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FCC Lifeline Reform a Good Start but Storm Clouds Loom

January 31, 2012

Today, the FCC began the long-overdue process of reforming the Lifeline and Link-Up America programs, which subsidize basic phone service for low-income Americans. The following...


Supremes to Congress: Bring Privacy Law into 21st Century

January 30, 2012

Last week’s unanimous decision of the Supreme Court in U.S. v. Jones ( PDF ) marks a major victory for constitutional rights. While the justices...


Who Really Stopped SOPA, and Why?

January 25, 2012

I split my time these days between Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill, and last week was a very good week to be in Washington. In...


Jones a Victory for Privacy but Only Beginning of Fixing Fourth Amendment Doctrine

January 23, 2012

Today, the Supreme Court issued its decision in U.S. v. Jones , unanimously holding that law enforcement violated the Fourth Amendment by affixing a GPS...


AdChoices Campaign Good News for Consumer Privacy

January 20, 2012

Today, the Digital Advertising Alliance, a group of leading digital ad agencies and online ad networks, unveiled a campaign to bring attention to AdChoices, its...


Live at Noon EST: SOPA & PIPA: Lessons Learned & What’s Next?

January 19, 2012

Tune in here 12-1:45pm EST today for the livestream (below) of TechFreedom ’s joint Capitol Hill briefing, “ Unintended Consequences of Rogue Website Crackdown ,”...