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The Article 29 Working Party has issued an opinion (WP185) on the data protection standards applicable to geolocation services on mobile devices. The opinion is consistent with the continuing focus of EU policymakers on the application of traditional privacy and security concepts to emerging technologies. The Working Party, an advisory body to the European Commission […]

Today the White House released its cybersecurity legislative proposal as required in the Cyberspace Policy Review and in response to a request from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and six other committee chairs. The fact sheets on the proposal may be found here and here.  Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s remarks may be found […]

The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing today entitled “Consumer Privacy and Protection in the Mobile Marketplace.” The hearing examined the collection, storage and sharing of data from mobile devices. The witness list, witness statements and an archived webcast of the hearing may be found here.

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has introduced the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011, a bill that would update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Pub. L. No. 99-508, 100 Stat. 1848, 18 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) and provide enhanced protection for email and online communications. The bill would also […]

Congressmen Ed Markey (D-Mass), and Joe Barton (R-Tx.), Co-Chairs of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, introduced the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, a bill which would amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) (Pub. L. No. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681-728, 15 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) to extend, enhance and update the provisions […]