CYBER SECURITY : ACLU
As more of our daily lives are lived in the digital world, the
security of our personal information online has become of paramount importance.
Recent high-profile data breaches and hacking conducted by both government
agencies and private companies highlight the need to protect sensitive data
from thieves and spies while also maintaining Americans’ privacy.
Unfortunately, some are calling for sweeping new laws to exempt
companies from existing privacy laws in the name of cybersecurity. They want “cyber-threat”
information to be shared not just with civilian agencies but also with the
intelligence community and the military. Others in the intelligence community have
called on tech companies to ensure that the government can circumvent
protections offered by encryption so that it can seize the
data of users.
These laws must be carefully drafted to ensure that sensitive
private information—financial, medical, political, or other personal
information—is removed before it is shared. We must also make sure that the
cybersecurity mission is vested in a civilian agency to prevent new
cybersecurity information sharing laws from becoming another avenue by which
the government can spy on Americans. And we continue to advocate against so-called “encryption backdoors,”
which, by ensuring your data is accessible to the government, make the Internet
less safe for everyone. (note : for me VERIZON fake account Phoenix AZ,
the cell phone LG device to many unexplained share options-one option was to
give permission to enforcement (Intelli-Federal) to sweep the phone at any time
for data research, I agreed Verizon Acct. 5/2013 Phoenix, AZ)
The ACLU is
at the forefront of efforts to push back against ill-considered cybersecurity
proposals. We are also, crucially, leading efforts to craft affirmative
cybersecurity policies for both government and the private sector that will
help prevent cybercrime and hacking while also protecting personal privacy and
civil liberties.
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