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U.S. cybersecurity efforts trigger privacy concerns

Posted on January 29, 2012July 2, 2025 by Dissent

Lolita C. Baldor reports:

The federal government’s plan to expand computer security protections into critical parts of private industry is raising concerns that the move will threaten Americans’ civil liberties.

In a report for release Friday, The Constitution Project warns that as the Obama administration partners more with the energy, financial, communications and health care industries to monitor and protect networks, sensitive personal information of people who work for or communicate with those companies could be improperly or inadvertently disclosed.

Read more from Associated Press on Tampa Bay Online.

Related: Report (pdf)

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