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Europe Offers Details On Regulatory Plans For Online Services, Digital Single Market

Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission has announced a slew of regulatory plans aimed at the digital economy and tech economies Wednesday. The new rules could impact everything from online platf...

CCIA Files FCC Comments On TV Set-Top Boxes

Washington -- Late Monday night was the deadline to file comments to the FCC as it prepares to make a decision on whether to unlock the control that the cable industry has over TV set-top boxes. The F...
  • Privacy & Security

CCIA Applauds Senate Bill To Stop Surveillance Expansion

Washington -- Today Senators Ron Wyden and Rand Paul introduced the Stopping Mass Hacking Act (S. 2952), a bill that would block a controversial expansion of the government’s hacking authority from ...

CCIA Urges FCC to Open Up More Lanes for 5G

Washington -- The FCC has released a Public Notice, inviting comments on a petition asking to facilitate the deployment of 5G networks and give cell phone users better, faster Internet access. It’s...

CCIA, Tech Industry Associations Offer Recommendations To Presidential Candidates

Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined several tech industry associations in a joint open letter to the remaining presidential candidates with a few recommendation...

CCIA Concerned About Government’s Attempt to Expand Hacking Powers

Washington -- Congress finally has an opportunity, though narrow, to block or limit a proposal to expand government and law enforcement’s power to search and manipulate computers. Last week the Supr...

FCC Moves Ahead On Business Data Services Proposal

Washington -- The FCC approved a proposal to consider new rules for the business broadband marketplace. These business data services, formerly known as “special access,” affect how businesses acce...
  • Privacy & Security
  • US

CCIA Applauds House Passage of Email Privacy Act

Washington - The House has unanimously approved legislation to enhance privacy protections to citizens’ email. The long overdue Email Privacy Act clearly gives Fourth Amendment protections to electr...

CCIA Urges House Passage of Email Privacy Act

Washington - Tomorrow Congress is scheduled to take up the Email Privacy Act on the House floor. The Email Privacy Act, introduced by Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Kevin Yoder (R-KS), is a bipartisan bi...