The US Senate has voted 74-21 to pass the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), a bill that will allow tech companies to share user data with government agencies — dealing a blow to citizens’ privacy. CISA has not yet become law. Similar legislation has been passed by the House of Representatives. Both versions must now enter a conference committee before being presented to President Obama for approval. The proposed act, which aims ‘to improve cybersecurity’ in the US, will encourage companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter to share information that may contain a ‘cyber threat indicator’ with the Department of…
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