Earlier this week, a group of bipartisan lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Unlocking Technology Act of 2015. The bill, sponsored by Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Anna G.

This article originally appeared in the eBay Inc. blog. Written by Usman Ahmed, Public Policy Counsel at eBay Inc.

The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) released a blog post expressing their concern with the Marketplace Fairness Act recently released in the U.S. Senate. CCIA is a nonprofit membership organization for a wide range of companies in the computer, Internet, information technology, and telecommunications industries, represented by their senior executives.

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made a visit to the Women’s Initiative Network (WIN) Summit last week, congratulating eBay Inc. on its innovative approach toward empowering women leaders.

“I love this idea,” said Clinton of WIN. “Building relationships, growing careers, breaking down biases, opening doors for collaboration and development - it’s no wonder that WIN has helped eBay more than double the number of women in leadership roles.” 

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade announced that it will be holding a hearing on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. entitled "The Internet of Things: Exploring the Next Technology Frontier.” This is one of the first hearings on this subject this Congress. Witnesses are yet to be announced.