CCIA joined several tech groups in a letter to Senators Feinstein and Burr late Tuesday saying their draft encryption access bill is “unworkable” and would do more harm for security than good. The bill from the two Senate Intelligence Committee leaders would require mandatory decryption be built into technological platforms.
Jun 15, 2021
Brussels, BELGIUM — The EU Court of Justice has ruled that data protection authorities, under limited circumstances, can go after companies that do not have the main establishment in their EU Member State. Consistent interpretation and enforcement of data protection rules ensure that organisations operating in several Member States cannot be judged twice for the…
Jun 4, 2021
Brussels, BELGIUM — The European Commission has adopted a new data transfer mechanism. The revamped model contracts, formerly known as “Standard Contractual Clauses” or SCCs, are the most popular legal instrument that companies operating in Europe use to transfer data abroad. Unlike its predecessor, the new SCCs can be used by a wider range of…
May 10, 2021
Washington — As the National Institute of Standards and Technology works to further develop its Privacy Risk Management Framework, CCIA offered a statement supporting this framework for risk-based mechanisms to improve privacy. The following can be attributed to CCIA Vice President of Public Policy Arthur Sidney: “In the modern data-enabled economy, businesses work hard to…
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