States are considering measures ranging from age verification to a “duty of care.”
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The “Project Texas” initiative ensures that all of TikTok’s U.S. data security operations are overseen by independent parties.
Cost of insurance for cybersecurity could be a problem for smaller companies.
Summit moderators will set the stage for timely discussions on content moderation, privacy and competition.
While generally supportive of a federal privacy law, some experts warned it could harm competition.
Panelists argued that ethical concerns about digital privacy and AI are not unfounded, but rather unfairly targeted at certain countries.
Campus TikTok bans could have negative consequences for students.
The summit, live in Washington, will address Biden’s recent challenges to Big Tech: Section 230, privacy and competition.
“The privacy landscape in the U.S. is likely to become more complicated before it gets any easier.”
Biden's call for federal privacy legislation aims to address an increasingly splintered state privacy landscape.
Federal regulation is needed since companies often renege on voluntarily accepted agreements, argued Public Knowledge head.
Alan Davidson asserted that marginalized communities are harmed disproportionately by privacy violations.
The ability to coordinate outside of government control could be a massive boon for oppressed or dissident groups.
Broadband Breakfast’s coverage of CES will illuminate cutting-edge technologies.
The Senate recently passed a measure banning the app from government devices.
AT&T's new Gigapower joint venture will build fiber outside the company's current footprint.
Californians' opposition to the ADPPA's preemption provision may be the end of the comprehensive bipartisan privacy bill.
How will the 118th Congress respond to concerns about social media and data privacy?
SiFi Networks will construct an all-fiber network for 40,000 households in the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The Democratic legislator called on NTIA end the automatic disclosure of .US web domain users’ personal information.
The Digital Services Act imposes transparency requirements and other accountability measures for tech platforms.
Participants voiced concerns over alleged abuses by big tech companies.
The committee wants wider use of opt-out from certain text messages.
'These letters show that…carrier geolocation data practices are all over the map.'
The draft privacy law includes a provision to enhance privacy protections online for children under 17.
'The key to striking the right balance lies in ‘guided FTC rulemaking’ in a federal law, echoed by privacy experts and private sector companies alike.'
There are new proposed rules that offer legal protections to those aiding in enforcement efforts against illegal robocalls.
Different state privacy laws stifle competition and places burdens on small companies, experts say.
Comedian John Oliver wants the federal government to work on federal privacy legislation.
DuckDuckGo argued that its contextual ads are effective and not intrusive.
The recruiting of 29 outside experts at the NTIA comes a day before the agency announced a new spectrum coordination initiative with the FCC.
If laws are robust enough and enforcement agencies are well-resourced, states should avoid implementing right to privacy action legislation.
Jessica Dheere said surveillance-based business models are negatively impacting consumers' digital rights.
And the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League calls for Section 230 reform.
'These companies know how many resources they [agencies] have,' Klobuchar said.
Staunch privacy advocate Alvaro Bedoya appears to be Joe Biden's pick for the FTC, Axios reports.
Companies also want to discuss cybersecurity, net neutrality, taxes and privacy.
Executive order would kickoff new antitrust and net neutrality regulations.
Ajit Ghuman said Americans generally would pay more for full privacy -- including on smartphone purchases.
