29.04.2012 - 20:30 [ care2 ]

CISPA Cybersecurity Bill Backed By Google, Facebook

(18.04.) Supporters of CISPA include over two dozen trade associations who have lauded the “greater sharing of information” CISPA would provide in a letter to Congress (PDF). Cordell Carter, VP of the Business Roundtable, claims that CISPA enables a “sharing of cybersecurity information between the government and the private sector in a manner that is effective but not overly intrusive” (suggesting that this “sharing” is still somewhat intrusive). While the tech community made a concerted effort to defeat SOPA,the House Intelligence committee has letters of support from the likes of Facebook, Microsoft, Oracle, Symantec, Verizon, AT&T and Intel.