Lawmakers propose repeal of ‘anti-privacy’ cyber bill

Published January 14, 2016 6:53pm ET



A bipartisan group of House members introduced a bill on Wednesday to repeal cybersecurity legislation passed by Congress last month as part of the annual omnibus package, insisting that language amounts to an “anti-privacy law” that would have had difficulty passing on its own.

“Most representatives are probably unaware they even voted on this legislation,” said the bill’s chief author, Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich. “It’s the worst anti-privacy law since the USA PATRIOT Act, and we should repeal it as soon as possible.”

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