This upcoming week (4/23-4/27) has been dubbed cybersecurity week. That's because CISPA is going to makes its way to the floor of the House. Expect a lot more coverage of the bill, with about 500 more articles poorly explaining how it eviscerates your privacy rights.
If you're looking for a quick overview of the debate, Richard Lardner and Donna Cassata wrote one for the Huffington Post:
What does each side want?
Republicans fear strict cybersecurity standards for businesses.
Democrats (including the Obama administration) want cybersecurity standards for critical infrastructure.
Both sides want some form of information-sharing.
Civil liberties groups hate the information-sharing provisions because they feel they are too broad and may allow private companies to hand over your e-mails to the NSA.
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