Mike Rogers, bane of privacy advocates, to retire from Congress
The head of the House Intelligence Committee and a bane to many online privacy activists will host a talk radio show.
On Mar 28, 2014 by Kevin Collier
Shareholders sue IBM for billions in PRISM-related losses
Will CISPA lobbying in the wake of PRISM cost IBM billions?
On Dec 16, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Senator ‘very close’ to reintroducing controversial CISPA
Despite Americans’ increasing aversion to government surveiliance, Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) wants to revive the twice-defeated bill, this time in the Senate.
On Oct 8, 2013 by Kevin Collier
House Intelligence Committee celebrated Manning conviction a week early
It’s no suprise they were pleased with Manning’s conviction, but why’d they celebrate a day early?
On Aug 5, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Did the author of CISPA try to silence his biggest critic?
Staffers for congressman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) reportedly claimed they could sue Techdirt’s Mike Masnick for his reporting.
On Aug 1, 2013 by Tim Sampson
The Internet’s least-favorite congressman could head the FBI
Mike Rogers (R-Mich) is famous for sponsoring CISPA, a cybersecurity bill that activists call “a privacy nightmare.”
On May 17, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Meet the Deter Cyber Theft Act, the Senate’s answer to CISPA
The Senate’s new cybersecurity bill is all about defending U.S. trade secrets from foreign hackers.
On May 9, 2013 by Kevin Collier
White House finally responds to anti-CISPA petition
With the cybersecurity bill in the water, the White House has responded to a petition from 117,000 citizens who opposed it.
On Apr 30, 2013 by Kevin Collier
CISPA cosponsor: “Anonymous was threatening us”
A sponsor of the infamous Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) said hacktivist collective Anonymous carried out a campaign of threats against supporters of the bill.
On Apr 29, 2013 by Kevin Collier
CISPA may already be dead in the Senate
Sources say the Senate will decline to pick up the controversial bill, which passed the House this month, because of its lack of privacy protections.
On Apr 25, 2013 by Kevin Collier
CISPA could let corporations hack “in good faith”
Critics argue the vague language of the cybersecurity bill would allow companies to get away with some of the very same acts the bill is intended to stamp out.
On Apr 24, 2013 by Tim Sampson
What actually happens at Reddit meetups?
Also in today’s Reddit Digest: death threats to a CISPA defender, men on men’s rights, and “girls’ night out.”
On Apr 23, 2013 by Mike Fenn
Anonymous calls for Internet blackout to stop CISPA
Can controversial cybersecurity bill CISPA be defeated with a Web-wide protest?
On Apr 22, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy
Pro-CISPA lobbyists spent $605 million last year
That’s nearly 140 times what the cybersecurity bill’s opponents spent.
On Apr 18, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Despite privacy concerns, CISPA passes in the House
Despite the protests of Internet privacy advocates, the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) passed the House of Representatives Thursday.
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