President Obama proposed legislation that offers liability protection to companies that share information. The proposal would require companies to remove “unnecessary personal information” before sharing. Privacy groups met this latest proposal with a great deal of skepticism. Security experts also reacted to the information sharing aspects of this proposal with some criticism. Other security experts saw the proposed legislation as an important first step towards addressing the evolving nature of cyberthreats. The Electronic Frontier Foundation said expanded information sharing poses a serious risk of transferring more personal information to law enforcement agencies.”]

