On October 14, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced it is extending the deadline by one month to submit comments on its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on commercial surveillance and lax data security practices.
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Biden-Harris Administration Statement on Cybersecurity in America
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On October 11, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration released an informational statement about the current administrations’ progress in strengthening America’s national cybersecurity. …
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President Biden Issues Executive Order on New EU-U.S. Data Transfer Pact
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On October 7, 2022, President Biden signed Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities, which provides a new framework for legal data transfers between the European Union and the United States. …
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Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a Request for Information seeking public input regarding the recently passed Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022. …
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U.S. FTC Commissioner Phillips to Resign This Autumn
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On August 8, 2022, Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips announced that he plans to resign from the Federal Trade Commission in the fall after serving four years with the agency. …
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FTC Seeks Public Comment Regarding Data Privacy and Security Rulemaking
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On August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced it is seeking public comment regarding its advance notice of proposed rulemaking on commercial surveillance and data security. …
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California Privacy Protection Agency Holds Public Meeting to Formally Oppose the Federal American Data Privacy and Protection Act
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On July 28, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board held a special public meeting to discuss agency staff’s recommendations that the Board formally oppose the draft federal American Data Privacy and Protection Act. …
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California Privacy Protection Agency Issues Memo Opposing Federal Privacy Legislation, and California Democrats Join the Cause
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On July 1, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency sent U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi a memo outlining how H.R. 8152, the bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act, would lessen privacy protections for Californians, and California Democrats have joined the cause.
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President Biden Issues Executive Order Protecting Privacy of Reproductive Health Data
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On July 8, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order titled, “Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care Services,” in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. …
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President Biden Signs Two Bills Aimed at Enhancing Government Cybersecurity
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On June 21, 2022, President Biden signed into law, the State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2021 and the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act, two bipartisan bills aimed at enhancing the cybersecurity postures of the federal, state and local governments.
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