Announcements
Congressional Fly-In, DC, Stephen Mayhew, TheWHIR, Washington, Washington D.C.
They will be recognized for founding The Web Host Industry Review (TheWHIR).
Announcements, Intermediary Liability, US Policy
Communications Decency Act, FOSTA, Intermediary Liability, Section 230, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, Senate, SESTA
We are forming a new committee to handle policy issues arising in regards to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and other related intermediary liability concerns.
Legislative Update, Premium Content, US Policy
California, California’s 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, CDA, CLOUD Act, Communications Decency Act, Congressional Review Act, CRA, DC, Dodd-Frank, Dodd-Frank banking law, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Florida, FOSTA, H.R. 1865 (115), H.R. 4682, H.R. 4943, H.R.4585, House Judiciary Committee, MA, MT, NAFTA, Nelson, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Omnibus appropriations bill, Open Internet Order, S.2383, Save Net Neutrality Act of 2017, Section 230, SESTA, Tennessee, The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data, TN, US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, VT, Washington
Congress rushed to pass an Omnibus Appropriations Bill, while SESTA-FOSTA passed eroding CDA Section 230, and competing Net Neutrality legislation was discussed.
Cybersecurity, Press Releases, US Policy
Federal Trade Commission, FTC
In the letter, M3AAWG and the i2Coalition applaud the FTC’s recommendations and ask them to build on them further.
Intermediary Liability, Press Releases, US Policy
Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, CRTC, FairPlay Canada, Tucows
The proposal to the agency advocated for the public blocking of sites allegedly distributing pirated materials without judicial redress.
Intermediary Liability, Press Releases, US Policy
CDA, Communications Decency Act, FOSTA, Good Samaritan Provisions, NCMEC, Polaris, Section 230, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, SESTA, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, Thorn
Today, the U.S. Senate formally passed the “Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017.”
Announcements, Internet Governance
FTC, Hosting Abuse Desk Committee, ICANN, KSK, KSK Key, M3AAWG, NTIA, NTIA Botnet Report
Our Technical Outreach Working Group is ramping back up to tackle some new projects
Cybersecurity, Digital Trade, EU Policy, Gender and Diversity, Open Internet, US Policy
Austin Convention Center, California, CDT, Center for Democracy and Technology, Consumer Technology Association, CTA, GDPR, GoDaddy, Golden Frog, JW Marriott, La Condesa, SXSW, Texas Public Policy Foundation, The Sunset Room, TwinLogic Strategies, United States House Of Representatives, Verisign
Join us in traveling to Austin, Texas March 9th through 15th for these highlight events of the SXSW 2018 festival!
Cross Border Data Flows, EU Policy, Events, US Policy
Atlanta, California, Cincinnati, Dallas, Europe, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, International Trade Administration, Isabelle Roccia, Michigan, Minneapolis, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Portland, Privacy Shield, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Texas, Troy, US Department of Commerce, Utah
The International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce will be holding a roadshow throughout the spring. This roadshow will be to educate U.S. businesses on how to prepare for Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR as well as the existing Privacy Shield framework.
Legislative Update, Premium Content, US Policy
California, China, CLOUD Act, Congressional Review Act, Connecticut, DE, Delaware, ECPA, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Hatch, India, Intellectual Property, MA, Massachusetts, Montreal, NAFTA, New York, Russia, Russian Election Interference, SC, Secretary of State, South Carolina, Utah, Whitehouse
After a government shutdown early in the month, updates to net neutrality, the CLOUD Act, cybersecurity policy, trade agreements, and more.
