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TTIP: The Lobby plague is coming
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a free trade agreement currently being negotiated between the United States and the European Union, aiming at increasing trade and (dangerously) seeking “regulatory coherence.” If adopted, TTIP would become the world’s largest free trade and investment agreement, opening both markets for exchange in goods, services, investment, and public procurement.…
26 May 2014
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Congressional Committee Adopts Amendment to Remove NSA From Crypto Standards Process
On May 21, 2014, by voice vote the House Science and Technology Committee adopted an amendment to the FIRST Act removing the requirement that NSA be consulted on encryption standards. The Amendment was authored by Congressman Alan Grayson.…
21 May 2014