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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...

CCIA Hosted Panel Discusses What May Happen In Wake Of SCOTUS Apple Samsung Design Patent Ruling

Washington -- At a patent event at the National Press Club this week, panelists discussed an uptick in design patent cases since the Apple Samsung design patent ruling by the Supreme Court. CCIA paten...

CCIA Welcomes Proposal to End Forced Data Localisation in EU Member States

Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission (EC) today released its proposal on the free flow of non-personal data in the EU.  The proposed regulation prohibits EU member states from requiring that ...
  • Competition

CCIA Responds To Think Tank Report Aimed At Tech Industry

Washington -- A report from a new think tank, the New Center Project, rightly bemoans the partisan politics in Washington, but offers several so-called solutions that could bring more harm than good t...
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  • Taxes & Trade

Small European businesses vs. new EU VAT bureaucracy

An often overlooked European success story is how hundred of thousands of European small companies have thrived thanks to the Internet.  With a few clicks on the keyboard, the smallest European firm ...

EU Countries Question The Compatibility Of Copyright Reform With EU Fundamental Rights

Brussels -- This morning, the website Statewatch published a leaked EU Council document on the copyright reform, in which a number of European countries are strongly questioning its compatibility with...

CCIA Asks FCC To Reject Sinclair Merger; Requests Congressional Hearings

Washington -- In comments filed with the FCC today, the Computer & Communications Industry Association urged the FCC to reject Sinclair Broadcasting Group’s proposed takeover of Tribune Media Co...

CCIA Warns FCC About Economic Consequences Of Weakening Net Neutrality

Washington -- Investment and innovation have thrived under the FCC’s current internet access rules preventing content blocking, throttling, and discrimination. The Computer & Communications Indu...

Regulators Should Allow Interaction Applications to Continue to Evolve CCIA Says in ITU Filing

Brussels, BELGIUM -- As a UN intergovernmental body considers internet-enabled applications, the Computer & Communications Industry Association expressed concern about it expanding its mandate. CC...
  • Privacy & Security

CCIA Encourages DOJ To Reassess Policies Regarding Warrants For Data Stored In The Cloud in Light of DreamHost Dispute

Washington -- On Tuesday, the Department of Justice filed a motion in the District of Columbia Superior Court to narrow the scope of a controversial warrant it had served on web host DreamHost, regard...

CCIA Opposes Overly Broad DOJ Request For Data from Protest Website

Washington -- A web hosting provider is facing an overly broad Department of Justice search warrant, demanding that it turn over information on more than a million visitors to an anti-Trump protest we...

CCIA Encourages a Path Forward on Mid-Band Spectrum for 5G

Washington, D.C. -- Recent activity on Capitol Hill and at the FCC shows progress on a much-needed path forward for mid-band spectrum, which will be crucial for providing better coverage and faster sp...