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#22: India Shuts Down Free Internet

February 12, 2016

This week, India shut the door on Free Basics, a Facebook program that offers free, limited Internet access to people in the developing world. While...


#21: Broadband Deployment in America with FCC Comm’r Ajit Pai

February 11, 2016

Is broadband being deployed in a “reasonable and timely manner” in the United States? From 1998 on, the FCC always said yes. But in 2010,...


FCC Privacy Regulation Should Follow FTC’s Consumer Protection Standards

February 11, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, a broad coalition of tech companies and trade associations, including broadband providers as well as edge and device companies, urged Federal...


#20 – Spying on Foreigners (and Ourselves)

February 10, 2016

Section 702, a US foreign surveillance program, is set to expire at the end of 2017. While privacy advocates are crying out for reform or...


States Shouldn’t Ban Encryption

February 10, 2016

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...


#19: Europocrisy: EU Privacy Hypocrisy with Stewart Baker

February 9, 2016

On surveillance, is Europe unfairly picking on the United States? The Snowden leaks focused outrage on the NSA, but some experts say that the European...