March 9, 2008:  Statement before a public hearing on Alaska Senate Labor & Commerce Committee on House Bill 65...read more.

March 6, 2008: AeA voices concerns in letter to letter to Judiciary Chair Jeff Kessler regarding changes to HB 4053. Concerns include language of "unauthorized use" and access. The change would increase liability of legitimate companies that provide beneficial services....read more

March 3, 2008: AeA voices concerns over imposing liability on businesses that experience security breaches....read more

March 3, 2008: Letter to the Commerce Committee Chair Warnstadt voicing concerns over SSB 3200. AeA concerns included lack of a provision excluding publicly available information. AeA recommended the definition of personal identifying information include an exception for publicly available information....read more

February 25, 2008: AeA letter to IL Minority Leader Tom Cross voicing AeA concerns over HB 4874 in the IL House...read more

February 15, 2008: AeA letter opposing passage of IA HF 2202. HF 2202 sought to impose Age Verification criminal liability on websites....read more

February 15, 2008: AeA letter to MS Judiciary Chair Gray Tollison on SB 2586. AeA voices concerns over SB 2586 including the provision holding companies criminally liable for Age Verification failures....read more

February 12, 2008:  AeA Memorandum supporting Electronic Security and Targeting of Online Predators Act (ESTOP)...read more.

February 8, 2008:  AeA Letter sent to the Colorado Judiciary Committee concerning the Internet Sale Auction Act (HB 1154)...read more.

February 7, 2008: AeA letter to GA State Senator Cecil Staton voicing AeA concerns over SB 59 in the GA State Senate....read more.

February 5, 2008:  AeA Letter sent to CO Rep Morgan Carroll concerning the Spam Reduction Act HB 1178...read more.

February 5, 2008: AeA letter supporting the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act of 1995 (UUPA) and voicing concerns over SB 414. SB 414 would not be uniform with similar provisions across the country....read more

February 1, 2008: AeA letter voicing concerns over HB 139. AeA concerns included labeling of devices as "wirelessly capable of accessing the internet". AeA also concerned about provision that would require providers to prevent minors from access, in essence creating an Age Verification provision....read more

January 31, 2008: AeA voices concerns to the NY Senate Codes Committee on on Child Online Safety laws, education, and awareness....read more

January 28, 2008: AeA letter voicing concerns over SB 453. AeA believes that it is imperative that data breach legislation identify the State Attorney General as the only enforcement body. S 453 includes a "Private Right of Action" provision....read more

January 14, 2008: AeA letter to Senate Commerce, Labor and Consumer Protection Committee Chair David M. Gottesman. AeA voices concerns over SB 315. AeA recommends that the punishment for phishing should be stiffer than administrative fines and should include criminal penalties....read more

January 11, 2008:  Statement before a public hearing on regulations 201 CMR 17.00: Standards for the protection of personal information of residents of the commonwealth...read more.

January 9, 2008: AeA voices concerns over S 453 provisions including Private Right of Action, use of Social Security Numbers, and Personal Identifying Information....read more

Past Activities

HR 964 (Spy Act)

To protect users of the Internet from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] (introduced 2/8/2007)

HR 1525 (I-Spy)

To amend title 18, United States Code, to discourage spyware, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] (introduced 3/14/2007)

S.1178 Identity Theft Prevention Act

A bill to strengthen data protection and safeguards, require data breach notification, and further prevent identity theft.
Sponsor: Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 4/20/2007)      
Related Bills: S.806

S. 495 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007

A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 2/6/2007)

S. 239 Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act

A bill to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such information.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/10/2007)

S. 1202 Personal Data Protection

A bill to require agencies and persons in possession of computerized data containing sensitive personal information, to disclose security breaches where such breach poses a significant risk of identity theft.
Sponsor: Sen Sessions, Jeff [AL] (introduced 4/24/2007)

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