Cybersecurity bills would add secrecy to public records laws

A proposed law meant to encourage companies to share information about cyberthreats with the U.S. government includes measures that could significantly limit what details, if any, the public can review.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., right, confers with committee Vice Chair. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., right, confers with committee Vice Chair. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposed law meant to encourage companies to share information about cyberthreats with the U.S. government includes measures that could significantly limit what details, if any, the public can review about the program through federal and state public records laws.

The legislation — already passed in both houses of Congress but not yet finalized — would keep secret any information a company hands over to the Obama administration under a new cybersecurity agreement, including specifics the firms decide themselves shouldn't be disclosed. It's not clear whether that secrecy would extend to learning whether particular companies are even participating.

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