Apple and Dropbox said Tuesday that they oppose a controversial cybersecurity bill that, according to critics, would give the government sweeping new powers to spy on Americans in the name of protecting them from hackers.
The announcement by the two companies comes days before the Senate expects to vote on the legislation, known as the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, or CISA.
"We don't support the current CISA proposal," Apple said in a statement. "The trust of our customers means everything to us and we don't believe security should come at the expense of their privacy."
Dropbox said that the bill needed more privacy protections in order to win its support.
(Score: 0, Troll) by Francis on Thursday October 22 2015, @10:33PM
President Bush did.
(Score: 2) by Lunix Nutcase on Thursday October 22 2015, @11:59PM
First of all you said candidates, so your one example is pretty weak. Secondly, which Bush and what exactly did they say and when did they say it?
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 23 2015, @12:01AM
Which Bush said he was gonna bring "hope and change" and end NSA surveillance?