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FCC Privacy Regulation Should Follow FTC’s Consumer Protection Standards
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, a broad coalition of tech companies and trade associations, including broadband providers as well as edge and device companies, urged Federal...
States Shouldn’t Ban Encryption
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Representatives Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Blake Farenthold (R-TX) introduced the ENCRYPT Act, which would ban states and localities from crippling encryption...
How the FCC Overruled State Municipal Broadband: Berin Szoka in WashingTech
In the ongoing effort to provide greater access to fast, affordable internet, many have looked to municipal broadband as the solution. However, these government-run broadband...
TechFreedom to FTC: If You Can’t Prove Likely Injury, You Can’t Penalize Security Practices
WASHINGTON, DC — On Friday, TechFreedom urged the Federal Trade Commissioners (FTC) not to reverse the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by FTC staff against...
20 Years Later: Congress Didn’t See the Internet Coming
Twenty years ago today, President Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. John Podesta, his chief of staff immediately saw the problem: “Aside from hooking...