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CISPA

(Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) A controversial bill (H.R. 3523) passed by the U.S. Congress in April 2013 that deals with sharing cybersecurity information between the U.S. government and private companies in order to prevent future attacks. Most telecom and computer companies and the national Chamber of Commerce were in favor of CISPA, while organizations such as the ACLU and EFF were against it due to privacy concerns. See EFF.

CISA
Passed in late 2015, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) succeeded where CISPA failed. Touted as the second Patriot Act, opponents claim CISA has detrimental surveillance provisions.
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Critics argue CISPA should require personal data to be stripped from information that companies share with the government.
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Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) provided bipartisan leadership for their involvement in the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) and rallied the support of members of the U.S.
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However, a similar piece of legislation, the Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) has already faced problems in the Senate over concerns it would breach the privacy of individuals.
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At its surface, CISPA would have allowed private companies to share information with the government--and vice-versa--in the event of a cyber attack.
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21 ( ANI ): Hacking collective Anonymous has called for an Internet blackout in protest of a bill, CISPA, which if signed into law, would make it legal for websites to give personal information to the US government without the user's permission.
Hacking collective Anonymous calls for Internet blackout on April 22 to protest CISPA
While it did not receive nearly as much attention as the debate on gun control, the House of Representatives passed legislation with significant implications for individual liberty: the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).
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(51.) Decian McCullagh, "House Passes CISPA Internet Surveillance Bill," ZDNet, 27 April 2012, http://www.zdnet.com/news/house-passes-cispa-internet-surveillance-bill/6360341.
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