US Senate Committee Advances 'Threat-Sharing' Cyber-Security Bill

The US Senate Intelligence Committee voted 14-1 on Thursday to approve a bill intended to enhance information sharing between private companies and intelligence agencies about cyber-security threats.

The panel's approval cleared the way for a vote in the full Senate on the measure, which would extend some legal liability protection to companies to make it easier for them to share data with the government to help prevent and respond to cyber-attacks.

Some privacy advocates opposed the bill, worrying that it would do too little to prevent more data collection by the National Security Agency and other . Such surveillance has come under scrutiny since 2013 disclosures by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

Privacy concerns were cited by the only member of the committee who voted against the bill, Democratic Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon. "It's a surveillance bill by another name," Wyden said in a statement.

The measure was partly inspired by recent cyber-attacks on major corporations, including Sony. Several major firms, including Microsoft, Lockheed Martin and Morgan Stanley, had pushed for a threat-sharing bill, according to media reports.

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