On December 3, 2013, Lawrence Strickling of the U.S. Department of Commerce spoke at the American European Community Association Conference in Brussels, addressing issues such as the U.S. government’s surveillance programs and the EU Commission’s recent report on the Safe Harbor framework.
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NTIA Holds First Meeting on Multistakeholder Process to Develop Privacy Codes of Conduct
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On July 12, 2012, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration convened the first meeting of its multistakeholder process to develop industry codes of conduct. This blog post provides an overview of the discussion.
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House Subcommittees Convene Hearing to Launch Review of Internet Privacy
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On July 14, 2011, the House Energy and Commerce Committee convened a joint hearing to launch a comprehensive review of Internet privacy issues. This blog post provides highlights from the hearing.
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Department of Commerce Official Asks Congress to Enact “Privacy Bill of Rights”
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On March 16, 2011, Assistant Commerce Secretary Lawrence Strickling called on Congress to enact robust, baseline legislation to “reform consumer data privacy in the Internet economy.”
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Update: Department of Commerce’s “Privacy Bill of Rights”
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As previously reported, on December 16, 2010, the U.S. Department of Commerce released its “Green Paper” on privacy, entitled “Commercial Data Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy: A Dynamic Policy Framework.” A press teleconference was held earlier that morning, and we provide an update on some insights from the teleconference.
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Department of Commerce Issues Landmark Privacy Green Paper
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On December 16, 2010, the U.S. Department of Commerce Department issued its “Green Paper” on privacy, entitled “Commercial Data Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy: A Dynamic Policy Framework,” outlining its privacy recommendations and proposed initiatives including the establishment of enforceable codes of conduct and a Privacy Policy Office in the Department of Commerce.
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Department of Commerce Provides Insight on Upcoming Privacy Paper
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On November 15, 2010, a Department of Commerce official briefed Hunton & Williams and Centre for Information Policy Leadership representatives on the Department’s forthcoming Green Paper on privacy.
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Live Coverage from Jerusalem: Day One Focuses on the Future Challenges of Privacy and Data Protection
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On the first day of the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, there is much discussion surrounding the founding principles of data protection, but also on the future challenges of safeguarding the fundamental rights of privacy and data protection in a world of ubiquitous computing and social networking.
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