Cybersecurity bill hits snag

There’s yet another hurdle for Sen. Joe Lieberman’s cybersecurity bill: Democrats who say it doesn’t go far enough to protect consumer privacy. With Senate Republicans standing firm against the measure, the friendly fire from Democrats means there’s only more work ahead as Sen Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and others scramble to cobble together 60 votes to move the bill. A handful of members, including Sens Al Franken (D-MN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), are echoing the concerns of civil liberties groups, which are growing increasingly fearful that consumers’ data could end up being passed around by companies and the government as security experts share with each other information about emerging cyberthreats. To them and others, the Senate measure as written would specify too few limitations on how data could be used and cover entities with too broad a protection from liability.