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US cybersecurity efforts trigger privacy concerns

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal government's plan to expand computer security protections into critical parts of private industry is raising concerns that the move will threaten Americans' civil liberties.In a report for release Friday, The Constitution Project warns that as the Obama administration partners more with the energy, financial, communications and health care industries to monitor and protect networks, sensitive personal information of people who work for or communicate with those companies could be improperly or inadvertently disclosed.While the government may have good intentions, it \runs the risk of establishing a program akin to wiretapping all network users' communications