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The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to pass a bill designed to encourage companies to share data about cybersecurity threats with the federal government. Passage of the bill, dubbed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), is a disappointing defeat for civil-liberties groups and major tech companies that had urged lawmakers to strengthen its privacy protections while arguing that the bill will do little to bolster firms' cybersecurity. CISA proponents say the bill is a necessary step toward combating cyber threats.
