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Cybersecurity Bill Passed By House
- B&C, Friday, April 19, 2013 8:46 AM
CISPA, the Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act, passed the House Thursday by a vote of 288 to 127. The Democrats were evenly split on this vote, due to changes to the bill. CISPA allows industry to share cyber-threat information with the government, and industries to share it with each other. Democrats opposing the bill worried it granted too broad immunity for industry, without sufficiently protecting privacy and civil liberties. The White House said it would veto the bill until changes were made. The Senate still has to ratify it.
