Civil Society Groups, Others Urge Congressional Leaders to Help Pass Bill to Delay Rule 41
More than two dozen civil society groups, trade associations and companies are supporting legislation introduced last week (see 1611170031) that would delay implementation of an administrative rule change that critics say would widen government hacking powers. It's "far too complex…
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and raises too many privacy and cybersecurity concerns for Congress to let the rule go into effect without conducting any oversight whatsoever," said Robyn Greene, policy counsel for New America's Open Technology Institute, in a Monday news release. She said Congress needs to hold hearings on the change by DOJ (see 1605120016) and debate the issue of government hacking. New America, Access Now, the American Civil Liberties Union, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Google, the Internet Association and others signed a letter to House and Senate leaders to bring up the Review the Rule Act for a vote and pass it.