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Feds Roll Out Cybersecurity Threat-Sharing Bills

Measures are making their way through the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives that would help enhance information-sharing on cyberthreats between private companies and government agencies.

The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee has unveiled new legislation aimed at improving cyberthreat data-sharing between the private sector and Uncle Sam.

Called the Protecting Cyber Networks Act, the measure would make it easier for companies to communicate with government agencies about possible cyberattacks and potentially help the U.S. respond. If the committee passes the legislation on Thursday, it is expected to be brought up on the House floor in April.

The proposal follows on the heels of a Senate measure circulating on the same issue. The House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee also has its own version of the bill. All three measures figure to pass, according to NBC News, even though privacy advocates are concerned the legislation lacks any safeguards preventing the U.S. National Security Agency or other intelligence divisions from collecting data on peoples’ online activities.

Brian Heaton was a writer for Government Technology and Emergency Management magazines from 2011 to mid-2015.