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on Thursday October 22 2015, @06:09PM
from the the-ever-expanding-government dept.
from the the-ever-expanding-government dept.
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.
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Apple and Dropbox Say They’re Against a Key Cybersecurity Bill
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(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday October 23 2015, @06:03PM
While a reasonable dig at Feinstein this is something that will have broad appeal to both parties.
Yeah, unfortunately they are very willing to cross the aisle on this issue. Where's the partisan politics when you need them?
Proponents CISA include the bill's main cosponsors, senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Richard Burr (R-NC).[8]
The sliver lining:
Some senators have announced opposition to CISA, including Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT).[18]