“Aaron’s Law” To Go Before House Judiciary Committee
In the wake of Aaron Swartz’ suicide, Rep. Zoe Lofgren said she was drafting a bill to fix the archaic Computer Fraud and Abuse Act that led to his arrest. She even appealed to Reddit users to help her...
View ArticleHouse Committee Demands Answers From Justice Department Over The Prosecution...
It’s been a few weeks now since noted activist Aaron Swartz committed suicide. Since then, there has been a lot of discussion in regards to our justice system and how it handles prosecution. The House...
View ArticleRep. Greg Walden To Introduce Internet Freedom Bill
The Internet came under attack far too many times in 2012, but the biggest threat came from the United Nations and its ITU branch. If the group had its way, the Internet would have come under control...
View ArticleHouse Intelligence Committee Collaborating With Obama Administration On New...
CISPA was one of the more worrisome Internet-related bills of 2012. It threatened the online privacy of just about everyone by allowing corporations to share information with governments in the hopes...
View ArticleShould You Be Concerned About The Return Of CISPA?
On Wednesday of last week, we heard that the House Intelligence Committee was going to reintroduce CISPA after working with the White House on a revised bill that sufficiently addressed the Obama...
View ArticleWill Congress Finally Pass An Email Privacy Bill This Year?
An updated Electronic Communications Privacy Act, or ECPA, was a good idea proposed at the wrong time. The amendment would have protected our privacy in online communications, but its proposal at the...
View ArticleZoe Lofgren Tries For ECPA Reform Once Again
Alongside the much needed Aaron’s Law, Internet superhero Rep. Zoe Lofgren has reintroduced her ECPA amendment into the House for consideration. The new bill keeps many of the protections from last...
View ArticleDoes Congress Even Understand The Cell Phone Unlocking Debate?
You should have the right to unlock your cell phone. Any reasonable person would agree that it should be a basic consumer right. The problem is how one goes about making cell phone unlocking legal....
View ArticleEmail Privacy Hearing Set To Go Before The House On Tuesday
Late last month, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte said that reforming the decades old Electronic Communications Privacy Act was a priority for him in 2013. He’s making good on his word...
View ArticleGoogle’s Richard Salgado Says ECPA Reform Is Needed To Preserve Innovation
We brought you word yesterday that the House Judiciary Committee would be holding a hearing on the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, or ECPA. One of the people called in to testify is Google’s...
View ArticleCongress Doesn’t Want You Listening In On The CISPA Debate
It was revealed in mid-February that CISPA would be back. The dreaded cybersecurity bill is now ready to make its way through Congress, but our elected representatives apparently think that the public...
View ArticleRep. Adam Schiff To Propose Pro-Privacy Amendment To CISPA
This year’s CISPA is just like last year’s CISPA. That has some privacy groups concerned as the bill makes it easier for companies to share private information with the government while granting them...
View ArticleCISPA Is Looking Better, But Privacy Proponents Still Aren’t Satisfied
Rep. Adam Schiff announced on Friday that he would be introducing a pro-privacy amendment to CISPA that would force companies to remove any identifiable information from data it shares with the...
View ArticleCISPA Advances: Do You Trust Congress With Your Privacy?
Well, that didn’t take long. The Hill reports that the House Intelligence Committee met in secret Wednesday to mark up CISPA and approve any last amendments before it made its way to the House floor....
View ArticleCharlie Wilson Dies; Congressman Was 70
Former U.S. Representative Charlie A. Wilson has died at the age of 70. According to an Associated Press report, Wilson had a stroke in February and had been recovering since that time. He reportedly...
View ArticleCivil Liberty Groups Still Don’t Like CISPA, Issue Open Letter To Congress
After a closed door markup, CISPA emerged from the House Intelligence Committee with some new amendments. Rep. Mike Rogers, the author of the bill, said the amendments would address concerns from civil...
View ArticleWhite House Threatens To Veto CISPA, Recommends Fixes To Bill’s Language
Last week, the White House said that CISPA still had some problems that weren’t addressed by the amendments added during its markup period. Unfortunately, the administration didn’t issue a veto threat...
View ArticleRep. Mike Rogers Blocks Pro-Privacy Amendments From Being Added To CISPA
The House will vote on CISPA this week. This vote will decide whether or not the House majority thinks companies should be able to share your private online information with the government while...
View ArticleCISPA Amendment Stripped Of Its Pro-Privacy Provision
We reported yesterday that CISPA was finally shaping up. Rep. Mike McCaul introduced an amendment late into the game that would have forced companies to share customers’ private information only with...
View ArticleHouse Passes CISPA, Controversial Cybersecurity Bill Moves To Senate
During a vote in the House today, a majority of representatives voted in favor of passing CISPA for the second year in a row. Now the bill heads to the Senate where it will either live or die. Free...
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