‘American Way of Life’ at Risk From Cyber Attacks, Top U.S. Official Warns November 4, 2021 By Jack Gillum and Rebecca Kern A top U.S. cybersecurity official offered a dire warning to members of Congress on Wednesday, saying the “American way of...
Lawmakers Introduce Liability, Competition Bills Targeting Giant Internet Firms October 18, 2021 By Anna Edgerton and Rebecca Kern The biggest U.S. tech companies would face new constraints under two bills announced Thursday after a month of revelations from...
Biden Cybersecurity Officials Support Breach Incident Reporting Mandate September 24, 2021 By Rebecca Kern The head of the U.S. cybersecurity enforcement agency “is a huge supporter” of bipartisan legislation to mandate that operators of...
Internet Firms’ Liability Protection Under Fire. 26 Words and What’s at Stake March 4, 2021 By Rebecca Kern Democrats and Republicans in Congress are taking aim at a controversial law that shields internet platforms including Facebook Inc. and...
Massive SolarWinds Hack Prompts Calls for U.S. Law Requiring Cyber Breach Reporting February 24, 2021 By Rebecca Kern and Alyza Sebenius A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday recommended that the U.S. consider requiring companies to disclose when they have been...
Key House Member Eyes Internet Liability Changes Before Election January 29, 2020 By Ben Brody and Rebecca Kern Representative Jan Schakowsky has asked her staff to examine changes to a liability shield that protects tech platforms such as...
Bipartisan Internet Privacy Proposal Calls for User OK to Share Data But Is Mum on Suits December 23, 2019 By Ben Brody, Rebecca Kern and Daniel R. Stoller A top House panel unveiled long-awaited draft privacy legislation that calls for limits on sharing consumers’ information and would allow...
Bipartisan Group Calls for Pulling Internet Firms’ Liability Immunity October 17, 2019 By Naomi Nix and Rebecca Kern A bipartisan group of lawmakers is stepping up efforts to have U.S. trade officials eliminate a legal liability shield that...
Senators Want to Reconsider Lawsuit Immunity for Google and Internet Giants July 17, 2019 By Gerrit De Vynck and Rebecca Kern U.S. senators used a Congressional hearing on Tuesday to push the idea of overhauling a law that protects YouTube, Facebook...