[Podcast] Broadband and Beyond: A Conversation with NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - DMCA Takedowns – Benefits to Internet Service Providers
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - DMCA Takedowns – Benefits to Content Owner
II-36- Holiday Party Tips, the 2018/2019 Federal Regulatory Agenda, and Noteworthy Cases On Suing and Being Sued
The Latest with the FCC's Open Internet Order
Polsinelli Podcast - Social Media at Work - What's Allowed and What Isn't?
Weekly Brief: Rakoff Orders Gupta To Pay Goldman Sachs' Legal Fees
Copyright Safe Harbors: Establishing Protection Against Infringement Claims
FCC Solicits Comment on a Proposed New Framework for Licensing Space Stations Engaged in In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing: In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) the Federal Communications Commission (FCC...more
On January 29, 2024, BIS proposed a rule that would impose new requirements for U.S. providers of Infrastructure as a Service (“IaaS”) products and their foreign resellers. The proposed rule would require U.S. IaaS providers...more
FCC Seeks Comment on Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet: In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) proposes to reinstate the open Internet rules the...more
Key Wireless Deadlines- FCC Releases Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Net Neutrality: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the long-awaited draft of its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more
On Thursday, September 28, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that, if adopted, would comprehensively regulate broadband in the United States....more
There will be additional compliance obligations and mandatory contractual provisions introduced for financial entities and outsourced IT service providers. The new DORA seeks to strengthen the resilience of financial...more
The modern security ecosystem is diverse and ever-changing, a place where cyber risk is top of mind for leaders at all levels, and threats to information / data security and privacy evolve at the speed of the technical...more
On December 28, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) seeking to modernize and strengthen its rules to better protect consumers from the harm caused by breaches...more
Ransomware/Malware Activity - Twitter Confirms Data Breach Affecting 5.4 Million Account Profiles - On August 5, 2022, Twitter confirmed it has suffered a data breach after receiving a report of a vulnerability through...more
We’ve explained smishing schemes before. Smishing is like phishing, but uses SMS texting to deliver malicious code to users’ phones, or tricks the user into visiting a malicious website to steal their credentials or money....more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The European Commission Reviews Its Informal Guidance Notice - On 24 May 2022, the European Commission (Commission) launched a public consultation to gather feedback from interested parties on the...more
Keypoint: A revised version of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act was formally introduced in the House and voted out of a subcommittee. As we previously reported, on June 3, 2022, a bipartisan and bicameral group...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) heard from key stakeholders about innovations in Internet security, giving the agency a lot to chew on as it evaluates next steps and its role in the complex Internet ecosystem....more
Over the last several years, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been taking a more active role both in anticipating the need for ever greater communications network security measures necessary to counter threats...more
Key Wireless Deadlines- NIST Requests Comment on Staging Cybersecurity Risks for Enterprise Risk Management and Governance Oversight: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks comment on Draft NISTIR...more
In response to recent data security concerns arising from overseas listings of Chinese internet companies operating in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”), the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) has issued...more
Welcome to this month's issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the new digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice. The rapid pace at which technology and data privacy and security...more
A pair of recent rulings—one in the U.S. and another in Australia—hint at a future in which internet companies may not enjoy the immunity they currently hold for content created by others that appears on their sites....more
Online safety regulation has, and continues to be, an ongoing priority for regulators globally. Indeed, the Online Safety Bill 2021 (“Bill”) and Online Safety (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021...more
Cybersecurity was undoubtably on the forefront of the agenda for many organizations in 2020 – and 2021 should be no different. The rapid shift to remote work over the past year has led to an increased number of cybersecurity...more
In this month's edition, we examine the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, as well as the U.S. government's response to the decision. We also examine two...more
As the COVID-19 disease continues to spread, many countries have implemented nationwide lockdowns and many businesses have mandated employees to work from home. Even with the relaxation of lockdowns in different parts of the...more
As Russia’s internet law imposes new obligations on technology and infrastructure companies, the Russian government considers subordinate legislation. On November 1, 2019, the majority of provisions of Russia’s internet...more
On October 1, 2019, China’s new regulation to protect personal data related to children – called the “Measures on Online Protection of Children’s Personal Data” – went into effect. As we wrote in June, when a draft of the...more
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress released the Encryption Law of the People’s Republic of China (Draft) for public comment on July 5, 2019 (the “2019 Draft”). The Encryption Law is being enacted to do...more