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Digital Fourth Amendment Privacy Protections Needed More Than Ever

January 23, 2013

Yesterday, House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte promised to work with Senate Judiciary Chairman Leahy to reform the Electronic Communications Privacy Act’s increasingly outdated protections of...


Celebrating Internet Freedom: Not Just a Day or a Slogan

January 17, 2013

Today, TechFreedom joins a diverse array of groups celebrating Internet Freedom Day. The following statement can be attributed to Berin Szoka , TechFreedom President: Today...


FTC Rightly Closes Google Antitrust Investigation Yet Sets Dangerous Precedent

January 3, 2013

Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it found no grounds for legal action on complaints about Google’s search and advertising practices. (The agency did,...


Tears for Tiers: Wyden’s “Data Cap” Restrictions Would Hurt, not Help, Internet Users

December 20, 2012

As Democrats insist that income taxes on the 1% must go up in the name of fairness, one Democratic Senator wants to make sure that...


Time for Congress to Cancel the FTC’s Section 5 Antitrust Blank Check

December 20, 2012

A debate is brewing in Congress over whether to allow the Federal Trade Commission to sidestep decades of antitrust case law and economic theory to...


FTC’s Revised COPPA Rule Invites Court Challenge, Will Cripple Kids’ Sites

December 19, 2012

Today the Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz announced final amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule. The following statement can be attributed to...