RT | December 17, 2015 Under the cover of a late-night session of Congress, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced a new version of the “omnibus” federal government funding bill that includes a version of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, outraging privacy advocates. The new version combines three bills, two passed by the House, and one […]
By Mark Jaycox | EFF | September 1, 2015 Although grassroots activism has dealt it a blow, the Senate Intelligence Committee’s Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) keeps shambling along like the zombie it is. In July, Senator McConnell vowed to hold a final vote on the bill before Congress left for its six-week long summer […]
By Nathaniel J. Turner | ACLU | July 28, 2015 An impressive coalition has formed to oppose a new surveillance bill masquerading as cybersecurity legislation. Privacy and civil liberties organizations, free market groups, and others from across the political spectrum are joining this week in a common chorus call: Stop CISA. Proponents of CISA — […]
RT | July 28, 2015 Privacy activists are flooding Congress with messages of opposition to the cyber surveillance bill due to be considered by the Senate, using faxes rather than emails in order to poke fun at lawmakers’ antiquated understanding of technology and privacy. Fight for the Future, a nonprofit fighting for privacy and against […]
