Safe Web Act Reauthorized
Some laws are permanently on the books. Other laws have a sunset date…like the Bush Era Tax cuts. Sunsets have become popular these days as a way of keeping Congress honest so they have to renew the laws if they think they worked out well. The Safe Web Act was one of those laws. Safe […]
McCain vs. Lieberman – SecureIT vs. Cybersecurity Act of 2012
Senator John McCain along with 5 other Republican senators released their counterproposal to the Lieberman-Collins Cybersecurity Act of 2012 released last month. The bill is called the Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information and Technology (Secure IT) Act. Let me start by saying that when I see a bill that cleverly named […]
Discussion Draft of the SAFE Data Act introduced by Representative Mary Bono Mack (R-CA)
On June 13th, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack released a discussion draft of what she calls the SAFE Data Act. Here’s the marketing release if you’d prefer to read the cliff notes. Since it’s a discussion draft, let’s discuss! Actually, I think this could be a good bill to eliminate a lot of the confusion about […]