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The House of Representatives has dubbed this week “Cyber Week.” Today and tomorrow, they will vote on a handful of cybersecurity bills. Unfortunately, none of the proposals that will be considered include important provisions on a key aspect of any effective cyber bill: information sharing.

The battle over information sharing legislation harkens the ghosts of SOPA. That bill, which resulted in a groundswell of internet-driven backlash, showed how volatile internet privacy and censorship issues can become on Capitol Hill. In a matter of days, companies such as Google, Wikipedia, and Facebook killed legislation that previously looked to be on an easy road to passage.

Many believe that the same actors who joined forces last winter to freeze SOPA may join together this spring to drown a critical piece of national security legislation.

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