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#43: Drone Safety

March 15, 2016

Do toy drones endanger the national airspace? The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) seems to think so. Right before Christmas, the FAA rushed through rules requiring...


3/17 Briefing: Does FCC Power Trump State Broadband Laws?

March 15, 2016

WASHINGTON D.C. — The FCC’s claim of authority to preempt state broadband laws goes on trial. On Thursday, March 17, the Sixth Circuit will hear...


#42: Broadband Privacy

March 14, 2016

The FCC is set to issue new regulations on how Internet access providers collect and use consumer data. On Thursday, March 11, the agency released...


#41: The War on Hacking

March 11, 2016

If 2015 was the “year of the hack,” what will 2016 mean for cybersecurity? Will Congress’s hastily-passed cyber bill (CISA) do anything to stop the...


#40: Unlocking the Cable Box

March 10, 2016

Consumers have never had more ways to watch video, but traditional cable and satellite subscriptions still require set-top boxes, which typically cost 15-20 dollars a...


All-Regulating-FCC Turns Eye to Privacy

March 10, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his latest move to more heavily regulate the Internet — a fact sheet summarizing rules for...