Despite Widespread Opposition, ‘Surveillance Bill in Disguise’ Takes New Step Towards Passage

CISA would allow technology companies ‘to hand over huge amounts of our information without any legal process whatsoever, as long as they have a vague cybersecurity purpose.’

Andrea Germanos
By Andrea Germanos

The U.S. Senate has moved forward the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA)—legislation denounced by its many critics as "a surveillance bill in disguise." With bipartisan support, CISA passed 83-14 in a procedural vote on Thursday. "The Senate just did a really bad thing," Techdirt's Mike Masnick wrote Thursday, and offered a list of

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Senate Committee Secretly Approves New Domestic Spying Measures

The spying bill is named the “Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act” [CISA].

Justin King
By Justin King
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. arrives to pose for photographers in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. arrives to pose for photographers in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 11, 2015.   The junior Senator, who launched his political career by  advocating for the prosecution of journalists who share government 'secrets', is a signatory to the Cyber-security Information Sharing Act. (TFC) – While

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