Topic: Cisa Bill

President Obama signed a $1.8 trillion spending bill that includes the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), a measure critics say expands mass surveillance. The bill also lifts the 40-year ban on exporting U.S. crude oil and introduces new restrictions on the visa waiver program. These restrictions target individuals who have visited Iran, Iraq, Syria, or Sudan since 2011.

The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) was quietly included in the federal omnibus spending bill. Leaked White House documents reveal the administration's focus on providing liability protections to companies that share threat data with the Department of Homeland Security. The hosts argue this incentivizes oversharing of private customer data and creates a "moral hazard."

The 2016 omnibus spending bill contains 211 mentions of the word "cyber" and includes the controversial CISA (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act). This legislation allows corporations to share user data with law enforcement agencies, which privacy advocates warn will expand mass surveillance. The $1.1 trillion bill also lifts the ban on crude oil exports and extends tax breaks for renewable energy.