CISA is just government surveillance disguised as security

The price of peace is eternal vigilance, that is a statement we should all remember. The people united to oppose CISPA, a frightening cybersecurity bill that was one of the biggest threats to privacy we’ve ever seen, but it’s death doesn’t mean we can all kick back and relax. An equally frightening bill, know as CISA, has risen to take its place.

Almost none of the privacy concerns about a major Senate Intelligence Committee cyber bill were addressed during the measure’s recent markup, privacy advocates told The Hill Wednesday. “The thing that stuck out to me most was how disappointed I was at the amendments,” said Robyn Greene, policy counsel for New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute. The bill, known as the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), would give companies legal liability protections when sharing cyber threat data with the government. CISA’s proponents — including major industry groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Financial Services Roundtable — argue the heightened exchange of data will bolster the nation’s cyber defenses, which have been repeatedly and increasingly breached in the last year. The bill has been a top priority for many government officials as well.