A revived version of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act — with provisions for civilian oversight absent — passed by a vote of 18-2 Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The committee adopted six amendments, but removed others aimed at privacy protection. Three of those were proposed by Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., with one offered by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. Concerns have been expressed about the bill’s lack of privacy protection.
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Civilian Oversight Overlooked as CISPA Clears House Committee
Posted by: Richard Adhikari April 12, 2013 07:00 AMA revived version of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act — with provisions for civilian oversight absent — passed by a vote of 18-2 Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The committee adopted six amendments, but removed others aimed at privacy protection. Three of those were proposed by Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., with one offered by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. Concerns have been expressed about the bill’s lack of privacy protection.