The House Bill. The House is taking a different approach to drafting a federal privacy bill. On December 18, Democratic and Republican staff for the House Energy & Commerce Committee released a bipartisan staff draft for...more
1/30/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Collection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Privacy Laws ,
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
As 2020 gets underway, Congress will continue to deliberate on federal privacy legislation in the second session of the 116th Congress. The California Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, and...more
1/30/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Covered Entities ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Privacy Laws ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
Manufacturers of wireless devices used for Internet of Things (IoT) applications should take heed of new Trump Administration proposals aimed at reducing the cybersecurity threats from botnets and other automated and...more
6/26/2018
/ Automation Systems ,
Bots ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet of Things ,
Manufacturers ,
NIST ,
NTIA ,
Popular ,
Smart Devices ,
Software Developers ,
Trump Administration ,
Wireless Devices
As we previewed last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new privacy rules that govern Internet service providers’ (ISPs) handling of broadband customer information. Though the Wireline Competition...more
10/31/2016
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Broadband ,
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Privacy Rule ,
Telecommunications
Questions of Authority – who will be the federal regulatory cop on the privacy beat? FTC? FCC? Privacy, Data Security Jurisdiction Questions to the Forefront in 2015 -
As privacy and data security gain more visibility...more