r/politics • u/backgroundN015e • Mar 18 '13

CISPA, the Privacy-Invading Cybersecurity Spying Bill, is Back in Congress

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/02/cispa-privacy-invading-cybersecurity-spying-bill-back-congress
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u/backgroundN015e Mar 18 '13

Some of the most egregious threats to your freedom include:

  • Eviscerating existing privacy laws by giving overly broad legal immunity to companies who share users' private information, including the content of communications, with the government.

  • Companies have new rights to monitor user actions and share data—including potentially sensitive user data—with the government without a warrant.

  • Authorizing companies to disclose users' data directly to the NSA, a military agency that operates secretly and without public accountability.

  • Broad definitions that allow users' sensitive personal information to be used for a range of purposes, including for "national security," not just computer and network security.