The Outcry Going On Around the Internet Right Regarding CISPA

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 (CISPA), which has yet to be debated before the full House, is being called everything from the "Son of SOPA" to a dangerous invasion of First Amendment rights.

florida, Tajikistan (prHWY.com) April 20, 2012 - The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 (CISPA), which has yet to be debated before the full House, is being called everything from the "Son of SOPA" to a dangerous invasion of First Amendment rights. Opposition to pending cyber-security legislation ramped up when several high-profile Internet groups joined forces to protest the CISPA.

SOPA, the "Stop Online Piracy Act," caused furious protests by Internet companies, Web users at large and First Amendment advocates claiming that the proposed legislation would stifle free speech and give law enforcement excessive powers to shut down Websites without judicial review. New revisions to a proposed federal cyber security law still would permit Internet companies to hand over confidential customer records and communications to the National Security Agency. A coalition of Internet advocacy groups - including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Reporters without Borders - launched "a week of Internet-wide protests" today, which calls on Web users to tweet their lawmakers with their opposition to the bill. A recent torrent of criticism prompted the politicians behind the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act to circulate a revised version of CISPA this evening before an expected floor vote next week. But the authors made only relatively minor tweaks.

The current text of CISPA is also online, as are an amendment that would prevent any quid-pro-quo forcing of information sharing and one that adds a reporting requirement. Note that the amendments are written by the sponsors of the bill, so their incorporation into the final draft is certain. What sparked the privacy worries is the section of CISPA that says "notwithstanding any other provision of law," companies may share information "with any other entity, including the federal government." The effort comes several days after Facebook voiced its support for CISPA. Joel Kaplan, vice president of U.S. public policy at Facebook, argued that the bill will help guard the social network against cyber attacks via information sharing and denied that any user information will be shared with the government. A copy of the bill is available on the committee website, as is a Q&A about the legislation. It was approved by the panel in December by a vote of 17 to 1, but has not yet been considered by the full House or Senate.

"We have maintained an open door for all interested parties since the drafting of this bill began last year, and we appreciate all the constructive feedback and input we have received," House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said in a statement. "This transparent process has involved hundreds of meetings and phone calls and has certainly made this a better bill." Aircraft maker Boeing was reportedly attacked, and the information gathered was used by the Chinese government in the development of its own passenger aircraft. Such attacks are relentless and unlike in the U.S. and Western Europe, they're not just for military advantage.

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