In a move to get cybersecurity legislation approved before the Senate recess, Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and four colleagues introduced a modified version of their proposed cybersecurity legislation that adds privacy protections for consumers and removes government mandated security standards.
Republicans had opposed the initial version of the Democrat-backed bill, introduced in February, because it called for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to assess power companies, utilities, and other firms that operate critical infrastructure for security problems and create performance standards -- provisions that were considered too regulatory and restrictive on businesses by Republicans in the Senate.
The new version also allows information sharing among private firms and the federal government on threats, incidents, and best practices, while preserving the civil liberties and privacy of users. That change came at the behest of civil libertarians who complained that the measure was too broad and could authorize wiretapping.
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