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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...

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...

CCIA Files TV Set Top Box Comments

  Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed formal comments with the FCC Friday, pointing out the benefits of its proposal for empowering customers with more opt...
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CCIA and Tech Groups Send Letter to Senate Intel Leaders Regarding Anti-Encryption Bill

CCIA joined several tech groups in a letter to Senators Feinstein and Burr late Tuesday saying their draft encryption access bill is “unworkable” and would do more harm for security than good. T...
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EU Issues Antitrust Charges Against Google

Brussels -- The European Commission’s Commissioner of Competition, Margrethe Vestager, issued a Statement of Objections against Google outlining alleged competition problems with Google’s contract...
  • Competition

CCIA Applauds Obama Administration For Set Top Box Filing

Washington -- President Obama will weigh in on a policy to free TV customers from having to rent their cable providers’ set top boxes. He announced his support for thinking outside the cable box in ...