Apr. 16th, 2012

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This from Electronic Frontier Foundation, letting us know that Congress is trying to pass "cybersecurity" legislation that leaves loopholes the size of the Pegasus Galaxy for sensitive private information to be shared willy-nilly by companies like Facebook and Google with everyone from the government to your employer. All this, regardless of any privacy policy you signed with a company. This info could include the text of private emails, texts, tweets, and other updates, as well as even more personal ID.

Congress is currently considering CISPA – the Cyber Intelligence Sharing & Protection Act – a bill that purports to protect the United States from “cyber threats” but would in fact create a gaping loophole in all existing privacy laws. If CISPA passes, companies could vacuum up huge swaths of data on everyday Internet users and share it with the government without a court order. I oppose CISPA, and I’m calling on Congress to reject any legislation that:
*  Uses dangerously vague language to define the breadth of data that can be shared with the government.
*  Hands the reins of America’s cybersecurity defenses to the NSA, an agency with no transparency and little accountability.
*  Allows data shared with the government to be used for purposes unrelated to cybersecurity.

Join me in opposing this bill by posting this statement on your own page and using this online form to send a letter to Congress against CISPA:

https://action.eff.org/o/9042/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=8444





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