CCIA, CEA, ITI Others Urge House Committee To Pass Judicial Redress Act

Trade associations and organizations wrote House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and ranking member John Conyers, D-Mich., Tuesday, urging them to support the Judicial Redress Act (HR-1428) during a markup (see 1509150044) Thursday. The U.S. government and tech industry have “experienced a substantial degradation in trust worldwide” since U.S. surveillance revelations began more than two years ago, said the letter signed by the Application Developers Alliance, BSA | The Software Alliance, CEA, Computer and Communications Industry Association, CompTIA, Information Technology Industry Council, Software & Information Industry Association and TechNet. “Enactment of the Judicial Redress Act would constitute another step in rebuilding the trust of citizens worldwide in both our industry and the U.S. government” by signaling to consumers worldwide the U.S. government is “committed to appropriately protecting the privacy of individuals,” the letter said. It said the legislation is also the last “hurdle to finalizing the Data Privacy and Protection Agreement,” also known as the Umbrella Agreement.