High Tech Policy

CLOUD Act Forecast: Opportunity for Greater Transparency

Eric Wenger
June 15, 2018 - 0 Comments

Passage of the CLOUD Act in the U.S. and the subsequent dismissal of the “Ireland Warrant” litigation raises two important questions about cross-border data storage and regulation.

• : Cloud Act
• cross-border data demands
• Transparency Report

US Justice Department Advises Prosecutors: Seek Data from Enterprises Rather than Cloud Service Providers

Eric Wenger
December 21, 2017 - 1 Comment

At Cisco, we have long advocated that “data and communications stored in the cloud should receive equivalent protections against unreasonable government search and seizure just like documents stored on premises or in

Cisco Weighs in on Mobile Privacy Case

Eric Wenger
December 6, 2017 - 0 Comments

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court took up a case, U.S. v. Carpenter, that turns upon the “third-party doctrine.” The question before the court is whether cell phone location information

Mid-Band Spectrum: the Goldilocks Bands

Mary Brown
August 3, 2017 - 0 Comments

Today’s announcement from the Federal Communications Commission that it is launching a “Notice of Inquiry” for mid-band spectrum is a development that wireless users can cheer, just as industry players

• Cisco Wi-Fi
• Cisco® Visual Networking Index (VNI)
• FCC
• public policy
• spectrum

Statement of Cisco’s VP of Government Affairs Jeff Campbell On FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s Vision for Updated Net Neutrality Policy

Jeff Campbell
April 26, 2017 - 2 Comments

“FCC Chairman Ajit Pai today laid out his vision for revising net neutrality policy.  The proposal will review what is needed to protect consumers and prevent anti-competitive behavior, while rolling

Cisco Applauds Unanimous House Vote Passing Email Privacy Act

Eric Wenger
February 28, 2017 - 2 Comments

Cisco has long supported updating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) to better protect customer data and communications stored with third-party providers against unwarranted searches and seizures.  We, therefore, applaud

• data protection
• email privacy
• privacy

Mobile NOW = Mobile Tomorrow

Mary Brown
January 24, 2017 - 1 Comment

With thousands of megahertz of new spectrum allocations and assignments in various stages of completion, one might wonder – do we still need Mobile NOW?

• congress
• FCC
• Mobile NOW
• ntia
• spectrum

An open Internet should not mean an Internet closed for innovation

Pastora Valero
July 22, 2016 - 0 Comments

Europe’s regulators should reconsider draft Open Internet guidelines in two key areas: technology mandates and specialised services As the digital revolution continues and new economies take shape, building the right

• EU Regulation
• net neutrality
• open internet

Cisco Supports Court Decision Protecting Customer Cloud Data

Eric Wenger
July 20, 2016 - 0 Comments

We welcome and strongly support Microsoft’s successful challenge of a federal criminal search warrant for messages stored on an email server located in Ireland. The decision from the US Second

• data protection
• privacy
• Privacy Shield
• Safe Harbor

The Good, the Bad, and certainly not Ugly EU-US Privacy Shield

Michelle Dennedy
July 12, 2016 - 1 Comment

In a nutshell, it’s a good thing! In a world that is digitising, safe global transfer of data is essential to a progressive economy. The Privacy Shield is a framework

• data protection
• Privacy Shield
• Safe Harbor