By Dan Caprio Yesterday, the White House issued a Statement of Administration Policy that includes a threat to veto the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (“CISPA” or H.R. 624) unless further changes are made to the bill’s privacy protections to require removal of personal information before cybersecurity data is shared with the government. A… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Data Privacy
Subscribe to Data Privacy RSS FeedDepartment of Commerce Announces August 22 and 29 Data Privacy Meetings
Posted in Data PrivacyBy Dan Caprio The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently held its inaugural meeting to begin implementing the Obama Administration Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights. A variety of stakeholders from industry, consumer groups, government, academia, and the technical community began work toward crafting an enforceable code of conduct around mobile applications. While NTIA… Continue Reading
Internet Regulatory Policy: My Report from Venice, Italy
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Public-Private PartnershipsBy Dan Caprio Last week, Venice, Italy played host to IoT Week 2012 and the IoT International Forum. Known in Europe as “IoT – The Internet of Things” and in the U.S. as “smart innovation,” “smart grids,” and “smart transportation,” this exciting field is increasingly demonstrating both market growth and the potential to bring about tangible… Continue Reading
Navigating The Cyber Maze – Hacking, Compliance and Legislation
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data PrivacyBy Doug Farry With the policy debates surrounding cybersecurity heating up and legislation currently making its way through Congress, it is vitally important that businesses stay current on a number of high priority issues that can affect their operations, including data privacy, data security and related liabilities. To that end, we’re hosting an event in Los Angeles… Continue Reading
FTC Releases Final Privacy Report: It’s ‘Game On’ Since the EU and White House Weighed in Earlier This Year
Posted in Data PrivacyBy Dan Caprio Today, the Federal Trade Commission released its long awaited final privacy report. Entitled, “Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: A Proposed Framework for Businesses and Policymakers,” the paper contains recommendations from the FTC that Congress “consider enacting general privacy legislation” consistent with the Obama Administration’s call for a consumer privacy… Continue Reading
EU Releases New Data Protection Regulations: Who Will it Affect?
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data PrivacyBy Dan Caprio The European Commission recently published a proposal for the Data Protection Reform Package, including proposals for the new Data Protection Regulation and Police and Criminal Justice Data Protection Directive. In addition to leading to a uniform and coherent data protection law applicable in all EU Member States, the new regulation will also introduce… Continue Reading
Data Privacy Outlook for 2012
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Legislation (Federal)By Dan Caprio The next few weeks will be very active on the data privacy front with the release of three-long awaited reports from the European Commission, the White House, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). On January 14, I spoke about these reports and what we can expect in privacy in 2012 in a keynote… Continue Reading
Data Privacy Day: Thursday, January 26
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data PrivacyBy Dan Caprio In recognition of Data Privacy Day next week, the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) is sponsoring “The Intersection of Privacy & Security” at the George Washington Law School on Thursday, January 26. The event is free and open to the public and promises to be a very timely discussion with the expected release of the White House privacy position… Continue Reading