Controversial cybersecurity act passes House of Representatives

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The controversial cybersecurity law, Cispa, is adopted by a large majority by the U.s. House of Representatives. Nevertheless, the law has little future: president Obama has announced a veto to pronounce.

With a majority of 288 against 127 votes was the law that was passed by the House of Representatives. Several amendments to the law that the privacy had to ensure the vote does not survive.

Now, the law is still adopted by the American Senate; the chance does not seem very large that to happen. Last year the Senate voted also against the law, which is now in its modified form is re-submitted. If the senate still agree with the law, president Obama announced a veto to pronounce. According to him, is the law bad for the privacy.

The Cispa law makes it possible for businesses to information about ict security to share with the U.s. government. Critics fear that companies in that way also data of customers with the government, although they are not obliged to do so. What is crucial here is that the law is a passage that existing legislation is circumvented, including privacy laws. Under more Google supports the law.