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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 […]

Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-W. Va.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, has introduced the Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011, a bill that would require the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe regulations regarding the collection and use of personal information obtained by tracking an individual’s online behavior. The bill would also provide […]

Today the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade of the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing entitled “The Threat of Data Theft to American Consumers.” The hearing discussed the need for a uniform national standard for data security and data breach notification. The witness list, witness statements and an archived webcast of the […]

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing today entitled “Protecting Mobile Privacy: Your Smartphones, Tablets, Cell Phones and Your Privacy.” The hearing discussed privacy implications of smartphones and other mobile applications, including location data and encryption. The witness list, witness statements and an archived webcast of the hearing may be found here.