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NewsData privacy high on next year's policy agenda
Much has been made of the many uncertainties facing businesses and their IT executives in the year ahead, but one area in which there is sure to be movement is data privacy policy. Leaked, stolen and Read more...
Hackers hit Commerce network againChinese hackers aren't giving up in their quest to access confidential data housed within U.S. government systems. According to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), a branch of the Commerce Read more... Laptop losses at Commerce Dept. are old hatAccording to a new review on agencies that use handhelds for data collection, laptops and other handheld devices containing confidential data at the U.S. Commerce Department have been disappearing Read more... SPOTLIGHT: Feds not anxious for new Internet Protocol
The federal government is advocating a slow approach when it comes to IPv6, the next Internet generation protocol. The benefits aren't strong or very clear, says a new report. The Commerce Read more...
| Press ReleasesNRF Seeks Delay in Plan to Expand Internet Domain NamesWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The National Retail Federation today asked the Commerce Department to delay implementation of a controversial plan to vastly expand Internet domain names, saying Read more >> Consumer Watchdog to President Obama: Tapping Google CEO for Commerce Secretary, Obama's Voice on Privacy, Is Like Appointing MaWASHINGTON, March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog warned President Obama in a letter today about the dire consequences for consumers worldwide of appointing Google CEO Eric Read more >> Abine, The Online Privacy Company Delivers Do Not Track PlusCAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Abine, Inc., The Online Privacy Company, announced the availability of Do Not Track Plus (DNT+), a free add-on giving consumers a single way to cover multiple Read more >> Verizon Responds to U.S. Department of Commerce Study on Commercial Data PrivacyWASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Commerce Internet Task Force released a series of recommendations Thursday (Dec. 16) on ways to protect and improve online privacy and Read more >> Commerce Under Secretary Rebecca Blank and NTIA Administrator Lawrence E. Strickling to Announce Broadband Internet Adoption RepWASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Commerce Department Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Rebecca M. Blank and NTIA Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information Read more >> |
