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Yesterday, on July 27th, 2018, the Justice Srikrishna Committee of Experts, set up by the Government of India, made public its final report and the draft of India’s first comprehensive … Read more
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India launched a new salvo this past week into the ongoing debate on the shape of the country’s first data protection law, with the release … Read more
Today, Representative Mike Coffman (R-CO) took two important steps towards protecting net neutrality. First, he’s signing the discharge petition that could force a vote on the Congressional Review Act (CRA) … Read more
India is now one step away from having some of the strongest net neutrality regulations in the world. This week, the Indian Telecom Commission’s approved the Telecom Regulatory Authority of … Read more
After nearly a decade of debate, the Brazilian Congress has just passed the Brazilian Data Protection Bill (PLC 53/2018). As a company that has fought for strong data protection around … Read more
As we’ve previously blogged, lawmakers in the European Union are reflecting intensively on the problem of illegal and harmful content on the internet, and whether the mechanisms that exist to … Read more
The European Parliament has today heard the voice of European citizens and voted against proposals that would have dealt a hammer blow to the open internet in Europe. By a … Read more
We’ve argued for many years that governments should implement transparent processes to review and disclose the vulnerabilities that they learn about. Such processeses are essential for the cybersecurity of citizens, … Read more
OSenado Brasileiro poderá votar esta semana o Projeto de Lei de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (PLC 53/2018), aprovado pela Câmara dos Deputados em 29 de maio, após quase uma década … Read more
As soon as this week, the Brazilian Senate may vote on Brazilian Data Protection Bill (PLC 53/2018), which was approved by the Chamber of Deputies on May 29th following nearly … Read more
Update: “We’re pleased to see California passed a sweeping privacy law to protect your data and right to choose how it’s used. It’s still not perfect, but we’re not letting … Read more
Today, in a 5-to-4 vote, the Supreme Court held that the government must get a warrant to obtain records of where someone’s cell phone has been. This might seem obvious, … Read more