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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...
FCC Lifeline Reform a Good Start but Storm Clouds Loom
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
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?
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
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...