[Infowarrior] - CISA Moves Forward: These 83 Senators Just Voted To Expand Surveillance

[Richard Forno]

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CISA Moves Forward: These 83 Senators Just Voted To Expand Surveillance
from the ridiculous dept
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151022/10133932597/cisa-moves-forward-these-83-senators-just-voted-to-expand-surveillance.shtml

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The 14 principled votes against this bill are the following list, who should be thanked for taking a stand against expanded mass surveillance:

	• Baldwin (D-WI)
	• Booker (D-NJ)
	• Brown (D-OH)
	• Coons (D-DE)
	• Franken (D-MN)
	• Leahy (D-VT)
	• Markey (D-MA)
	• Menendez (D-NJ)
	• Merkley (D-OR)
	• Paul (R-KY)
	• Sanders (I-VT)
	• Udall (D-NM)
	• Warren (D-MA)
	• Wyden (D-OR)

Paul had introduced an amendment that sounded pretty straightforward, effectively requiring companies to adhere to their terms of service with customers and it, too, got overwhelmingly voted down. Senator Whitehouse's really bad CFAA amendment got basically ditched (there was one tiny bit of language from it that was kept in which was basically fine). There's a chance that more amendments could be voted on on Monday, but from the sound of it, none of them have a chance. 

And now we have to worry about what will happen in conference when Congress tries to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions, and then see if the President signs the bill as well. Unfortunately, the Senate just did a really bad thing.

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