Press Releases
GDPR Enforcement Safeguards Not Sufficiently Strengthened by New EU Rules
July 4, 2023
Brussels, BELGIUM – In order to speed up cross-border enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Commission presented a new set of rules today. Minor improvements asi...
CCIA Statement on Biden Administration’s Implementation of EU-US Data Privacy Framework
July 3, 2023
Washington – Today U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the United States Government had fulfilled its commitments for implementing the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework announ...
CCIA Co-Files SCOTUS Amicus Briefs On Online Speech Cases
June 30, 2023
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined Cato Institute, Chamber of Progress, and NetChoice in filing amicus briefs today in Supreme Court cases involving content m...
FTC Expected to File Antitrust Suit Against Amazon Retail Practices
June 29, 2023
Washington – As reported by Bloomberg in the coming weeks the Federal Trade Commission is expected to file a lawsuit against Amazon that could break Amazon Prime’s free two-day shipping and force ...
CCIA Response to Effects of Canada’s Online News Act
June 29, 2023
Washington – In response to Canada’s new law requiring online platforms to pay when sharing links to send traffic to news sites, the two U.S. companies targeted by this legislation have now both a...
Financial Data and Payments: EU Proposal Boosts Consumer Choice and Data Sharing
June 28, 2023
Brussels, BELGIUM – Today, the European Commission presented a legislative package on open finance and payments, with a view to improving consumer choice and data access in financial services, as we...
EU Data Act Deal Limits Consumer Choice and Restricts Data Flows
June 28, 2023
Brussels, BELGIUM – The political agreement on the EU’s new Data Act, struck by European Parliament and EU Council negotiators late last night, might be well-intentioned but risks hampering data-d...
CCIA Releases AI Whitepaper, Hosts Expert Panel Discussion
June 27, 2023
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association released a whitepaper Tuesday to arm policymakers with a comprehensive overview of basic artificial intelligence (AI) technologies...
CCIA Suggests Modifications to Delaware Privacy Bill
June 27, 2023
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) submitted written comments and will testify Tuesday morning before the Delaware General Assembly in opposition to HB 154 un...
CCIA Praises Biden Broadband Infrastructure Announcement
June 26, 2023
Washington – President Biden took further steps today toward releasing millions of dollars to build out high-speed broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas, announcing state fundin...
CCIA Files Comments On FTC Proposal to Expand Negative Option Rule
June 23, 2023
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments in response to an FTC proposal to expand the Negative Option Rule, often called the “Click-to-Cancel Rule.” CCI...