Sen. Commerce Committee Hearing :: Sept 26 :: Examining Consumer Privacy Protections

"WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing titled “Examining Safeguards for Consumer Data Privacy,”at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 26, 2018. This hearing will examine privacy policies of top technology and communications firms, review the current state of consumer data privacy, and offer members the opportunity to discuss possible approaches to safeguarding privacy more effectively.

“Consumers deserve clear answers and standards on data privacy protection,” said Thune. “This hearing will provide leading technology companies and internet service providers an opportunity to explain their approaches to privacy, how they plan to address new requirements from the European Union and California, and what Congress can do to promote clear privacy expectations without hurting innovation.”
Witnesses:

• Mr. Len Cali, Senior Vice President—Global Public Policy, AT&T Inc.
• Mr. Andrew DeVore, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Amazon.com, Inc.
• Mr. Keith Enright, Chief Privacy Officer, Google LLC
• Mr. Damian Kieran, Global Data Protection Officer and Associate Legal Director, Twitter, Inc.
• Mr. Guy (Bud) Tribble, Vice President for Software Technology, Apple Inc.
• Ms. Rachel Welch, Senior Vice President, Policy & External Affairs, Charter Communications, Inc.

*Witness list subject to change.
Hearing Details:
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
10:00 a.m.
Full Committee
Dirksen Senate Office Building G50
Witness testimony, opening statements, and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov.

NTIA Virginia Broadband Summit Oct. 30, 2018

"NTIA's BroadbandUSA Program, in partnership with the Center for Innovative Technology (CIT), will host the Virginia Broadband Summit in Roanoke, Virginia on October 30, 2018. The purpose of the Summit is to engage the public and stakeholders with information to accelerate broadband connectivity, improve digital inclusion, and support local priorities. The Summit will provide information on topics including local broadband planning, funding and engagement with service providers. Speakers and attendees from Virginia, federal agencies and across the country will come together to explore ways to facilitate the expansion of broadband capacity, access, and utilization.

The Broadband Summit will be held on October 30, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, in Roanoke, Virginia at the Roanoke South County Library, 6303 Merriman Road, Roanoke, VA 24018.

"For further information contact Janice Wilkins, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4678, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5791; email: broadbandusaevents@ntia.doc.gov. Please direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-7002; email: press@ntia.doc.gov.

 Notice of Virginia Broadband Summit 10/30/2018

NIST Kicking off the Privacy Framework: Workshop #1 Austin TX Oct. 16th

"This is the first in a series of public workshops NIST is hosting on the development of the Privacy Framework: An Enterprise Risk Management Tool. In this half-day event, on October 16th, in Austin, Texas, attendees will hear from NIST representatives what to expect from the framework development process. They will learn from panels of experts how organizations are currently managing privacy risks, and where the challenges lie. The workshop also will be an opportunity to begin the discussion of how the NIST Privacy Framework can meet organizations' needs to better protect individuals' privacy. NIST plans to use the interactive discussions at this workshop as input to an annotated outline of the Privacy Framework. This event takes place just before IAPP's Privacy. Security. Risk. conference begins! Register early, as space is limited.

"Workshop Inputs: Prior to the workshop, NIST will post pre-read materials on the Privacy Framework website.

"Expected Workshop Outputs: Annotated outline of the Privacy Framework.

"If you're unable to attend, a recording of this event will be posted shortly after the event on the Privacy Framework website. Additionally, this will be one of several in-person opportunities to engage with NIST on the development of this framework – so stay tuned, as we'll be announcing future events.

We'd also encourage you to sign up for our Privacy Framework listserv for updates.

For more information on transportation, lodging and dining, please visit Austin, Texas Visitor Center or IAPP's conference website.

https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2018/10/kicking-privacy-framework-workshop-1

✏️ RFC NIST :: Draft Cybersecurity Practice Guide SP 1800-14, Protecting the Integrity of Internet Routing: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Route Origin Validation, is Available for Comment

"It is difficult to overstate the importance of the internet to modern business and society in general. The internet is not a single network, but rather a complex grid of independent interconnected networks that relies on a protocol known as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to route traffic to its intended destination.

Unfortunately, BGP was not designed with security in mind and a route hijack attack can deny access to internet services, misdeliver traffic to malicious endpoints, and cause routing instability. A technique known as BPG route origin validation (ROV) is designed to protect against route hijacking.

"NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE), together with several technology vendors, has developed proof-of-concept demonstrations of BGP ROV implementation designed to improve the security of the internet's routing infrastructure. 

"Comments for this draft are due by October 15, 2018. To review Draft Special Publication (SP) 1800-14, and for information on submitting comments, please visit the links below.

CSRC Update: https://csrc.nist.gov/news/2018/nist-requests-comments-on-draft-sp-1800-14  
Publication details: https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/1800-14/draft  
Project Homepage: https://www.nccoe.nist.gov/projects/building-blocks/secure-inter-domain-routing