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Reading the bill it does seem like the purpose of the bill is less about private companies sharing any old information with government agencies and more about m
by zizee 14y ago
Reading the bill it does seem like the purpose of the bill is less about private companies sharing any old information with government agencies and more about making it easier for businesses to share information with government agencies when they have been victims of "cyberattacks".
Also, this section does suggest that the bill is not about making it easier for the government to request information about specific people:
(3) ANTI-TASKING RESTRICTION- Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the Federal Government to--
(A) require a private-sector entity to share information with the Federal Government;
But I am not a lawyer, so am not an expert at interpreting such things.
If this is being misrepresented by the people over at The Internet Defence League, it would be very disappointing. I don't like spin and I don't like being manipulated.