Controversial cybersecurity bill clears Senate committee vote
A new cybersecurity bill cleared a crucial Senate committee yesterday, paving the way for a full Senate vote. Dubbed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, the bill has already drawn criticism from privacy advocates as enabling corporate surveillance, although proponents call it a necessary measure for managing the growing number of digital threats facing businesses online. Similar cybersecurity legislation has failed in Congress before under similar circumstances, most notably CISPA in 2011. It’s unclear whether the White House will endorse the legislation, although it has proposed similar cybersecurity measures in the past.
Source:: The Verge
