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October 18, 2017
EC Releases Report On Privacy Shield Framework
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Following the first annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield in Washington last month, the European Commission released its report today. The report examined the implementation...
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October 18, 2017
Publication of a CCIA Research Paper on Value Growth and the Music Industry
Brussels, BELGIUM -- At a high-level working lunch on “Value Creation, Streaming Video and the Music Industry” organised today by the Lisbon Council, Senior public policy manager for CCIA Europe M...
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October 18, 2017
EU to Support Both Encryption And Decryption In New “Anti-Terrorism Package”
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission (EC) issued its “anti-terrorism package” today, which includes several EU actions to face “challenges posed by the use of encryption.” Proposed...
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October 11, 2017
CCIA Encouraged by USA Liberty Act, Seeks Further Improvements
Washington -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich), with 11 bipartisan cosponsors, introduced the USA Liberty Act (H.R. 3989) on Friday. The...
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October 3, 2017
CCIA on the passing of former Intel CEO Paul Otellini
Washington -- Intel announced the death of its former CEO Paul Otellini at the age of 66. Otellini began working at Intel in 1974 and served as CEO from 2005 until 2013 during a period of high growth ...
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September 28, 2017
EU Commission Releases Communication on “Tackling Illegal Content Online”
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission published a Communication on “Tackling Illegal Content Online - Towards an enhanced responsibility of online platforms” today. Its aim is to publish gu...
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September 28, 2017
EU Commission Releases Communication on "Tackling Illegal Content Online"
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission published a Communication on “Tackling Illegal Content Online - Towards an enhanced responsibility of online platforms” today. Its aim is to publish gu...
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September 25, 2017
Industry Groups Urge European Leaders To Reevaluate Direction of EU Digital Proposals
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Industry groups have sent their strongest criticism to date of the EU’s “Digital Single Market proposals” in a joint letter to European leaders ahead of the Tallinn Digital ...
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September 25, 2017
Tech Associations Offer Recommendations Ahead of Next Audiovisual Reform Negotiations
Brussels, BELGIUM -- In advance of the next Trilogue meeting on a proposal for an Audio-Visual Media Services Directive (“AVMSD”), tech associations including the Computer & Communications I...
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September 22, 2017
Tech Associations Offer Recommendations Ahead of G-7 Digital Ministers Meeting
Brussels, BELGIUM -- In advance of the G-7 ICT ministerial meeting on September 26-27 in Turin, Italy, technology and communications industry groups issued a joint statement recommending policies on...
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September 21, 2017
State Department’s Rob Strayer Begins Work Leading International Engagement On Internet, Digital Economy Issues
Washington -- A new Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Cyber and International Communications and Information Policy began work this week at the State Department. Rob Strayer will help advocate f...
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September 17, 2017
CCIA Reaffirms Support for EU-U.S. Privacy Shield as Joint Annual Review Begins
Washington DC -- E.U. and U.S. officials meet in Washington Monday and Tuesday for the first annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, the recently implemented framework for transatlantic transfe...