On February 6, 2017, the House of Representatives suspended its rules and passed by voice vote H.R 387, the Email Privacy Act. The Email Privacy Act now moves to the Senate, where it will be considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee. … Continue Reading
On February 24, 2016, President Obama signed the Judicial Redress Act into law. The Act grants non-U.S. citizens certain rights, including a private right of action for alleged privacy violations that occur in the U.S. … Continue Reading
On February 16, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security, in collaboration with other federal agencies, released a series of documents outlining procedures for both federal and non-federal entities to share and disseminate cybersecurity information. These documents were released as directed by the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, signed into law on December 18, 2015.… Continue Reading
On February 10, 2016, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Judicial Redress Act, which had been approved by the Senate the night before and included a recent Senate amendment. The Judicial Redress Act grants non-U.S. citizens certain rights, including a private right of action for alleged privacy violations that occur in the U.S. … Continue Reading
On January 28, 2016, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Judicial Redress Act, which would give EU citizens the right to sue over certain data privacy issues in the U.S.… Continue Reading
The Senate Judiciary Committee has delayed a vote on the Judicial Redress Act, which would give EU citizens the right to sue over certain data privacy issues in the U.S.… Continue Reading
On December 16, 2015, leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate released an omnibus spending bill that contained cybersecurity information sharing language that is based on a compromise between the Senate’s Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act and two cybersecurity information sharing bills that passed in the House earlier this year. … Continue Reading
On November 5, 2015, the White House released the proposed text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement that would commit participating countries to implement legal frameworks to protect personal information processed in connection with electronic commerce. … Continue Reading
On November 3, 2015, John Murphy, Senior Vice President for International Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, testified about the Court of Justice of the European Union’s EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Decision at a joint hearing of the House Commerce and Communications and Technology Subcommittees.… Continue Reading
On October 27, 2015, the U.S. Senate passed S.754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 by a vote of 74 to 21. This bill is intended to facilitate and encourage the sharing of Internet traffic information between and among companies and the federal government to prevent cyber attacks.… Continue Reading
On September 8, 2015, representatives from the U.S. Government and the European Commission initialed a draft agreement known as the Protection of Personal Information Relating to the Prevention, Investigation, Detection and Prosecution of Criminal Offenses, which is intended to govern the cross-border transfer of personal information for law enforcement purposes. … Continue Reading
On August 24, 2015, the Third Circuit issued its opinion in Federal Trade Commission v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, affirming the Federal Trade Commission's authority to regulate companies' data security practices under the unfairness prong of Section 5 of the FTC Act.… Continue Reading
On July 10, 2015, the House of Representatives passed the 21st Century Cures Act, which is intended to ease restrictions on the use and disclosure of protected health information for research purposes.… Continue Reading
On April 28, 2015, the Florida House of Representatives passed a bill (SB 766) that prohibits businesses and government agencies from using drones to conduct surveillance by capturing images of private real property or individuals on such property without valid written consent under circumstances where a reasonable expectation of privacy exists.… Continue Reading
The House of Representatives closes "Cyber Week" by passing two complimentary bills related to cybersecurity, the "Protecting Cyber Networks Act" (H.R. 1560) and the "National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015" (H.R. 1731). … Continue Reading
On March 3, 2015, the Third Circuit heard oral arguments in FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corp. on whether the FTC has the authority to regulate private companies’ data security under Section 5 of the FTC Act.… Continue Reading
On February 27, 2015, the White House released a highly-anticipated draft of the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2015 that seeks to establish baseline protections for individual privacy in the commercial context and to facilitate the implementation of these protections through enforceable codes of conduct.… Continue Reading
On January 12, 2015, Senator James Merritt (R-Indianapolis) introduced a new security breach bill that would impose substantial new privacy obligations on companies holding the personal data of Indiana residents.… Continue Reading
On December 15, 2014, Microsoft reported the filing of 10 amicus briefs in the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals signed by leading technology and media companies, computer scientists and trade associations and advocacy organizations, in support of Microsoft's litigation to resist a U.S. Government's search warrant purporting to compel the production of Microsoft customer emails that are stored in Ireland.… Continue Reading
In a flurry of activity on cybersecurity, the U.S. Congress unexpectedly approved four cybersecurity bills that clarify the role of the Department of Homeland Security in private-sector information sharing, codify the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s cybersecurity framework, reform oversight of federal information systems, and enhance the cybersecurity workforce. … Continue Reading
On December 5, 2014, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released an update on the implementation of the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.… Continue Reading
Today, the White House announced that the President signed a new executive order focused on cybersecurity. The signed executive order, entitled Improving the Security of Consumer Financial Transactions, focuses on securing consumer transactions and sensitive personal data handled by the U.S. Federal Government.… Continue Reading
On June 4, 2014, the U.S. Government Accountability Office testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law to discuss its findings regarding companies' use and sharing of consumer location data and the associated privacy risks.… Continue Reading
