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How Libraries Can Respond to the Repeal of the FCC Privacy Rules

This week Congress, voting along party lines, passed a resolution that repealed the groundbreaking privacy rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission last October under the Obama administration.

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017 Deborah Caldwell-Stone Choose Privacy Week, Encryption, Legislation, Privacy, Technology

Congress Prepares to Vote on CISA, the Flawed Cybersecurity Bill

By Adam Eisgrau Cross-posted from District Dispatch It’s baaaaa-aaaack! S. 754, the often and aptly tagged “zombie” Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA) reemerged this month in the Senate […]

October 26, 2015November 28, 2015 Deborah Caldwell-Stone Legislation, Privacy

Call for Action: Tell Congress to Protect Online Privacy

The Electronic Computer Privacy Act (ECPA) is scheduled for markup tomorrow, Thursday, November 29th, in the Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC). Originally enacted in 1986 as a means of addressing telephonic […]

November 28, 2012 Deborah Caldwell-Stone Choose Privacy Week, Privacy, Technology

Update: Senate Judiciary Committee Sends PATRIOT Act Renewal To Full Senate

Today the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-8 to send the PATRIOT Act reauthorization bill to the full Senate. The New York Times and the Associated Press provide an overview of […]

October 8, 2009October 8, 2009 Deborah Caldwell-Stone Intellectual Freedom Issues, Privacy
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