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USA FREEDOM Act Would End the Worst Surveillance Offender
Today, the House Judiciary Committee will mark up H.R. 2048, the USA Freedom Act, which ends bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records under Section 215...
Bipartisan Surveillance Reform Bill Is an Important First Step
Today, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the USA Freedom Act, whose main purpose is to end bulk collection of Americans’ phone records under Section...
Weighing in on drone privacy rules: TechFreedom in FCW
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) is currently dodging criticism regarding the privacy of drones. Public reaction ranged from mundane to concerns about having...
Free Market Groups to McConnell: Don’t Fast-Track the Patriot Act
Today, a coalition of free market groups sent a letter to Senate leadership expressing strong opposition to the Senate’s latest attempt to fast-track a reauthorization...
Giving Away Mobile Data For Free Shouldn’t Be Illegal: Berin Szoka in the Heartland Daily Podcast
Some mobile providers offer customers free, “zero-rated” access to selected websites or services, like Spotify or ESPN, in addition to customers’ regular paid data usage....
Blocking Comcast-TWC Won’t Increase Competition
Today, the WSJ reported that Federal Communications Commission staff recommended the agency designate a hearing for Comcast’s proposed merger with Time Warner, signalling that the...