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Three of the four bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over data privacy have struck a deal on a comprehensive federal bill, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act,...more
On December 9, 2015, the House Financial Services Committee favorably reported H.R. 2205, the Data Security Act of 2015, sponsored by Reps. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) and John Carney (D-DE). The bill, which would direct...more
On Thursday, March 5, 2015, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), along with Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Al Franken (D-MN), introduced legislation that would grant the FTC authority to issue new rules...more
On Friday, February 27, 2015, the White House released a revised version of its 2012 proposal for a consumer privacy bill of rights. The revised legislative proposal largely tracks with the 2012 proposal in that it focuses on...more
The President is continuing to focus on cybersecurity and privacy issues and proposals in the buildup to his State of the Union address, underscoring the importance of addressing these matters and the increase in bipartisan...more
Today, President Obama announced a series of new bills and voluntary partnerships the White House will launch in order to further protect individual privacy in the wake of several high-profile data breaches at major U.S. and...more