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 — The House of Representatives today considered and approved the Judicial Redress Act of 2015 (H.R. 1428). The Act extends to the citizens of designated foreign allies certain redress rights granted under the Privacy Act. They would be allowed to seek access to records about them that have been shared with a U.S. government…
Washington — The technology sector praises the House Judiciary Committee for scheduling a markup of the Judicial Redress Act (H.R. 1428) this Thursday. The trade organizations listed below have been leading supporters of the Judicial Redress Act since its introduction in April, and strongly urge members to pass the bill out of committee. The Judicial…
Washington — At a Capitol Hill briefing co-hosted by the Computer & Communications Industry Association and the Software & Information Industry Association yesterday, Senators Orrin Hatch and Chris Murphy strongly called for the passage of the Judicial Redress Act. In his opening remarks, Sen. Hatch, R-Utah, said that passage of the bill was an…
Washington — In a letter to Senate leaders Thursday, representatives of U.S. industry asked Senate leadership to support the Judicial Redress Act, S. 1600, which was introduced last week by Senators Hatch and Murphy. Microsoft and Google, along with the Computer & Communications Industry Association, BSA | The Software Alliance, and the Information Technology Industry…
Washington — Companies and trade associations representing leaders of U.S. industry sent a letter to House leadership Tuesday asking them to pass the Judicial Redress Act of 2015. The letter’s signatories range from organizations like Google and Microsoft to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Computer & Communications Industry Association. The pending legislation extends…