American Library organization and civil liberties groups warn of ‘abusive government spying’ and urge lawmakers to oppose ‘Frankenstein’ version of CisaUS librarians have joined with a host of civil liberties groups to condemn a cybersecurity bill now passing through Congress they claim will be both “unhelpful” and “perilous to Americans’ civil liberties”.
The American Library organization,the world’s oldest and largest library affiliation, has joined with 18 other groups including Fight for the Future, and Demand Progress and FreedomWorks to issue a letter to the White House and Congress urging lawmakers to oppose the final version of a bill they claim will dramatically expand government surveillance while failing to tackle cyber-attacks.
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Source: theguardian.com