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CISPA stands for the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013 --- which has already been passed by the House -- and could soon be passed by the Senate. The bill makes it easier for companies to share the personal information of users in order to assist the government with investigations into cyber attacks.
There are a lot of concerns about the bill though -- first of all that civil liberties and privacy rights will be violated. Also, that the sharing of information will make it more vulnerable to hackers and identity thieves.
