This past Thursday (18 April) the entire Massachusetts House delegation
abstained from a crucial vote which unfortunately passed HR 624, the Cyber
Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, sending this terrible and tyrannical
bill to the Senate.  HR 624 would permit Internet service providers and other
information technology companies voluntarily to share users' private information
with the intelligence agencies of the US government, without the users in
question ever being notified.  The bill is worded so vaguely and generally that
almost any piece of information, including email and medical records, could be
turned over to the government without any warrant or notification.  Furthermore,
this bill's provisions would override existing privacy laws.  I hope that you
will vote against this bill which is so damaging to privacy.