According to a House Intelligence Committee press release, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Actwill begin debate at 10am Wednesday
A sponsor of the infamous Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) said hacktivist collective Anonymous carried out a campaign of threats against supporters of the bill.
While the Obama administration’s We The People petitions don't guarantee any action, they do automatically merit an official response. And President Obama has been mum on the controversial CISPA—which he once promised to veto—for almost a year now.
Internet privacy advocates are concerned that privacy protections aren't in the final draft of CISPA, slated to go to a vote next week.
Sources say the Senate will decline to pick up the controversial bill, which passed the House this month, because of its lack of privacy protections.
It boils down to one question: Do you trust members of Congress, or privacy advocates?
Critics argue that the amendments fail to address the civil liberties concerns involving government-contracted companies.
Recently proposed amendments to the Cyber Intelligence Security Protection Act don't do enough to protect individuals’ privacy rights, advisors claim.
In a statement to Forbes, Mozilla claimed, "CISPA has a broad and alarming reach that goes far beyond Internet security."
Despite the protests of Internet privacy advocates, the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) passed the House of Representatives Thursday.
Can controversial cybersecurity bill CISPA be defeated with a Web-wide protest?
That's nearly 140 times what the cybersecurity bill's opponents spent.
Opposition to the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act is starting to build online, thanks to a petition with nearly 600,000 signatures.
The controversial cyber-security bill was rushed to a vote and passed on Thursday, despite criticism from the Center for Democracy and Technology.
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (R-Md.) plans to revive the bill activists call a "privacy nightmare."
The Cyber Intelligence Security Protection Act is intended to help sites like Reddit, but general manager Erik Martin said the bill is far too vague.
After a cybersecurity adviser's departure this spring, the White House's stance on a controversial Internet privacy bill may have changed.
One congressman is trying to help protect your private information before CISPA goes up for a House vote, tentatively scheduled for April 15.
One of America's largest ISPs takes the position that the controversial bill helps security more than it hurts privacy.
With the cybersecurity bill in the water, the White House has responded to a petition from 117,000 citizens who opposed it.