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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

Stewart Baker, Former GC of NSA, on Why the Cybersecurity Act Failed & Threat of Tomorrow’s Terrorism [Video]

by LXBN on 8/8/2012

As everyone is well aware, it is extremely difficult to get anything accomplished in Congress during an election year, and the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 is no exception. What you may be less aware of is that the longer we...more

Smart Grid Technology Implicates New Privacy Concerns

by Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 3/30/2012

The smart grid is an advanced metering infrastructure made up of “smart meters” capable of recording detailed and near-real time data on consumer electricity usage. That data would then be sent to utilities through a...more

Information and Privacy Commissioner Collaborates with U.S. Utility

by Dentons on 3/15/2012

The Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner and San Diego Gas & Electric (“SDG&E”) have released a white paper on the collaboration of SDG&E and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner regarding privacy...more

CFTC and FTC Sign MOU Regarding Sharing of Non-Public Information

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/19/2011

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate the sharing of non-public information between the agencies in connection with...more

Comments Of The Electronic Privacy Information Center (et al., ) To The National Institute of Standards and Technology on Docket...

by Electronic Privacy Information Center on 12/1/2009

EPIC, Coalition and Experts Champion Privacy Safeguards for Smart Grid Data EPIC, members of the Privacy Coalition, and privacy and security experts urged a federal agency to establish safeguards for Smart Grid systems...more