Archive for Digital Updates
Staff / Senator Warren Calls for Breaking Up Big Tech
On March 8, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) proposed breaking up the dominant tech companies — Amazon, Google, and Facebook, adding Apple to the list the ... Read More
Staff / Alliance Files Privacy Comments with the California Attorney General
On March 8, the Alliance filed comments with the Office of the Attorney General of the State of California in response to its ongoing rulemaking ... Read More
Staff / More Than 250 Organizations Sign a Letter Supporting the EU Copyright Directive
On March 11, more than 250 organizations representing the news media industry, authors, composers, writers, publishers and other creative industries signed a letter urging the ... Read More
Staff / Alliance Holds Video Call with Twitter
On February 14, the Alliance Digital Advisory Group — the Alliance’s hub for discussing issues related to the online ecosystem — held a video conference ... Read More
Staff / Federal Trade Commission Creates Big Tech Task Force
On February 26, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it will establish a task force to examine and lead enforcement efforts against anti-competitive activities ... Read More
Staff / Congress Holds Two Hearings on Consumer Privacy
On February 26 and 27, the House and the Senate held separate hearings on the need for federal approaches to consumer data privacy. The House ... Read More
Staff / European Union Moves Forward with the Copyright Directive
Following the deal reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the language of the proposed Copyright Directive — including Article 11, which would ... Read More
Staff / LawView Now Includes State Data Privacy Bills
The Alliance LawView state legislation tracking tool now includes data privacy bills. The bills captured by the privacy tracker include the data privacy bills currently ... Read More
Staff / Germany Restricts Facebook’s Data Collection Activities
On February 7, the German competition authorities issued a decision prohibiting Facebook from linking user data it collects on its services and third-party sites with ... Read More
Staff / European Union Reaches a Compromise on Copyright
On February 13, the European Parliament and the Council reached a long-awaited deal on the proposed Copyright Directive, including Article 11, which would create a ... Read More
