To: President Donald Trump
CISA - As If CISPA Wasn’t Bad Enough
To President Barack Obama:
Congress is about to vote on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) which makes it easier for private companies to share sensitive personal information with federal agencies.
CISA lacks any privacy or human rights protections — and it specifically fails to protect the private data of internet users outside the United States. The bill runs contrary to the overwhelming public support for more privacy, more accountability, and more data protection.
We urge President Obama to take a stand against this bill, which attacks our basic human rights, and to veto CISA if it crosses his desk.
Congress is about to vote on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) which makes it easier for private companies to share sensitive personal information with federal agencies.
CISA lacks any privacy or human rights protections — and it specifically fails to protect the private data of internet users outside the United States. The bill runs contrary to the overwhelming public support for more privacy, more accountability, and more data protection.
We urge President Obama to take a stand against this bill, which attacks our basic human rights, and to veto CISA if it crosses his desk.
Why is this important?
The United States Congress is putting internet users' privacy at risk. Again.
Congress is about to vote on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) which makes it easier for private companies to share sensitive personal information with federal agencies. That’s troubling enough.
But CISA lacks any privacy or human rights protections. CISA allows federal agencies to use data it collects in Espionage Act investigations — a move that could silence whistleblowers who seek to expose the truth about illegal government programs.
While President Obama has openly called for a civilian agency to lead U.S. cybersecurity efforts, CISA would allow for the automatic transfer of our sensitive information from private companies straight to U.S. intelligence agencies. And get this: Corporations that participate in these programs would get full immunity from any legal challenges.
President Obama should take a stand against this bill, which attacks our basic human rights, and should promise to veto CISA if it crosses his desk.
Congress is about to vote on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) which makes it easier for private companies to share sensitive personal information with federal agencies. That’s troubling enough.
But CISA lacks any privacy or human rights protections. CISA allows federal agencies to use data it collects in Espionage Act investigations — a move that could silence whistleblowers who seek to expose the truth about illegal government programs.
While President Obama has openly called for a civilian agency to lead U.S. cybersecurity efforts, CISA would allow for the automatic transfer of our sensitive information from private companies straight to U.S. intelligence agencies. And get this: Corporations that participate in these programs would get full immunity from any legal challenges.
President Obama should take a stand against this bill, which attacks our basic human rights, and should promise to veto CISA if it crosses his desk.