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FTC’s Big Data Report Offers Little Analysis, Zero Economics
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the FTC reiterated its age-old formula: there are benefits, there are risks, and here are some recommendations on what we regard...
Happy New Years from TechFreedom—and Big News!
TechFreedom’s spent the last five years tirelessly pushing boulders up the Sisyphean hill. A few tech policy reforms have actually reached the top — like...
Is $100 million a Small Price to Pay for Government-Run Internet?
A top FCC official thinks governments at all levels should use taxpayer money to fund government-run (aka “municipal”) broadband networks. In a rambling — at...
Brussels Declares War on Permissionless Innovation & Free Speech
Yesterday, the European Commission announced that it had reached agreement with the European Parliament and the Council on a new EU Data Protection regulation. The...
Without Broadband Tax Ban, Consumers Will Get Hosed
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the House passed, by a 256-158 vote, HR.644, a trade bill that contains the “Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act,” which would...
Wyndham Settlement Reinforces Need for Congressional Overhaul of FTC
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had reached a settlement with Wyndham Hotels over charges that the company had “unreasonable”...