Privacy advocates urge Congress to investigate impact of cyber law on personal data

A leading privacy group is urging House lawmakers to examine the type of data companies are providing to the government in response to cyber threats, in an effort to ensure civil liberties are not being violated despite passage of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015.

“Effective oversight of the government’s collection and use of personal data is particularly important in the realm of cybersecurity where it is easy to obtain vast troves of personal information with little accountability,” writes the Electronic...