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States Shouldn’t Ban Encryption
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Representatives Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Blake Farenthold (R-TX) introduced the ENCRYPT Act, which would ban states and localities from crippling encryption...
#19: Europocrisy: EU Privacy Hypocrisy with Stewart Baker
On surveillance, is Europe unfairly picking on the United States? The Snowden leaks focused outrage on the NSA, but some experts say that the European...
How the FCC Overruled State Municipal Broadband: Berin Szoka in WashingTech
In the ongoing effort to provide greater access to fast, affordable internet, many have looked to municipal broadband as the solution. However, these government-run broadband...
TechFreedom to FTC: If You Can’t Prove Likely Injury, You Can’t Penalize Security Practices
WASHINGTON, DC — On Friday, TechFreedom urged the Federal Trade Commissioners (FTC) not to reverse the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by FTC staff against...
#18: 20 Years of Internet Regulation
The 1996 Telecom Act turned twenty today — and was obsolete even before the ink was dry. Congress has tried and failed to update it,...
20 Years Later: Congress Didn’t See the Internet Coming
Twenty years ago today, President Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. John Podesta, his chief of staff immediately saw the problem: “Aside from hooking...