Regulations

Big Tech Pushes for Harmonized Global Policy Amid Emerging Regulations from Allies

The Information Technology Industry Council is maintaining its call for a voluntary approach as Canada, the United Kingdom and Europe all signal strict new cybersecurity requirements.

  • By Mariam Baksh

Telecom Group Wants NIST to Map Performance Goals to the Cybersecurity Framework

But, in general, the industry wants NIST to avoid making any changes at all to the choose-your-own-adventure document that has guided risk management and U.S. cybersecurity policy for almost a decade.

  • By Mariam Baksh

Lawmaker Argues for Quantum-Level Security in a Pre-Quantum World

New legislation advocates safeguarding U.S. online networks with quantum-resistant encryption as a preemptive cybersecurity measure.

  • By Alexandra Kelley

What CISA Wants Critical Infrastructure Partners to Report on Cyber Incidents

A new guide provides clues into how the agency might be thinking of crucial details, such as what should count as an “incident” under a new law.

  • By Mariam Baksh

Industry Groups Butt Heads on SEC’s Incident Reporting Rules

A major trade association for relevant financial-sector entities is asking the regulatory agency to hold off in favor of incident reporting rules being implemented at the non-regulatory Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

  • By Mariam Baksh

What Is Section 230? An Expert on Internet Law and Regulation Explains the Legislation that Paved the Way for Facebook, Google and Twitter

The 1996 law passed while the internet was still embryonic and downright terrifying to some lawmakers for what it could unleash.

  • By Abbey Stemler, The Conversation

Proposed Rule Requiring Federal Contractors to Pay a $15 Minimum Wage Is Released 

The Labor Department is seeking comments by August 23. 

  • By Courtney Bublé

Treasury Secretary: Agencies Must Develop Stablecoin Regulations

New cryptocurrency could mean new rules.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Changing How App Stores Operate Could Have National Security Implications

As Congress considers how to increase competition for app stores run by Apple, Google and others, it also needs to consider potential cybersecurity threats.

  • By Michael Hayden

Biden Signs Three Resolutions Undoing ‘Midnight’ Trump Regulations

The regulations are from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Treasury Department and Environmental Protection Agency. 

  • By Courtney Bublé

FCC Creates Public Database to Track Compliance with New Robocall-Killing Program

Telephone service providers must implement the new STIR/SHAKEN framework by the end of June and certify compliance in a new publicly available database.

  • By Aaron Boyd

FTC Warns the AI Industry: Don't Discriminate, or Else

“Keep in mind that if you don’t hold yourself accountable, the FTC may do it for you,” an agency blog post said.

  • By Ryan Calo, The Conversation

Democrats and Republicans United in Big Tech Frustration

But what to do with policies like Section 230 remains unclear.

  • By Mila Jasper

FAA Delays Drone Remote ID Tracking, ‘Operations Over People’ Rules

Compliance deadlines for manufacturers and operators have also been pushed out.

  • By Aaron Boyd
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Bipartisan Bill Would Hold Tech Companies Responsible for Moderating Content

The legislation would make changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

  • By Frank Konkel

Commercial Cloud Outages Are a Wake-Up Call

As cloud computing’s versatility gives it the potential to become the easily identifiable “central nodes” of America’s economy, these policies are needed to ensure resilience.

  • By Tianjiu Zuo

Lawmakers Call for Agency-Led Working Group for Digital Assets

They want the U.S. government to gain a better grasp of the rapidly emerging landscape of virtual currencies, smart contracts and other commodities.

  • By Brandi Vincent

It’s Time for a Cybersecurity Quid Pro Quo

Require companies to disclose breaches to the government in exchange for legal liability limitations. 

  • By Eric Noonan

Lawmaker to Reintroduce Net Neutrality Legislation Within Weeks

Supporters say giving the Federal Communications Commission greater authority over internet service providers is more important in the wake of the pandemic. 

  • By Mariam Baksh

The Art of (Big Tech) War

The uncomfortable truth is the government is the underdog in this fight.

  • By Matt Maher

Facebook's News Blockade in Australia Shows How Tech Giants Are Swallowing the Web

The internet in 2021 is not the same open public sphere that Tim Berners-Lee envisioned.

  • By Jennifer Grygiel, The Conversation