First things first, if you would like to receive my Technology Policy Update, email me. You can find some of these Updates from 2019 and 2020 here. Here are Further Reading, Other Developments, and Coming Events. Coming Events On 30 July, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee’s Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled … Continue reading Further Reading, Other Developments, and Coming Events (30 July)
First things first, if you would like to receive my Technology Policy Update, email me. You can find some of these Updates from 2019 and 2020 here. Other Developments The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held an oversight hearing on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with the FCC Chair and four Commissioners.New Zealand’s Parliament … Continue reading Further Reading and Other Developments (29 June)
First things first, if you would like to receive my Technology Policy Update, email me. You can find some of these Updates from 2019 and 2020 here. Other Developments The House Financial Services Committee’s National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy Subcommittee held a virtual hearing titled “Cybercriminals and Fraudsters: How Bad Actors Are Exploiting … Continue reading Further Reading and Other Developments (20 June)
Three targeted bills are sent to the full Senate to address a range of technology issues. First things first, if you would like to receive my Technology Policy Update, email me. You can find some of these Updates from 2019 and 2020 here. The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee marked up a number … Continue reading Senate Commerce Marks Up Three Technology Bills
Democratic stakeholders answer a Republican proposal on how to regulate privacy issues raised by COVID-19 contact tracing. The proposals have little chance of enactment and are mostly about positioning. First things first, if you would like to receive my Technology Policy Update, email me. You can find some of these Updates from 2019 and … Continue reading Dueling COVID-19 Privacy Bills Released
Key Republican stakeholders on privacy legislation float a bill on COVID-19 relating to privacy that seems unlikely to garner the necessary Democratic buy-in to advance. Late last week, key Republicans on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced they would introduce the “COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act” that provide new privacy and data security … Continue reading Senate Commerce Republicans Vow To Introduce Privacy Bill To Govern COVID-19 Apps and Tech
First things first, if you would like to receive my Technology Policy Update, email me. You can find some of these Updates from 2019 here. Here are the articles from this edition: “Paper” Hearing on COVID-19 and Big DataDOD Revises Cybersecurity Model For Contractors; Accreditation Body Holds WebinarEC Calls For EU-Wide Approach on Big Data … Continue reading Technology Policy Update (10 April)
On April 9, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a virtual hearing of sorts as all the proceedings would occur through the written word with the chair, ranking member, and witnesses all submitting statements. Then all the members were to submit written questions to the witnesses who will have 96 business hours to … Continue reading “Paper” Hearing on COVID-19 and Big Data
On December 4, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing titled ”Examining Legislative Proposals to Protect Consumer Data Privacy” a week after two competing proposals were released: the “United States Consumer Data Privacy Act of 2019“ (CDPA) and the “Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act“ (COPRA) (S.2968). Chair Roger Wicker (R-MS) stated “[f]or … Continue reading Senate Commerce Revisits Privacy In Light of Legislative Proposals
The majority staff of the Senate Commerce Committee circulated the “United States Consumer Data Privacy Act of 2019” (CDPA), a draft data privacy bill days after Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and her cosponsors released the “Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act“ (COPRA) (S.2968) (See here for more analysis). Of course, these competing proposals came before … Continue reading Privacy Bill A Week: United States Consumer Data Privacy Act of 2019
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