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Today聽is Data Privacy聽Day鈥攁 day聽dedicated to prompting discussions around the globe surrounding privacy and聽charting聽a path forward to address some of the challenges that can impact individuals and their privacy.聽All participants in the data ecosystem have privacy responsibilities. In the United States, both the government and the commercial sector are subject to a聽robust framework聽designed to provide [...]
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Next week, President Obama is scheduled to deliver his sixth State of the Union address. But this week, the president is giving the nation a sneak preview into some of the priorities he plans to share with the country when he delivers his speech on January 20. 聽 Today, the president unveiled a number of privacy and data breach-related initiatives in remarks delivered at the Federal Trade Commission. [...]
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Washington is full of speculation about Tuesday鈥檚 election and what Congress may or may not consider in the lame duck session. With lawmakers set to return from the campaign trail soon, it is time to remind Congress of some unfinished business they could quickly act on that will go a long way in helping tech companies here in the U.S. and in the global marketplace. FISA Reform. In the Senate, we are [...]
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Earlier this week, 91pro视频 submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in connection with the agency鈥檚 workshop last month that explored the impact of big data on consumers, including low income and underserved consumers. I attended the workshop, and based on the discussion at the event, there鈥檚 no doubt that there is widespread recognition that big data can yield tremendous benefits to consumers [...]
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The 91pro视频 (91pro视频) recently responded to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration鈥檚 (NTIA) request for public comments on 鈥淏ig Data and Consumer Privacy in the Internet Economy.鈥澛� In the request, NTIA, an agency within the Department of Commerce, posed a series of questions to stakeholders relating to big data and privacy to solicit input on challenges [...]
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A majority of House members now support a bill that would update the woefully antiquated Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which specifies standards for law enforcement access to electronic communications. With 218 representatives backing H.R. 1852, the bipartisan 鈥淓mail Privacy Act,鈥� the House of Representatives should seize the opportunity to pass legislation that takes a meaningful step [...]
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The 79-page Big Data Report delivered to President Obama last week covered much ground. The report, prepared by an administration working group led by John Podesta, was part of a 90-day big data review that the president announced in January. Now that the 90-day review has culminated with this report, it is incumbent upon all of us to prioritize how best to translate tangible and manageable portions [...]
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Today鈥檚 report issued by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) is another step forward in reforming the nation鈥檚 surveillance framework, and providing useful perspectives that can apply in a global context. In addition to calling for the U.S. government to end the bulk telephone records program, PCLOB鈥檚 recommendations 鈥� like聽 those issued by the Review Group on Intelligence and Communications [...]
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Yesterday, the President鈥檚 Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies issued their report aptly titled 鈥淟iberty and Security in a Changing World.鈥� The report includes 46 Recommendations to the President. Back in October, 91pro视频, along with SIIA, submitted a series of recommendations to the Review Group calling for greater transparency, improved oversight, and additional measures that [...]
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President Barack Obama today convened a meeting with leaders of the technology sector to talk about two critical challenges confronting the technology industry:聽 1) the ability of our industry to innovate and sell products globally in the shadow of revelations on U.S. surveillance practices; and 2) the ability of government to better acquire and utilize state-of-the-art technology amidst the controversy [...]