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Amash bill would repeal new cybersecurity law

Posted on January 14, 2016June 26, 2025 by Dissent

Cory Bennett reports:

Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) on Wednesday introduced a bill to repeal a major cybersecurity bill signed into law just weeks ago.

In a statement, the libertarian lawmaker called it “the worst anti-privacy law since the USA Patriot Act.”

Passed in December as part of the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill, the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 gives businesses legal protections to encourage them to share more data on hacking threats with the government.

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