Dive summary:
- Opponents to the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) act, up for a House vote this week, are attempting to paint it as the next SOPA.
- The bill is gaining strength despite opponents because of the backing by major organizations Google, IBM, Facebook, Microsoft and Apple.
- Opponent groups say the bill needs improvements to prevent undermining the privacy of citizens; groups hope that President Obama would veto the bill if it came to pass.
From the article:
"'Cispa has major shortcomings and would undermine the interests of citizens and their privacy,' wrote Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Janice Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Rush Holt (D-N.J.) in a letter to House members. 'The bill has improved from earlier versions, but even with the amendments adopted, Cispa unacceptably and unnecessarily compromises the privacy interests of Americans online.'"