Don't flush privacy in the name of security

摘要

On the face of it, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) that the U.S. House of Representatives just passed seems to address the long-held notion that encouraging private and publie sector concerns to share security information will improve our general security. And while the goal of CISPA is noble and the need warranted (even coveted by some enterprises looking for a way to share information while reducing legal liability), the devil is in the details, and unfortunately CISPA goes too far in terms of trading off our liberties.