your representatives today and urge them not to sacrifice the civil liberties of Internet users in any cybersecurity legislation. Read More

CISPA: It Ain't Cyber-Pretty

By Zachary Katznelson, National Security Project at 12:38pm
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives is scheduled to begin debating the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, authored by Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and ... Read More

Opposition to CISPA is Growing!

By Michelle Richardson, Washington Legislative Office at 1:01pm
It's day two of "cyber week" in the House, and there is good news to report: opposition to the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act is growing. Read More

Proposed Amendments to #CISPA Don't Protect Privacy

By Michelle Richardson, Washington Legislative Office at 11:48am
We outline why privacy advocates continue to oppose CISPA, despite amendments proposed in committee yesterday. Read More

Identity Theft and the War on Immigrants

By Chris Calabrese, Washington Legislative Office at 3:41pm
The war on America's immigrants can lead to some very strange results. In a classic example, last year Republicans actually said, when it comes to immigration at ... Read More

Kicking off "Stop Cyber Spying Week"

By Mandy Simon at 12:00pm
Today we're launching a weeklong campaign called "Stop Cyber Spying Week" to draw attention to the massive civil liberties problems in H.R. 3523, better ... Read More

A Primer for the Online Privacy Multistakeholder Process

By Chris Calabrese, Washington Legislative Office at 5:12pm
What the heck is a multistakeholder process (MSP)? The word multistakeholder is so obscure that my computer's spell check doesn't even recognize it, yet it's come ... Read More

TSA on the Defensive Again: Effective Security or Security Theater?

By Sandra Fulton, Washington Legislative Office at 10:18am
Monday's House hearing on TSA security measures examined whether airport security measures have been truly effective at preventing terrorism, or just create an ... Read More
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