While some people welcomed the White House’s threat to veto CISPA, not everyone appreciated it. For a different perspective, read Stewart Baker’s commentary: This White House sure knows how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. The President’s threat to veto CISPA (Download Cyber – S A P ) will likely kill cybersecurity legislation for…
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White House threatens to veto CISPA
The White House has just issued a statement threatening to veto CISPA over civil liberties and privacy concerns, saying, in part: H.R. 624 appropriately requires the Federal Government to protect privacy when handling cybersecurity information. Importantly, the Committee removed the broad national security exemption, which significantly weakened the restrictions on how this information could be…
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges Against Software and Rent-to-Own Companies Accused of Computer Spying
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved nine final orders settling charges that seven rent-to-own companies and a software design firm and its two principals spied on consumers using computers that consumers rented from them. The companies used software to take screenshots of confidential and personal information, log customers’ computer keystrokes,…
Update: House Intelligence panel OKs CISPA after closed door meeting
Jaikumar Vijayan reports: The U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday voted 18-2 in favor of a controversial information-sharing bill that was reintroduced in Congress this February after failing last year amid widespread protests from rights group and a White House veto threat. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) next goes to the full…