Bill Calls for Study of Cybersecurity Standards for Cars

A House bill was introduced Tuesday that could accelerate the federal government’s involvement in regulating automobile cybersecurity. The Security and Privacy in Your Car Study Act of 2017, authored by Reps. Ted Lieu D-Calif. and Joe Wilson R-SC, calls on the National Highway Traffic Safety...

White House Proposal Would End NSA Metadata Program

Privacy advocates are cautiously applauding the reports that the Obama administration will unveil a legislative proposal to end the National Security Agency’s collection of Americans’ bulk phone records, but are concerned what the fine print on that proposal might hold. “Given all the various way...

Two Texas Bills Could Shape Mobile Privacy

Two bills introduced in Texas this week could refine mobile privacy in the state and tweak how law enforcement can request sensitive information from cell phones going forward. A press release from the Texas Electronic Privacy Coalition TxEPC credits Bryan Hughes, a Republican from the town of...