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Tech Industry Offers Recommendations Ahead of G7 Summit

Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined 14 other industry associations in releasing recommendations ahead of the G7 Leaders Summit taking place this weekend in Biar...
  • Privacy & Security

‘Off-Facebook Activity’ Feature Offers Consumers New Transparency and Control

Washington -- Today Facebook announced the release of its long-anticipated ‘Clear History’ tool named “off-Facebook Activity”. This feature allows users to access browsing data recorded by thi...
  • Internet Freedom
  • Jobs & Innovation

CCIA Applauds Business Roundtable Letter Redefining Corporate Responsibility

Washington -- The Business Roundtable has announced its commitment via a letter signed by 181 corporate CEOs to operate their business to benefit all stakeholders including not just shareholders, but ...
  • Patent Reform & Copyright
  • Copyright

CCIA Files Comments To Justice Department On Music Consent Decrees

Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association told the Department of Justice the governing system that the music marketplace relies on to obtain public performance rights is sti...
  • Internet Freedom

Administration Should Not Embrace Censorship Nor Hamstring Efforts To Fight Online Extremism, Says CCIA

Washington, DC --  Following recent tragedies in Texas and Ohio, the White House has publicized a meeting with technology companies to discuss responses to violent online extremism.  At the same tim...
  • Internet Freedom
  • Jobs & Innovation
  • Copyright

CCIA Files Commerce Department Comments On Counterfeiting

Washington -- The Commerce Department is taking comments through the end of the business day on curbing the availability of counterfeit products online, following a Presidential Memorandum issued in A...
  • EU
  • Taxes & Trade
  • European Union

CCIA Disappointed With Enacted French Digital Tax

Brussels, BELGIUM -- French President Emmanuel Macron has signed the country’s new digital services tax into law. The official text was published today.  The French Senate and industry has voiced ...
  • EU
  • European Union

CCIA Welcomes New European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen

Strasbourg, France -- The European Parliament today voted to confirm Ursula von der Leyen as the next President of the European Commission. President von der Leyen previously served in the German gove...
  • EU
  • Taxes & Trade
  • European Union

CCIA Disappointed By Discriminatory French Digital Tax, Urge Global Tax Reform

Brussels, BELGIUM -- France’s Senate today approved a national tax, which will require major tech companies to pay a 3% tax on their turnover in France applied retroactively from the start of the ye...