Facebook Doesn't Have to Trample On Our Privacy Rights in the Name of Cybersecurity [Facebook]

Numerous commentators have noted the sore thumb in the group of supporters for The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA): Facebook. Why would a social network be endorsing a bill that would allow companies to pass personal information about Internet users to the government without any form of judicial oversight? A number of recent articles have discussed the issue, and already one digital rights group has launched a campaign to convince Facebook to drop support of the bill. In response to the criticisms, Facebook's Vice President of US Public Policy Joel Kaplan published a statement on Friday admitting that there were privacy concerns with the bill. He also noted that Facebook's major cybersecurity goal is to receive more data about cybersecurity threats from the government-something that doesn't necessitate the sweeping data sharing provisions currently outlined in CISPA. More »

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