JUL 26, 2017 | US
BSA | The Software Alliance Applauds the Introduction of ICPA, Urges Swift Passage
WASHINGTON – July 27, 2017 – BSA | The Software Alliance commends Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Dean Heller (R-NV) for their introduction of S. 1671, the International Communications Privacy Act (ICPA) in the Senate. This legislation has an important impact on the future of cloud technology and jobs in the United States.
As the global digital economy continues to grow, data storage, analytics, security, and other services are often provided in the United States by American workers to customers overseas. In this environment, US companies increasingly face the challenge of complying with multiple conflicting privacy laws and regulations for providing access to the data they store abroad. These conflicts undermine consumers’ confidence in tech products and services, while simultaneously creating obstacles for law enforcement’s criminal investigations and prosecutions. ICPA would update the United States’ approach to these challenges by clarifying the rules for how law enforcement can gain access to data stored abroad, while maintaining high standards for privacy and human rights.
BSA signed a joint industry letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee voicing its support for ICPA. We look forward to working with the bill’s sponsors and other Members of Congress to pass legislation that modernizes law enforcement access to data stored overseas.
BSA 소개
소프트웨어 연합(Business Software Alliance, 이하 BSA)(www.bsa.org)은 각국 정부를 대상으로 세계 시장에서 전 세계 소프트웨어 업계를 대변하고 옹호하는 선도적 연합체입니다. 세계의 가장 혁신적 기업들이 회원사로 참여하며 경제에 활기를 불어 넣고 현대의 생활을 향상시키는 소프트웨어 솔루션을 만들어 내고 있습니다.