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Courts, not FCC, Should Protect Free Speech against Mobile Service Shut-offs
Today, the FCC issued a Notice of Inquiry, responding to an emergency petition filed last August regarding temporary shutdown of mobile services by officers of...
White House Ignores Real Bill of Rights in Call for Privacy Regulation of Internet Businesses
The White House’s “Consumer Data Privacy in a Networked World” report outlines a revised framework for consumer privacy, proposes a “Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights,”...
‘Next Digital Decade’ eBook a Must-Read for Digital Policy
TechFreedom launched just over a year ago with the publication of The Next Digital Decade , a free ebook that brought together 26 scholars of...
FCC Wants $25 Million for Cell Phone Subsidy Program ‘Fraught with Fraud’
TechFreedom’s Larry Downes was quoted in US News & World Report , explaining the problems with Lifeline and a proposed pilot program to extend access...
Complete Overhaul of FCC Lifeline Program Is Not Enough
TechFreedom’s Larry Downes explains the problems with the Lifeline program on WebProNews . Although good intentions pushed its genesis, since there was no cap and...
TechFreedom Comments on FTC Facial Recognition & Privacy Inquiry
TechFreedom filed the following comments ( PDF ) in the FTC’s inquiry about the privacy implications of facial recognition technology. The Federal Trade Commission plays...