Obama threatens veto of CISPA database-sharing bill

[alp227]

Source: CNET

The White House today delivered a formal veto threat against a controversial data-sharing bill called CISPA that would allow intelligence agencies to collect personal information about Americans from private companies.

In a statement this afternoon, President Obama's aides said they "would recommend that he veto the bill," which is scheduled for a House of Representatives floor vote this week.

A House committee approved CISPA last week without four key privacy amendments. Sought by CISPA opponents, the amendments would have curbed the National Security Agency's ability to collect confidential data.

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57579905-38/obama-threatens-veto-of-cispa-database-sharing-bill/

[CokeMachine]

1. Good

I hope he follows his aide's recommendations.

[theaocp]

2. Followthroughfollowthroughfollowthrough...

All other words are wind...

[DeSwiss]

3. "Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed." ~I.F. Stone n/t

[forestpath]

4. "threatens veto" in Obama-speak means "give me a pen"

[MotherPetrie]

5. Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it

[littlewolf]

6. I have hope that the president will kill this POS nt