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#18: 20 Years of Internet Regulation
February 8, 2016
The 1996 Telecom Act turned twenty today — and was obsolete even before the ink was dry. Congress has tried and failed to update it,...
20 Years Later: Congress Didn’t See the Internet Coming
February 8, 2016
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...
#16: Internet in Africa
February 5, 2016
With the success of the Internet in the United States, it’s easy to forget that 4 billion people around the world still lack access, including...
#17: E-Cigarettes
February 5, 2016
The swift rise of vaping has given many smokers a safer alternative to tobacco products, but regulations and taxes could slow this growth — or...
#15: Email Privacy
February 3, 2016
How private are your emails? The answer may surprise you, as the law that governs much of our electronic privacy was written in 1986! It’s...