US congressmen reintroduce controversial cybersecurity bill

[JURIST] Two members of the US House of Representatives [official website] on Wednesday reintroduced a controversial bill that would allow private companies and the federal government to share private security information related to cyber threats. In a bipartisan effort, Michigan Republican Mike Rogers and Maryland Democrat C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger [official websites] brought forth the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) [HR 3523 materials], a law designed to stop cyber attacks on US infrastructure as well as private companies. The...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/02/jurist-two-members-of-the.php

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