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‘Off-Facebook Activity’ Feature Offers Consumers New Transparency and Control

Heather Greenfield August 20, 2019
Washington -- Today Facebook announced the release of its long-anticipated ‘Clear History’ tool named “off-Facebook Activity”. This feature allows users to access browsing data recorded by third-party websites and applications for advertising purposes and to disassociate that information [ More ... ]
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CCIA Applauds Business Roundtable Letter Redefining Corporate Responsibility

Heather Greenfield August 20, 2019
Washington -- The Business Roundtable has announced its commitment via a letter signed by 181 corporate CEOs to operate their business to benefit all stakeholders including not just shareholders, but customers, employees, suppliers and communities. The Computer & Communications Industry [ More ... ]
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CCIA Files Comments To Justice Department On Music Consent Decrees

Heather Greenfield August 9, 2019
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association told the Department of Justice the governing system that the music marketplace relies on to obtain public performance rights is still needed. CCIA’s comments also asked the DOJ to reaffirm that licensing strategies designed to [ More ... ]
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Administration Should Not Embrace Censorship Nor Hamstring Efforts To Fight Online Extremism, Says CCIA

Heather Greenfield August 9, 2019
Washington, DC --  Following recent tragedies in Texas and Ohio, the White House has publicized a meeting with technology companies to discuss responses to violent online extremism.  At the same time, press reports indicate that White House officials are contemplating an executive order [ More ... ]
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CCIA Files Commerce Department Comments On Counterfeiting

Heather Greenfield July 29, 2019
Washington -- The Commerce Department is taking comments through the end of the business day on curbing the availability of counterfeit products online, following a Presidential Memorandum issued in April.  The Federal Register notice indicates recommendations may be made and stakeholders have the [ More ... ]
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CCIA Disappointed With Enacted French Digital Tax

Heather Greenfield July 25, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- French President Emmanuel Macron has signed the country’s new digital services tax into law. The official text was published today.  The French Senate and industry has voiced concerns that the tax might conflict with French law and EU state aid rules. The French [ More ... ]
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CCIA Welcomes New European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen

Heather Greenfield July 16, 2019
Strasbourg, France -- The European Parliament today voted to confirm Ursula von der Leyen as the next President of the European Commission. President von der Leyen previously served in the German government in several ministerial roles, including as Minister of Defence. She will be the first woman [ More ... ]
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CCIA Disappointed By Discriminatory French Digital Tax, Urge Global Tax Reform

Heather Greenfield July 11, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- France’s Senate today approved a national tax, which will require major tech companies to pay a 3% tax on their turnover in France applied retroactively from the start of the year.  The justification for the tax is that so-called digital companies pay less tax than [ More ... ]
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CCIA Applauds USTR Investigation Into French Digital Tax

Heather Greenfield July 10, 2019
Washington -- US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has announced an investigation into France’s proposed digital services tax, which is widely understood as targeting U.S. technology companies for unique taxation. The French measure cleared the lower house of Parliament last week. A vote in [ More ... ]
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