CISPA To Be Amended Amid Privacy Concerns

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 CISPA To Be Amended Amid Privacy Concerns Authors of a cybersecurity bill said Tuesday they will amend their legislation in response to privacy concerns before the House votes on the controversial measure this Friday. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, sponsored by Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.), seeks to give businesses and the federal government legal protection to share cyber threats with each other in an effort to thwart hackers. The government does not currently share that data because the information is classified and companies fear violating anti-trust law. The bill would remove legal barriers so they can do so. KISS AND MAKE UP Apple Announces Stellar Sales New NOOK Reader With GlowLight Gets Reviewed Google Takes On Dropbox With New Service Samsung Family In Public Spat Over Inheritance BLOG POSTS Vanity Fair: How to Watch TV Today It appears that 2012 will be the first year that sales of flat-panel TVs have declined, and last month it was announced that owners of Microsoft's Xbox console now spend more time watching entertainment content than playing games. Bryce Longton: Tumblr's All Star Staffers It's neither the office space nor the clever perks that make Tumblr such an of-the-moment place to work: it's the people. Michelle Chen: Apple's Two Faces: Power Gaps Between Brazil and China Foxconn Workers Apple presides over a global technology empire, but the economic landscapes it shapes around the world are strangely uneven. As long as corporations can freely cross national boundaries, workers' rights should be just as global. Michael Hinshaw: Instagram vs. Kodak: Smart Customers Sidestep Stupid Companies The bigger question is why a larger, established company like Kodak didn't invent Instagram, or an app like it. They have the resources, the talent and the opportunity. What is it that stalled -- possibly fatally -- this once-smart company? William Petrocelli: The Justice Department Jumps Into Amazon's Pocket Sometimes the DOJ goes after companies that have done nothing wrong, but more often it lets big-time antitrust violators get away with murder. In a recent case -- one that has roiled the publishing industry -- the DOJ has managed to do both.

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