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“The signers of the letter expressed very serious concerns about the legislation and were particularly concerned it would ``significantly undermine privacy and civil liberties.'' Unfortunately, as the signers of the legislation will report, these concerns were not adequately addressed in the committee markup. Shortly after the committee markup, a group of 65 technologists and cyber security professionals wrote to Chairman Burr and Vice Chairman Feinstein expressing their opposition to this legislation. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that this letter be printed in the Record as well. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: March 2, 2015. Chairman Richard Burr, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. Senate. Vice Chairman, Dianne Feinstein, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. Senate. Dear Chairman Burr, Vice Chairman Feinstein, and Members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: We the undersigned civil society organizations, security experts, and academics write to explain how the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA), would significantly undermine privacy and civil liberties. We now know that the National Security Agency (NSA) has secretly collected the personal information of millions of users, and the revelation of these programs has created a strong need to rein in, rather than expand, government surveillance.…”