From Representative Mary Bono Mack: Responding to concerns over recent cyber attacks and other data breaches, Rep. Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) has introduced legislation to ensure American consumers are appropriately protected from data theft. H.R. 2577, the Secure and Fortify Electronic (SAFE) Data Act, requires reasonable security policies and procedures to protect personal information, and…
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Sen. Pat Roberts: Protect the privacy of general aviation
Senator Pat Roberts writes: With the advent of social-networking sites, our society has become accustomed to real-time disclosure of almost every aspect of a person’s life. Though it’s certainly citizens’ choice to disclose their whereabouts to the public, the issue of whether the government has the right to disclose this information is a whole different…
Feinstein Robocall Privacy Act Will Control Political Calls
Laura Berthold Monteros writes: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced the Robocall Privacy Act on Wednesday, July 13, which will tighten controls on automated political calls. Robocalls are prerecorded messages from commercial or political organizations that automatically dial phone numbers and play the message when the receiver is picked up. […] The Robocall Privacy Act takes the 2009…
Wyden and Udall Call for Informed Debate of Domestic Surveillance Law
The following press release was issued by Senator Ron Wyden on July 14: Congress has until late 2012 to extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008’s expiring new authorities and U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Mark Udall (D-Col.) say Congress should use the time to thoroughly consider how the law has been interpreted and implemented. In a letter…