The Download (May 2011): Developments in E-Commerce, Privacy, Internet Advertising, Marketing and Information Services Law & Policy

CONTENTS:

Heard on the Hill

• House and Senate Consider Privacy and Data Security
• Congress Examines Online IP Issues
• Proposed Reform of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
• Mobile under the Microscope

From the White House

• White House Calls for National Strategy for Trusted Identities in

• Cyberspace
• White House Presents Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal

Around the Agencies

• Chitika Settles with the Federal Trade Commission

In Europe

• UK Leads the Way in Implementing EU Privacy Directive Cookie Consent Provisions

Washington has recently ratcheted up its interest in issues of privacy, cybersecurity, and data security. In the last several weeks, new legislation has been introduced; several Congressional hearings have been held to examine privacy implications for online, offline, and mobile data; the White House has issued reports calling for cyber legislation; and federal agencies have continued their examination of