CISPA changes fail to win over privacy advocates

Changes made to a cybersecurity bill that passed the House failed to win over privacy advocates who argued it would infringe on people's rights. Privacy and civil liberty advocates argue that the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) would allow companies to share cyber threat data with the government and other businesses without taking steps to remove personally identifiable information first. Several of these groups — including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Democracy and Technology and the Electronic Frontier Foundation — shot off statements expressing their concerns with CISPA on Thursday after the bill easily passed the lower chamber on a 288-127 vote.