Washington — A federal magistrate judge sided today with the U.S. government in its request to require Apple to weaken the underlying security of a user’s smartphone to facilitate FBI access. The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) is concerned that this would set a tremendously bad precedent for digital and economic security, and the…
Washington – Congress gave final approval on legislation that will give European citizens additional privacy protections after the House and Senate reconciled the Judicial Redress Act Wednesday evening. The measure updates the Privacy Act to give citizens of some allied countries the right to review and correct inaccurate information about them held by federal agencies,…
Washington — Representatives Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Blake Farenthold (R-TX) introduced the ENCRYPT Act of 2016 today. The bill would prevent states from mandating or requesting weakened encryption, backdoors, or decryption from manufacturers and providers of consumer Internet devices and services. In the last year, law enforcement and intelligence community officials have sparked another debate…
Washington – European citizens are a step closer to additional privacy protections after the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Judicial Redress Act Tuesday night. The measure would give citizens of some allied countries the right to review and correct inaccurate information about them held by federal agencies. The House has already passed the bill, but…
Washington – The Senate Judiciary Committee today passed the Judicial Redress Act with a strong bipartisan vote, clearing the way for a vote by the full Senate. The measure gives Europeans the right to review and correct inaccurate information about them held by federal agencies. The House has already passed this bill. Passage of the…
Washington — Today the Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force released a long-awaited white paper on several areas of copyright reform: remixes, first sale, and statutory damages. The Computer & Communications Industry Association has long advocated for balanced copyright, and filed comments as part of the process of this paper being written and released.…
Washington — FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler offered a proposal today that is designed to provide pay-TV customers more options for the set top boxes they need to access their cable or satellite service. The proposal would expand and open up a market so consumers could choose which device they want to use for viewing pay-TV.…
Washington, D.C. — Consumers are being charged way to much on their cable bills and the Computer & Communications Industry Association wants to help the public understand why and what to do about it. CCIA, working with content creators, public interest groups, and competitive device manufacturers, announced the launch of a new website Monday…
Washington – On December 9, the House of Representatives and the Senate announced a final bipartisan Conference Report on the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 to modernize U.S. customs procedures. Among other provisions, the legislation improves the ability of small businesses to participate in the global economy by lifting the threshold at…
