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The 6 biggest players in the CISPA debate

Meet the players lining up on either side of the most controversial Internet bill of 2013.

On Apr 17, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Rep. Mike Rogers calls CISPA opponents basement-dwelling teens

On Tuesday, Rogers described the bill's typical opponent as "a 14 year old tweeter in the basement."

On Apr 16, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Obama renews promise to veto CISPA

Like last year, President Obama's administration has stated in no uncertain terms that it will shoot down the controversial cybersecurity bill.

On Apr 16, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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The future of CISPA to be decided Wednesday

According to a House Intelligence Committee press release, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Actwill begin debate at 10am Wednesday

On Apr 15, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Google, Yahoo executives back CISPA through lobbying group

A lobbying group that counts top executives at Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo as board members has officially thrown its support behind the controversial CISPA cybersecurity bill.  

On Apr 12, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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White House no longer promising to veto CISPA

Internet privacy advocates are concerned that privacy protections aren't in the final draft of CISPA, slated to go to a vote next week.

On Apr 12, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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How the cybersecurity lobbying boom could help CISPA

A lot of that lobbying money went to support unpopular bills.

On Apr 10, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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ACLU says CISPA fixes still won’t protect your privacy

The ACLU says proposed privacy amendments "do not address the fundamental problems" with the cybersecurity bill.

On Apr 9, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Rep. Adam Schiff tries to add privacy protections to CISPA

  One congressman is trying to help protect your private information before CISPA goes up for a House vote, tentatively scheduled for April 15.

On Apr 5, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Uncle Sam wants you to hack—but only when it’s convenient

The United States government seems to be sending mixed messages.

On Mar 26, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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CIA plans to “collect everything and hang onto it forever”

"It is nearly within our grasp to compute on all human generated information," said Gus Hunt, Chief Technology Officer of the CIA.

On Mar 22, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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CISPA sponsor inadvertently donates to anti-CISPA campaign

  Whenever Rep. Mike Rogers tweets about his controversial cybersecurity bill, he's donating to the people campaigning against it.

On Mar 22, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Internet Defense League issues call to code against CISPA

Thousands of sites that make up the IDLare raising awareness about the controversial Cyber Intelligence Security Protection Act.

On Mar 19, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Petition will force Obama to take a stand on CISPA

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.

On Mar 12, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Behind CISPA, the threat of a new cyberwar

Mounting evidence of Chinese cyberattacks on the U.S. could be the catalyst to pass CISPA, a cybersecurity bill that could be a "nightmare" for your privacy.

On Mar 4, 2013 by Kevin Collier