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Tech Associations Send Letter To Senators About Problems With Proposed Changes CDA-230
August 2, 2017
Washington - CCIA joined nine other associations in a letter to senators about the unintended consequences of legislation to update Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. While associations su...
CCIA Announces Staff Changes, New Hires, Promotions In Washington, Brussels Offices
August 1, 2017
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association is announcing new hires and promotions in DC and Europe, including a new leader of its Brussels office. CCIA is an international no...
Tech Industry Warns About Unintended Consequences Of Proposed Changes To Reduce Human Trafficking
August 1, 2017
Washington -- Proposed changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act could have broad, unintended consequences for internet services, online platforms and websites. The Computer & Commu...
CCIA Supports International Communications Privacy Act
July 31, 2017
Washington -- Shortly after the introduction of the ECPA Modernization Act in the Senate, Senators Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Chris Coons, D-Del., introduced the International Communications Privacy Act...
CCIA Applauds Senate For Introducing Updated Privacy Standards For Electronic Communications and Geolocation Information
July 27, 2017
Washington -- Senators Lee and Leahy have introduced legislation that would offer email and geolocation information comprehensive privacy protections consistent with users’ present-day expectations....
Advocate General at the EU Court of Justice Issues Opinion In Coty Germany Case on Online Marketplace Bans
July 26, 2017
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Advocate General Nils Wahl delivered his opinion in the Coty Germany case (Case C-230/16). The case deals with contractual provisions a producer of luxury cosmetics imposed on his...
CCIA Asks ITC To Reject Qualcomm’s Request To Block iPhones
July 20, 2017
Washington -- The International Trade Commission should reject Qualcomm’s request to block Apple devices from reaching the market, according to comments filed today by the Computer & Communicati...
CCIA Warns Against State Department’s Reported Plans to Shut Down Cyber Office Amid Growing Hacking Threats
July 19, 2017
Washington -- Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced plans to shut down the State Department’s cyber office, which coordinates with other countries on issues ranging from international hacking t...
EU top court to decide if France’s “right to be forgotten” approach should apply globally
July 19, 2017
Today a French court deferred to the EU’s highest court the question of whether a French “right to be forgotten” ruling should apply to online search results globally.Essentially the EU's top co...
CCIA Joint Statement Asks European Commission For Data Localization Ban
July 19, 2017
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Today CCIA and other industry associations renewed their calls for focused EU legislation banning forced data localization in the EU. Read the joint statement here.
CCIA Implores the FCC to Abandon Efforts to Repeal Open Internet Rules
July 17, 2017
Washington, D.C. -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association has submitted comments urging the Federal Communications Commission not to abandon its net neutrality rules. The FCC made a l...
CCIA Joins Internet Users For Net Neutrality Day, Saying Nondiscrimination Benefits Businesses, Economy
July 11, 2017
Washington -- Internet users and businesses that rely on internet access are staging a day of protest against the FCC’s plans to abdicate its role in protecting consumers and businesses from discrim...