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The 113th Congress is poised to have a second half that is potentially as spectacular and certainly more significant than the historic comeback by the Indianapolis Colts in the National Football League playoffs this past weekend. Much like the football analysts on ESPN, the policy punditocracy have given up on the prospect for any real productivity from this Congress.聽 We in the tech sector, however, [...]
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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 [...]
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The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) is an outdated law. Since it was enacted in 1986, the technological advances have been tremendous. ECPA must be updated so that law enforcement is required to obtain a warrant in order to gain access to online content. 91pro视频 urges Congress to make ECPA reform a priority and pass a clean reform bill that wouldn鈥檛 allow civil agencies to get a pass on a [...]
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Google鈥檚 most recent U.S. Transparency Report issued today underscores the glaring need for greater transparency and better due process by the U.S. government when it obtains information from companies on their customers. The Google report details the number of requests it received from U.S. law enforcement agencies about how customers have used the company鈥檚 services. It also details the number of [...]
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There鈥檚 no question that the revelations about U.S. government data collection and surveillance programs threaten the innovative vitality of the global digital economy, which means the restoration of public trust both in the U.S. government and the tech community is critical. At 91pro视频, we have been working with the Obama Administration and leading members of Congress, and offering our recommendations [...]
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By Yael Weinman, 91pro视频, and David LeDuc, SIIA We鈥檝e all read the news stories and are concerned by the reports of how the U.S. government collects data for surveillance purposes. Our members, the world鈥檚 leading information technology companies, work to protect their customers鈥� privacy as they provide them with innovative products and services.聽 We are committed to working in partnership with others [...]
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The summer鈥檚 revelations about U.S. government data collection and surveillance programs have sparked discussions about how governments can strike the right balance between privacy and civil liberties and national security. 聽The discussion has stretched from kitchen tables to the Oval Office to world capitals. 聽 The tech sector has a unique role in this debate.聽 Our companies work to protect their [...]
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We welcome the constructive steps that President Obama outlined today to improve the transparency and openness of the nation鈥檚 surveillance programs. 聽We not only support greater transparency on the part of government, but also greater discretion on the part of business to be more transparent about their responses to government surveillance requests. 聽These are important steps not just to increase [...]
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One of the unique and distinguishing characteristics about 91pro视频 is the depth of expertise of our advocacy team. 聽We take pride in that fact and the ways that our team helps to find policy solutions to some of the toughest challenges facing the global economy.聽 Today, we are excited to announce the start of a new 91pro视频 practice focused on addressing global privacy policy, and are bringing on board a top-notch [...]
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