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Supporters of the controversial cyber-security legislation CISPA have already spent $605 million to lobby for the bill's passage, according to a watchdog group.
That's the amount supporters of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) spent from 2011 to the fall of 2012, according to non-partisan research group MapLight. While the bill languished last summer, CISPA was re-introduced in nearly the same form this February and resoundingly passed the House of Representatives in a 288-127 vote last week.
According to MapLight's figures, AT&T has already spent $34 million, Comcast nearly $32 million, and Verizon over $27 million as part of its lobbying efforts. These three companies are on the record supporting CISPA. Interest groups supporting CISPA have donated nearly $68 million to members of the House, compared to $4 million by CISPA opponents. Among the key tech companies actively opposing the bill, Mozilla has contributed $2,000, according to MapLight.
Pro-CISPA Companies Out-Lobby Anti-CISPA Groups
Supporters of the controversial cyber-security legislation CISPA have already spent $605 million to lobby for the bill's passage, according to a watchdog group.
That's the amount supporters of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) spent from 2011 to the fall of 2012, according to non-partisan research group MapLight. While the bill languished last summer, CISPA was re-introduced in nearly the same form this February and resoundingly passed the House of Representatives in a 288-127 vote last week.
According to MapLight's figures, AT&T has already spent $34 million, Comcast nearly $32 million, and Verizon over $27 million as part of its lobbying efforts. These three companies are on the record supporting CISPA. Interest groups supporting CISPA have donated nearly $68 million to members of the House, compared to $4 million by CISPA opponents. Among the key tech companies actively opposing the bill, Mozilla has contributed $2,000, according to MapLight.
money in politics is a good thing?
CISPA: Amendment to US cyber attack law banning employers from asking for Facebook passwords is blocked | Mail Online
Once again our liberties are being infringed upon
CISPA proponents argue that legal immunity was necessary to encourage companies to freely share data. The bill's main sponsors, Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Mich) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md) have noted that technology companies, or "those in the business of prosperity on the Internet," support the bill. Supporters include IBM, Intel and AT&T.
In fact, nearly 200 senior IBM executives flew to Washington, DC earlier this month to press for CISPA's passage. Immediately after the IBM visit, the number of CISPA's cosponsors jumped from two (Rogers and Ruppersberger) to 36, Donny Shaw, a political writer with MapLight, wrote on the group's site.
"New co-sponsors have received 38 times as much money ($7,626,081) from interests supporting CISPA than from interests opposing ($200,362)," Shaw wrote.
CISPA: Amendment to US cyber attack law banning employers from asking for Facebook passwords is blocked | Mail Online
Once again our liberties are being infringed upon
CISPA, a controversial bill that aims to boost cybersecurity by removing legal barriers that prevent tech companies and the government from sharing sensitive information about web users, sailed through the House last week, despite strong opposition from privacy groups and President Barack Obama, who is threatening to veto the current version of the bill. Early last year, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), two online copyright enforcement bills, spurred widespread blackouts involving more than 7,000 websites and tech giants, including Wikipedia and Google, yet the biggest websites willing to take a public stand against CISPA merely include various subsections of Reddit and a Facebook page for the Libertarian party.
Anonymous and Libertarians Protest CISPA; Tech Giants Don't Give a Damn | Mother Jones
I thought we've been through this already?
I thought we've been through this already?
Don't ya just love "Citizen's United"?
I thought we've been through this already?
Don't ya just love "Citizen's United"?
The solution is very simple. If an employer asks you for this information as a condition of employment then don't work for them.
The solution is very simple. If an employer asks you for this information as a condition of employment then don't work for them.
