Take the example of Cyber Intelligence
Sharing and
Protection Act (CISPA). One of the provisions in the proposed CISPA
allows private companies to share cyber security data with each other
and with the government notwithstanding any other provision of law.
Laws and Procedure already exist in US
according to
which Information can be shared when issues of Cyber Security are
involved, informs Praveen Dalal, managing partner of Perry4Law.
However, CISPA is intimidating in the sense that it drastically
expands the nature of data that can be shared, informs Dalal.
At present, the US government's ability
to share
data on its citizens is fairly restricted, insomuch as the various
agencies must demonstrate cause and need. Further, CISPA is also
silent about the restrictions imposed upon agencies like the CIA or
NSA who could use the information they gather in most liberal manner.
Meanwhile, the White House threatened
to veto the
CISPA if Congress approves it in its current form. Through a
Statement
of Administration Policy on Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection
Act (CISPA), the Obama administration said CISPA
treats
domestic cyber security as an intelligence activity whereas it should
be a civilian one.
It also repeals important provisions of
electronic
surveillance law without instituting corresponding privacy,
confidentiality, and civil liberties safeguards, and does not address
the protection of critical infrastructure systems.
