The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published its request for information (RFI) covering a series of questions designed to assist in the development of a voluntary framework meant to improve the management of the privacy risk that could arise from the collection, storage and use of individuals’ information in the Federal Register on November 14, 2018.
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued a Notice seeking comments on a proposed federal consumer data privacy approach. In a parallel effort, the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology is developing a voluntary privacy framework to help organizations manage risk.
The Internet Association (IA), a group of 40 major internet and technology firms, called for the establishment of a national privacy framework anchored by six privacy principles on Wednesday. In its press release announcing the principles, the IA indicated its support for the American approach to federal privacy legislation that is “consistent nationwide, proportional, flexible, and encourages companies to act as good stewards of the personal information provided to them by individuals.”
This post is part of a continuing DBR on Data series on Executive Order 13800 and updates on its implementation a year after passage.
The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Department of Homeland Security, through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), has released the final report on enhancing the resilience of the Internet and communications ecosystem against botnets and automated distributed threats.
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