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Government Seeks Expanded Hacking Ability in Criminal Investigations
November 7, 2014
Wednesday the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts held a small public hearing about a proposed change to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Crimi...
New EU Cyber Security Directive should focus on protection of truly critical infrastructure
November 5, 2014
The European Parliament’s vote from March 2014 correctly improved the scope of the Network and Information Directive by focusing on truly critical infrastructure such as the energy, banking, and tra...
FBI Seeks Even Broader Surveillance Power From Judicial Advisory Committee
November 4, 2014
Washington – The FBI’s request to significantly expand the government’s power to remotely search stored electronic data is the subject of a hearing before the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rule...
CCIA Joins Letter Asking Congress To Increase MLAT Funding
November 3, 2014
CCIA joined today with several other trade associations in sending a letter urging Congressional leadership to support additional funding for processes related to the United States' many bilateral Mut...
CCIA Asks USTR To Address Barriers To Digital Trade
October 29, 2014
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments with the Office of the United State Trade Representative Wednesday evening, asking that the annual trade barriers r...
Data Throttling Problems Widespread, According To FTC Suit, M-Labs Study
October 29, 2014
Washington – The FTC announced this week it is suing AT&T for slowing Internet speeds for customers for heavy Internet usage even though they paid for unlimited data as advertised. The Compute...
Will President Take Executive Action On Immigration Reform?
October 29, 2014
With the midterm elections less than a week away, 2014 looks to become another in a long line of years in which action to address the crisis in skilled immigration does not come to pass. This is espec...
An Open Internet is the Goal of Both Our US Delegation at ITU and the FCC
October 28, 2014
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is an arm of the United Nations and is dedicated to global coordination of things like satellite orbital slots, terrestrial spectrum use, and technical ...
Internet Users In New York To Speak At Hearing Supporting Open Internet
October 27, 2014
Washington – New York leaders are hosting a hearing tonight on two pending FCC decisions that would impact Internet Users in their state – preserving the Open Internet and stopping the Comcast-Tim...
“Sky is Rising” Entertainment Industry Economic Report Shows More Creative Output, Opportunities For Creators
October 23, 2014
Washington – A new report finds online services and tools for distribution are fueling more creative opportunities and content than ever before. The Computer & Communications Industry Associatio...
Does the new EU leadership dare to embrace the Internet opportunity?
October 23, 2014
The European Parliament yesterday approved a new European Commission team which will take up office on November 1.
The digital portfolio will be split between a Vice-President for the Digital Single ...