By McKenzie Schnell Accessibility, the design of products, services, and environments for people with disabilities, is increasingly seen and enforced as a civil right. In fact, the number of civil lawsuits brought against companies that do not have accessible websites increased more than sevenfold between 2015 and 2017. While most [...]
For more than a decade, Congress has tried to address the rampant occurrences of data breaches. Since the ChoicePoint breach in 2005, the House and Senate have introduced roughly 50 different pieces of legislation related to data security. None of them have been enacted into law. The reasons for this [...]
By McKenzie Schnell America’s first responders have the important role and responsibility of keeping Americans safe during emergencies and times of need. Last March, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) awarded a 25-year contract to AT&T to build a nationwide, broadband-enabled public safety network that would help support and deliver [...]
On May 25, 2018, the European Commission’s primary privacy rules, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will go into effect. This regulation will have far-reaching implications for every small business, corporation, or individual that handles the data of EU persons. This regulation will impact you. That’s right. Unless you never, [...]
BERLIN: ACT | The App Association (ACT) and the Fair Standards Alliance (FSA) today established a CEN CENELEC Workshop to examine the licensing of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) in Europe, in particular in the field of 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT). Delegates from a wide range of companies [...]