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New Electronic Privacy Bills Would Buttress 4th Amendment Protections For Online Communications
February 4, 2015
Washington -- Americans deserve privacy for their email! The long-awaited Email Privacy Act is being reintroduced today in both the House and Senate. The legislation aims to reform existing laws to ...
How an EU-US trade deal can boost Europe’s digital economy
February 3, 2015
Brussels -- In case you missed the good news; Europe’s digital economy is thriving. Consider a few facts:
- The EU Internet economy is projected to grow 7 times faster than the overall EU GDP, w...
House & Senate Off and Running with Cybersecurity
February 2, 2015
Numerous data breaches in 2014 at big companies like J.P. Morgan Chase, the Home Depot, eBay, and, most recently, Sony Pictures have made cybersecurity even more important to consumers and especially ...
House & Senate Off and Running with Cybersecurity
February 2, 2015
Numerous data breaches in 2014 at big companies like J.P. Morgan Chase, the Home Depot, eBay, and, most recently, Sony Pictures have made cybersecurity even more important to consumers and especially ...
CCIA Releases Digital Trade Recommendations As Fresh Start Of TTIP Talks Begin
February 2, 2015
Brussels - As EU and U.S. negotiators meet in Brussels for a “fresh start” on trade talks this week, they have an historic opportunity -- to eliminate outdated barriers to digital trade. This is...
Engineers Go To Work on New TV Navigation Devices
January 29, 2015
Washington - Late last year, while reauthorizing satellite carriage of TV signals, Congress instructed the FCC to update its rules on interoperability for TV navigation devices. Implementing the n...
CCIA Calls For Electronic Privacy Updates To Mark Data Privacy Day
January 28, 2015
Washington - Technology and consumer groups around the world are marking January 28 as Data Privacy Day to consider privacy protections and the direction they should take in democratic countries. Toda...
Internet Policy in the EU: An Outlook for 2015
January 23, 2015
The year 2015 promises to be a busy year for EU policymakers. The President of the new European Commission has made digital policy a priority. In EU-parlance, the aim is to create a fully integrated D...
Victories for Balanced Copyright in Fox v. DISH and Rosen v. eBay
January 22, 2015
Washington -- The technology industry continues to benefit from balanced copyright policies, which help support and incentivize new technology and disruptive business models. Courts recently affirme...
House, Senate Hold Open Internet Hearings
January 21, 2015
Washington -- Open Internet supporters told House Energy and Commerce Committee members today they are concerned that draft legislation would block the FCC’s ability to protect consumers’ access t...
President Obama Includes Cybersecurity, Privacy in SOTU
January 21, 2015
Washington - President Obama touched on an array of proposals related to increasing cybersecurity and privacy protections for consumers in last night’s State of the Union address. In the wake of l...