United States - Draconian cyber security bill could lead to Internet surveillance and censorship

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is deeply concerned with the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 (CISPA), the cyber security bill now before the US Congress. In the name of the war on cyber crime, it would allow the government and private companies to deploy draconian measures to monitor, even censor, the Web. It might even be used to close down sites that publish classified files or information. “Freedom of expression and the protection of online privacy are increasingly under (...)

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