Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act

The Cyber ​​Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act ( CISPA ) is a bill in the United States, which would enable the exchange of information about Internet traffic between the U.S. government and technology and manufacturing companies. The aim of the bill is that the U.S. government can investigate network threats and for the security of networks to ensure against attacks.

The bill was introduced by Congressman Mike J. Rogers (Republican, Michigan) and other U.S. officials on 30 November 2011. It was passed in the House of Representatives on April 26, 2012, but not in the U.S. Senate. President Obama's advisers argued that the bill weakened the privacy and civil liberties, and advised him to veto. In February 2013, the House of Representatives has introduced the bill again and adopted him on April 18, 2013.