First 2023 Hearing on Comprehensive Federal Privacy Legislation Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 2/28/2023 9:11:00 AM The leading trade association for the insights industry is urging a key Congressional committee "to craft a preemptive national privacy law." Read More
Clarifications from Colorado Attorney General Would Ease Insights Industry Compliance with Colorado Privacy Act Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 2/2/2023 11:45:00 AM With Colorado’s new comprehensive privacy law coming into effect this summer, the Insights Association called for clarifications in the proposed rules to aid compliance by the insights industry. Read More
Fighting for You: January 2023 Legislative and Regulatory Update Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 1/31/2023 3:25:00 PM As America readies for the grand finale of another football season, we are just beginning our year-long campaign of advocacy across the country, focused so far on privacy legislation at the state and federal level, proposed taxes on insights companies, new HR laws, and potential restrictions on exit polling. Let's dive in... Read More
Fighting for You: December 2022 Legislative and Regulatory Update Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 1/3/2023 4:11:00 PM As we begin a new year, let’s take a quick look back at the insights industry’s successes and challenges covered by the Insights Association in December 2022, including: wins and losses on taxes specifically targeting insights; wins and losses on state privacy bills; last-minute preparations for new state privacy laws; bringing transparency to the Census Bureau’s attempts to compete with our industry; and state and federal legislation impacting our ability to treat research subjects as indepe... Read More
How to Login to the IA Community Discussion Boards (Only for Members) Howard Fienberg Government Affairs, Industry News, Methods & Trends, Management & Operations 12/21/2022 4:29:00 PM A step-by-step guide to logging into and using the Insights Association members-only community Discussion Boards. Read More
Congress Demands Transparency from the Census Bureau’s Ask U.S. Panel Project in Final FY23 Omnibus Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 12/20/2022 11:40:00 AM An omnibus Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) appropriations bill was introduced early on December 20, 2022, including language demanding transparency on the Census Bureau's Ask U.S. Panel project, as requested by the leading nonprofit association for the insights industry. (It became law shortly thereafter) Read More
Last Ditch Drive for FY23 Transparency on the Census Bureau Ask U.S. Panel Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 12/8/2022 10:10:00 AM As Congress nears completion of an omnibus bill to fund the federal government for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), the Insights Association is reminding Appropriations Committee leaders of the need for transparency on the Census Bureau's Ask U.S. Panel project. Read More
Fighting for You: November 2022 Legislative and Regulatory Update Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 11/29/2022 11:43:00 AM With American Thanksgiving now in the rearview mirror, let’s look back at the biggest challenges the insights industry tangled with this month, including new privacy rules in California and at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC); some wins, losses and new laws in California; and new federal labor rules that could treat research subjects receiving incentives as if they are employees of research companies. Read More
CPRA Regulations Nearly Complete as Insights Association Makes Final Recommendations Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 11/28/2022 2:10:00 PM The leading trade association for the insights industry shared in its final thoughts with California’s regulator on rules implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), particularly noting that it does not believe that the drafters of the law intended to restrict audience measurement and expressing concerns about the quick turnaround between the rules' completion and their enforcement. Read More
Congress Should Drive Federal Privacy Regulation, Not FTC, Urge Data-Driven Industry Groups Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 11/28/2022 1:51:00 PM The Insights Association (IA) and a dozen other data-driven industry groups called upon Congress to “pass a national privacy law that protects all Americans,” and urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to “halt its current rulemaking” on “so-called ‘commercial surveillance’ and ‘lax security practices.’” Read More