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I had the opportunity earlier today in the Great Hall of the Department of Justice to listen to President Obama outline measures to reform the nation’s surveillance framework, and to engage on surveillance reform on an international level. I am encouraged by what I heard. It’s clear that the White House listened carefully to the concerns, reforms, and principles that the tech sector has submitted and [...]
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The ongoing revelations about data collection by the National Security Agency (NSA) represent a clear and present danger to U.S. economic security. As we eagerly await tomorrow’s announcement by President Obama, it’s important to note that these NSA revelations have not only accelerated the push for reform in the U.S., but also the promotion of problematic legislation in various countries. Many of [...]
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The 113th Congress is poised to have a second half that is potentially as spectacular and certainly more significant than the historic comeback by the Indianapolis Colts in the National Football League playoffs this past weekend. Much like the football analysts on ESPN, the policy punditocracy have given up on the prospect for any real productivity from this Congress. We in the tech sector, however, [...]
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Yesterday, the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies issued their report aptly titled “Liberty and Security in a Changing World.” The report includes 46 Recommendations to the President. Back in October, ITI, along with SIIA, submitted a series of recommendations to the Review Group calling for greater transparency, improved oversight, and additional measures that [...]
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President Barack Obama today convened a meeting with leaders of the technology sector to talk about two critical challenges confronting the technology industry: 1) the ability of our industry to innovate and sell products globally in the shadow of revelations on U.S. surveillance practices; and 2) the ability of government to better acquire and utilize state-of-the-art technology amidst the controversy [...]
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The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) is an outdated law. Since it was enacted in 1986, the technological advances have been tremendous. ECPA must be updated so that law enforcement is required to obtain a warrant in order to gain access to online content. ITI urges Congress to make ECPA reform a priority and pass a clean reform bill that wouldn’t allow civil agencies to get a pass on a [...]
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Google’s most recent U.S. Transparency Report issued today underscores the glaring need for greater transparency and better due process by the U.S. government when it obtains information from companies on their customers. The Google report details the number of requests it received from U.S. law enforcement agencies about how customers have used the company’s services. It also details the number of [...]
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There’s no question that the revelations about U.S. government data collection and surveillance programs threaten the innovative vitality of the global digital economy, which means the restoration of public trust both in the U.S. government and the tech community is critical. At ITI, we have been working with the Obama Administration and leading members of Congress, and offering our recommendations [...]
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By Yael Weinman, ITI, and David LeDuc, SIIA We’ve all read the news stories and are concerned by the reports of how the U.S. government collects data for surveillance purposes. Our members, the world’s leading information technology companies, work to protect their customers’ privacy as they provide them with innovative products and services. We are committed to working in partnership with others [...]
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The summer’s revelations about U.S. government data collection and surveillance programs have sparked discussions about how governments can strike the right balance between privacy and civil liberties and national security. The discussion has stretched from kitchen tables to the Oval Office to world capitals. The tech sector has a unique role in this debate. Our companies work to protect their [...]