- The House of Representatives passed cybersecurity legislation Thursday aimed at protecting American companies from hackers who steal intellectual property. (Huffington Post)
- Congress latest stab at a cybersecurity bill is getting flak from many people: civil libertarians, experts who say it doesnt do enough to address real problems and, as of yesterday (April 25), the White House. (msnbc.com)
- The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, better known as CISPA, cleared the House of Representatives on a 248-168 vote late Thursday afternoon after several hours of debate and amending. (Mashable.com)
- A proposed addition to a controversial surveillance bill authorizes Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to intercept a large portion of Web and e-mail communications and deploy countermeasures against Internet-based adversaries. (CNET News)
- WASHINGTON -- The White House's threat to veto the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection act is prompting more amendments from its supporters as the bill heads toward a planned House vote on Friday. (Los Angeles Times)
- A senior State Department official has stressed the Obama administrations opposition to a controversial cybersecurity bill ahead of a vote in the House of Representatives later this week. (The Guardian)
- (gigaom.com) -- The U.S. House of Representatives surprised the tech industry Thursday by voting on, and passing, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) after having originally scheduled a vote for Friday. (CNN Money)
- House Speaker John Boehner fired back at the White House veto threat to CISPA on Thursday, stressing that the administration is in a camp all by themselves. (Politico.com)
Thursday, April 26, 2012
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