# Is CISPA Something I Should Know About?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 18, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cispa-something-i-should-know-about/656069 "2013-04-18T21:37:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cispa-something-i-should-know-about/656069/1 "2013-04-18T21:37:41Z")

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I’m hearing about [The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA),](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber_Intelligence_Sharing_and_Protection_Act)and I don’t think I know anything about it. Is this a done deal? Is it a good thing? Is it a bad thing? Why or why not?

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cispa-something-i-should-know-about/656069/2 "2013-04-19T19:38:38Z")

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I guess that’s a no. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cispa-something-i-should-know-about/656069/3 "2013-04-19T19:53:23Z")

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The House passed it which happened last year too but it was defeated via filibuster in the senate. Obama has said he would veto it were it to pass, but I dunno.

Basically, it would let the government access the records of companies like Facebook and Amazon without needing to get warrants or mess around with courts. It strikes me as being a rather undisguised attempt to bypass a person’s right to privacy but what do I know. I also am unsure how affected canadians will be.