
Events


Announcing Federal Commercial Privacy Legislative Workshop Series
November 08, 2018
Starting in 2019 the Congressional Internet Caucus Academy will host a series of hands-on workshops for policymakers on competing principles and policy considerations as they examine approaches to safeguarding Americans’ privacy. These four specialized workshops will focus on commercial privacy rules and will complement the Academy’s already robust Internet policy briefing program. The workshops are designed to provide policymakers with a baseline understanding on complex privacy issues such as consent, context, enforcement, extraterritorial considerations, sensitive information, and more. The Academy will draw its faculty from the leading experts in Internet policy and will include the diversity of perspectives that is the hallmark of the program.
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More About The Academy’s Commercial Privacy Workshop Series
A rash of commercial privacy incidents in recent years, combined with Europe’s GDPR rules and California’s Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, have increased pressure for a federal privacy law for personal commercial data. Privacy advocacy groups along with some lawmakers have intensified their calls for federal privacy legislation in recent months. And several major Industry groups have called for legislation in this area as well. Policymakers on the Hill need to get quickly up to speed on the framework governing commercial privacy in the United States and what might enhance that framework from a legislative and regulatory perspective.
ICYMI: California Privacy Law Briefing Video now online. Should Congress Act?
Yesterday, the Congressional Internet Caucus Academy assembled a group of experts to discuss the recent action on consumer privacy in California and the EU, and the potential for Congressional legislation. Our panelists had a lively debate on the effectiveness of consumer privacy bills, and what should be done to protect online data.
Photos, video, and a podcast of the event are now available on our channels — watch to learn more about the future of consumer privacy.
The Academy Panel
Michelle De Mooy – Director, Privacy and Data Project, Center for Democracy and Technology (bio)
Ryan Hagemann – Senior Director for Policy, Niskanen Center (bio)
Ariel Fox Johnson – Senior Counsel for Policy and Privacy, Common Sense Media (bio)
Jordan Crenshaw – Assistant Policy Counsel, Chamber Technology Engagement Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (bio)
David McCabe – Technology Reporter, Axios (bio)
Will The California, EU, and State Privacy Laws Be Addressed By Congress?
Last month the California legislature hastily passed sweeping privacy regulations to stave off even more sweeping rules that would have emerged from the state’s ballot initiative process. These regulations from the state of California, which is the world’s 5th largest economy and home to the most dominant data companies on the planet, will apply to a huge swath of data on the Internet, and offline as well. These rules follow the massive European privacy law, the GDPR, which started its enforcement period just a month earlier.
With consumer privacy breaches and Congressional privacy hearings in the headlines daily, many are asking whether Congress will act on data privacy? Will more US states follow California’s lead and pass consumer privacy laws as well?
Join us this Thursday July 26th in the Rayburn HOB for a popup briefing on the California Consumer Privacy Act, GDPR, and the potential for future Congressional action on this issue. We’ve assembled an expert group of panelists to discuss their perspectives on consumer privacy legislation in the past and moving forward
Join us on Thursday, July 26th, at the Rayburn House Building, Room 2226
Date: Thursday, July 26th, 2018
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2226
Lunch: Box lunch will be served.
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Moderator
David McCabe – Technology Reporter, Axios (bio)
Panelists
Michelle De Mooy – Director, Privacy and Data Project, Center for Democracy and Technology (bio)
Ryan Hagemann – Senior Director for Policy, Niskanen Center (bio)
Ariel Fox Johnson – Senior Counsel for Policy and Privacy, Common Sense Media (bio)
Jordan Crenshaw – Assistant Policy Counsel, Chamber Technology Engagement Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (bio)
Blockchain Beyond Bitcoin: Building Trust in a Digital World
While there is a lot of hype around Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrencies are only the tip of the iceberg. Blockchain – the technology underlying cryptocurrencies – offers a host of other transformative use cases, including supply chain management, digital identity management, and smart contracts.
Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology which promises to authenticate transactions without the need for a trusted third-party. Forward-looking companies are deploying blockchain for a variety of uses beyond cryptocurrency. Financial managers are using blockchain to verify digital identity and streamline the process of electronic signatures. Supply chain companies are exploring blockchain technology to track the goods we purchase every day through the entire supply chain. Government offices are identifying ways the technology can make government processes more efficient and cost-effective. Our panel will discuss the potentially transformative applications of blockchain beyond the hype of cryptocurrencies.
We’ve assembled an expert group of panelists to discuss their perspectives on business, government, blockchain, and more.
Join us on Monday, July 16th, at the Rayburn House Building, Room 2237
Moderator
Lydia Beyoud – FinTech & RegTech Reporter, Bloomberg Law (bio)
Panelists
Amgad Shehata -Senior Vice President, International Public Affairs & Strategy, UPS (bio)
Amy Davine Kim – Global Policy Director & General Counsel, Chamber of Digital Commerce (bio)
Tiffany Angulo – Legislative Assistant, Office of Rep. David Schweikert; Staff Co-Chair of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus (bio)
Jason Albert – Deputy General Counsel, Workday (bio)
Isabelle Corbett – Head of Regulatory Affairs, R3 (bio)
ICYMI: GDPR Briefing
Last Friday the CICA held a briefing about the implications of the impending EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). This single law would apply to the entire European continent as well as any businesses outside of Europe who handle European citizens data. The regulation is set to take effect May 25th, 2018 of this year. Our panel of experts discussed what this means for not only American companies but also challenges the idea that personal data is no longer a form of currency and individuals have rights to protect their data.
SPEAKERS
– Kelly DeMarchis Bastide, Partner, Venable (Bio)
– Melanie Bates, Director of Communications, Future of Privacy Forum, Moderator (Bio)
– Aymeric Dupont, Counsellor-Delegation of the European Union to the United States (Bio)
– Mike Godwin, Director of Innovation Policy and General Counsel, Distinguished Senior Fellow, R Street Institute (Bio)
– Joe Jerome, Policy Counsel, Center for Democracy & Technology (Bio)
USDOJ And UK Propose Protective Exchange of Electronic Data
Today during our debate on “Data Warrants Across the Pond: Envisioning A More Sustainable Process” representatives from the USDOJ and UK released a white paper titled “Proposed United States – United Kingdom Agreement on Secure and Privacy – Protective Exchange of Electronic Data for the Purposes of Countering Serious Crime, Including Terrorism.” The proposal comes one day after the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals decided the long awaited Microsoft v. U.S. decision.
The panel debated the issues and discussed the proposal in front of a packed room of Congressional staff.
The video, audio, photos of the debate are available here.
Encryption Takes the Hill! ICAC Panelists Ellis and Bitkower Testify at Judiciary Hearing
This afternoon, ICAC encryption panelists Deputy Assistant Attorney General David Bitkower and Jen Ellis of Rapid7 testify at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Cyber Crime: Modernizing our Legal Framework for the Information Age.
Bitkower and Ellis spoke on the ICAC panel “Encrypting Smartphones and Internet Messages: Are Americans More or Less Secure?” in March along with Tal Kopan of Politico, Amie Stepanovich of Access, and Heather West of CloudFlare.
You can watch or listen to video and audio podcast of the event below for a terrific overview of the debate.
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Encrypting Smartphones and Internet Messages: Are Americans More or Less Secure?
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2015
Location Rayburn House Office Building Room 2226
- David Bitkower, Deputy Assistant Attorney General (Criminal Division), United States Department of Justice (Bio)
- Jen Ellis, Senior Director of Community and Public Affairs, Rapid7 (Bio)
- Tal Kopan, Cybersecurity Reporter, Politico Pro (Moderator) (Bio)
- Amie Stepanovich, Senior Policy Counsel, Access (Bio)
- Heather West, Public Policy, CloudFlare