America's cyber-security proto-laws branded 'surveillance in disguise'

You wait ages for a computer security bill, then two come along at once

23 Apr 2015 at 19:35, Iain Thomson
 
The US House of Representatives has passed not one but two computer security bills that allow companies and Uncle Sam to share information about citizens, cyber-attacks and software vulnerabilities – and removes any legal liabilities for firms doing so.
 
The Protecting Cyber Networks Act [pdf] (PCNA), which passed by 307 votes to 116, demands a new Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center – a clearing house for material that can be swapped between companies, or with the federal government.
 
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