Against the backdrop of a parade of high-profile Congressional hearings and legislative proposals involving consumer privacy, the National Institute of […]

Keir Lamont and Margarita Lazo · June 13, 2019

On May 21, 2019, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled Understanding the Digital Advertising Ecosystem and the Impact […]

Jacqueline Yin · May 22, 2019

On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee held its second full committee hearing of the year on consumer privacy. The witness […]

Keir Lamont · May 3, 2019

The debate regarding federal privacy legislation took a big step forward this week as Congress held a double-header of consumer […]

Keir Lamont · February 28, 2019

Privacy protection in the United States is characterized by multiple sector-specific privacy laws, with backstop enforcement carried out through the […]

Keir Lamont & Jacqueline Yin · February 25, 2019

Users of online services want active control over the information they share with those services. They want to ensure their […]

Ethan Wham · August 22, 2018

Over the last couple months, your inbox has undoubtedly been inundated with notices from websites and apps informing you of […]

Bijan Madhani · May 25, 2018

Last month, Congress passed the CLOUD (“Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data”) Act, legislation designed to address the complex conflict […]

Bijan Madhani · April 11, 2018

Europe can minimize and prevent repeats of WannaCry, Heartbleed and other criminal exploitation of large-scale software vulnerabilities. The way to […]

Alex Roure · March 15, 2018

As negotiations over the proposed new EU e-Privacy Regulation heat up, European policymakers are considering the broader implications for Europe’s […]

Anja Lambrecht · January 15, 2018