Entries tagged with: NSTIC
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NIST Proposes Governance Structure for Internet Identity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a report detailing the governance structure for the White House’s National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. EPIC, joined by the Liberty Coalition, submitted comments on the original proposal, emphasizing the...
EPIC, Liberty Coalition Submit Comments on Governance for Internet Identities
EPIC, joined by the Liberty Coalition, has submitted comments to the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) on governance topics associated with the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC). The NSTIC proposal is part of a series...
House Examines White House Cybersecurity Proposal
The House of Representatives has held two hearings on the White House legislative plan for cybersecurity. The House Oversight and House Judiciary Committees questioned government officials and members of private industry on the proposal. Committee members showed particular interest in...
White House Releases Plan for Internet Identities
The White House has published the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), which provides guidance for an Internet identity system to be designed and built by the private sector. The plan comes nearly two years after the White...
National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC)
Top News | Background | Additional Resources | Latest News Top News : () Background History In 1999, Microsoft announced plans to use its Passport service to authenticate subscribers in online transactions with affiliate companies. In July, 2001, EPIC...
EPIC, Joined by 13 Organizations, Sends Statement on NSTIC
EPIC, joined by the American Library Association, Liberty Coalition, Bill of Rights Defense Committee, and the Center for Media and Democracy, among others, sent a statement to the Department of Homeland Security responding to the Administration's call for comments regarding...
EPIC Urges Federal Trade Commission to Strengthen Childrens' Privacy Rule
EPIC filed comments urging the Federal Trade Commission to improve the Childrens' Online Privacy Protection Act Rule. The rule is the principal federal protection for childrens' privacy, and limits how companies may collect and disclose childrens' personal information. "The need...
EPIC Urges Congress to Extend Children's Privacy Law to Teenagers and Social Network Services, Says Current Law Has Failed to Keep Up with New Business Practices
EPIC President Marc Rotenberg testified today before the Senate Commerce Committee. He said that "COPPA did not anticipate the immersive online experience that a social network service would provide or the extensive data collection of both the trivial and the...
Worker Biometric ID Under Consideration in US
Senators Charles Schumer and Lindsey Graham have proposed a new national identity card. The Senators would require that "all U.S. citizens and legal immigrants who want jobs" obtain a "high-tech, fraud-proof Social Security card" with a unique biometric identifier. The...
