Congress moves forward on cyberthreat sharing bill despite privacy concerns

The U.S. House of Representatives may vote on a controversial cyberthreat information sharing bill this week, despite major privacy concerns from many digital rights groups and security researchers.

The Protecting Cyber Networks Act “seriously threatens privacy and civil liberties, and would undermine cybersecurity, rather than enhance it,” said a letter sent this week by 55 digital and civil liberties groups, security researchers and academics.

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