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USA FREEDOM Act Reintroduced in House and Senate; ARL Urges Swift Passage
On April 28, 2015, members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate introduced new versions of the USA FREEDOM Act. This legislation would put an end to the current...
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USA FREEDOM Act Reintroduced in House and Senate; ARL Urges Swift Passage
On April 28, 2015, members of the US House of Representatives and Senate introduced new versions of the USA FREEDOM Act. This legislation would put an end to the current...
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ARL Opposes Senator McConnell’s Bill to Reauthorize Section 215 “Library Records” Provision
On April 21, 2015, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Select Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr introduced S.1035, a bill that would extend Section 215 of the USA...
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ARL Joins Letters to House and Senate Expressing Concerns Over Cybersecurity Bills
On April 20, 2015, ARL joined a coalition of 36 privacy and civil liberties organizations and 19 security experts and academics raising concerns regarding the Protecting Cyber Networks Act (PCNA,...
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Recent Developments on UN Special Rapporteurs: copyright policy; privacy in the digital age
There have been two recent developments regarding UN Special Rapporteurs in the last month relevant to issues of copyright and privacy. First, UN Special Rapporteur in the filed of cultural...
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ARL Joins Broad Coalition Calling for Surveillance Reform
On Wednesday, March 25, 2015, ARL joined a coalition of 47 advocacy groups, technology companies and trade associations in sending a letter to President Obama, Director of National Intelligence James...
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ARL Joins 47 Civil Society Organizations and Security Experts Opposing Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA)
On March 2, 2015, ARL joined a coalition of civil society organizations, security experts and academics in sending a letter to Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr and...
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Electronic Communications Privacy Act Reform Reintroduced in US House and Senate
Bills to reform the outdated Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) were reintroduced on February 4, 2015, in both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate with bipartisan support....
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ECPA Reform Reintroduced in House and Senate
On February 4, 2015, bills to reform the outdated Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) were re-introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate with bipartisan support. The bills would update...
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On Data Privacy Day, ARL Urges Congress to Reform Outdated Online Privacy Law
Today is Data Privacy Day, a day for organizations, companies, and individuals to advocate for stronger privacy rights. One area that is badly in need of reform is the Electronic...
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