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Amash bill would repeal new cybersecurity law

Posted on January 14, 2016 by pogowasright.org

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.

Read more on The Hill.

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