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CCIA, Civil Rights Groups Object To Intelligence Provision Requiring Companies To Report Suspicious Activity To Law Enforcement
August 5, 2015
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined civil rights and free speech advocates in a letter expressing concern that broad language in a provision in the Senate versi...
EU and US Negotiators Close To Finalising A Safer “Safe Harbour”
July 23, 2015
Brussels -- U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker met in Brussels Thursday with Vera Jourova, European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality to revitalise negotiations on a framewor...
CCIA Calls On Congress To Strengthen Privacy Protections For Europeans For Transatlantic Week
July 22, 2015
Washington -- As Members of the European Parliament meet with their U.S. counterparts during the annual Transatlantic Week, the technology industry is calling on Congress to extend redress rights to E...
CCIA Endorses Technology Industry Expert Andy Slavitt As Next Medicare and Medicaid Administrator
July 13, 2015
Washington – Computer & Communication Industry Association CEO and President Ed Black today respectfully urged the U.S. Senate to promptly approve the nomination of Andy Slavitt as the next Admi...
Consumer Groups, Tech Companies, CCIA Launch “Competify” Campaign
July 13, 2015
Washington -- As federal officials face several important policy decisions that will have a significant impact on the affordability and availability of broadband, CCIA is proud to be a member of a coa...
CCIA Awaiting Upcoming Email Privacy Act Markup
July 10, 2015
Washington -- In the next couple of weeks, the House Judiciary Committee will likely markup the Email Privacy Act, the leading bill aimed at reforming the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)....
European Parliament Adopts Reda Copyright Report, Omits Amendments Harmful To Internet, Innovation
July 9, 2015
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Parliament has adopted the “Reda report” on copyright today. The plenary vote comes several weeks after the European Parliament's Legal Affairs committee (JURI) a...
FBI Requests Access To Citizens Encrypted Communications At Senate Hearings
July 8, 2015
Washington — At two separate Senate hearings today, the FBI and Department of Justice, primarily through the testimony of FBI Director James Comey, renewed their calls for a solution that would enab...
The Future of an EU-Wide Ancillary Copyright for Press Publishers Remains Uncertain
July 8, 2015
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Discussions around a possible ‘snippet levy’ or ‘news aggregation tax’ targeting online services like search engines and news aggregators have slowly but surely reached Br...
European Council Presidency Transfers To Luxembourg With Key Digital Economy Issues Looming
July 1, 2015
Brussels, Belgium -- Luxembourg takes over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union today (Wednesday) at a crucial moment. After a meeting with outgoing European Council President ...
EU Policymakers Agree On Net Neutrality Compromise
June 30, 2015
Brussels, Belgium -- The European Parliament, Commission and the Council of Ministers agreed on a compromise last night on the Telecoms Single Market Regulation. The deal in principle would see an end...