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"In conversation with The Hill, Representative\u00A0Charles\u00A0Ruppersberger stated that he intends to re-introduce the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act in 2013.\r\n\r\nThe\u00A0Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, known to most as simply 'CISPA,' was a lighting rod bill in the House last year, leading to a contentious vote in the lower chamber, and a veto threat the President over privacy concerns. The final vote for the bill was rammed through so quickly that a half dozen of its co-sponsors did not vote for the law in the end.\r\n\r\nCISPA passed the House 248 to 168. However, its lack of mandatory standards for critical infrastructure put it into a difficult spot, as the Senate majority was in favor of such standards. In the House they were, and likely remain, anathema. The political climate has shifted some since the last age of CISPA, but probably not enough to\u00A0convince\u00A0the House\u00A0majority\u00A0to vote in favor of increased regulation.\r\n\r\nAs quoted on the Hillicon Valley blog, Rep.\u00A0Ruppersberger has his staff speaking with the White House to ensure that when CISPA is introduced again, it won't have another veto tossed around its neck: &amp;quot;We're working on some things\u2026working with the White House to make sure that hopefully they can be more supportive of our bill than they were the last time.&amp;quot; The talks are going well, he went on to note.\r\n\r\nFor a primer in the arguments in favor and opposed to CISPA, TNW's previous reporting has you covered. However, if you so desire a top sheet, here you go: privacy groups were concerned that the bill's conduits that would carry their personal Internet information and digital\u00A0communications\u00A0to the\u00A0National Security Agency and other intelligence\u00A0agencies\u00A0lacked sufficient privacy safeguards.\r\n\r\nNaturally, the updated version of CISPA will attract heavy scrutiny when it is announced. That said, I'm not\u00A0optimistic\u00A0that it will have been reformed\u00A0sufficiently to ensure proper privacy for the average United States citizen.\r\n\r\nClearly, there is a firm need for clear, strong cybersecurity legislation in the United States. This is universally agreed upon. However, after the Senate's failure on the larger issue, and the President's apparent declination of issuing an executive order, to see the next round of legislative work originate in the House isn't\u00A0surprising\u00A0 But, as with the first version of CISPA before it, the House could trip out of the gate, and gum the wheels of progress.\r\n\r\nUpdate: I mischaracterized the President's executive action\u00A0position. As it turns out, the President is widely tipped to enact such an order after the State of the Union address.\r\n\r\nTop Image Credit:\u00A0ttarasiuk"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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