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News & Analysis as of May 17, 2013

President Obama Signs Executive Order on Cybersecurity

by Carly Ziegler | Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 3/7/2013

As announced during the 2013 State of the Union Address, President Obama recently signed an Executive Order on cybersecurity. The primary goals of the Executive Order are to (a) improve communication between private companies...more

Does the Communications Decency Act Protect Human Trafficking?

by Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 11/19/2012

The State of Texas may find out and it may be more applicable to your site than you think. In early filing for the 2013 legislative session, Democratic state Senator Leticia Van de Putte proposed a bill aimed at stopping at...more

New Executive Order Imposes Sanctions on Technology Companies that Facilitate Human Rights Abuses in Iran and Syria

by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 5/1/2012

The White House recently released a new Executive Order imposing sanctions on information technology companies that facilitate certain human rights abuses in Iran and Syria. Released on April 23, the Executive Order...more

Let us tell you how we see this going down: White House publishes cybersecurity legislative proposal

by Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 5/18/2011

On May 12, 2011, the Obama Administration released its legislative proposal concerning cybersecurity. The proposal comes almost two years after the President identified cyber threats and protecting our digital infrastructure...more