A cybersecurity bill approved by the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on Thursday will allow the government and private companies to share information about electronic threats and attacks going forward. Dubbed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, the bill would allow the distribution of sensitive information between defense contractors and Internet service providers. Critics fear the privacy of American citizens could be compromised by the bill by paving the way for the increased government surveillance of private data. The bill was introduced by Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and C.A. “Dutch”” Ruppersberger (D-Md.)”
Source: https://threatpost.com/house-committee-oks-bill-allow-government-private-sector-share-cyber-threat-data-120211/75952/