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Author Archives: Chris Civil
President Obama’s Privacy Bill of Rights: Encouraging a Collaborative Process for Digital Privacy Reform
On February 23, 2012 President Obama’s administration (“the Administration”) released an important new report entitled “Consumer Data Privacy In A Networked World: A Framework For Protecting Privacy And Promoting Innovation In The Global Digital Economy.” President Obama situates the new … Continue reading
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When The Net Went Dark: SOPA, PROTECT IP and the Birth of an Internet Movement
On October 26, 2011, House Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX) introduced H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). The bill was the House’s version of Senate Bill S.968, also known as the PROTECT IP Act, which was introduced on May … Continue reading
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