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Treasure trove of Census data stumbles on launch

April 2, 2012

In an article about the overwhelming interest in the release of the 1940 census data that overloaded the official website, Federal Computer Week quotes Adam...


Public Interest Groups Who Are Fighting for Your Digital Freedom

March 22, 2012

Yesterday, TechFreedom was profiled in Forbes for our continued efforts fighting for digital freedom: TechFreedom has been on the ground, “[b]uilding bipartisan support for protections...


FCC Wants $25 Million for Cell Phone Subsidy Program ‘Fraught with Fraud’

February 13, 2012

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

February 13, 2012

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...


Stopping the Stop Online Piracy Act

December 4, 2011

On the Volokh Conspiracy blog , contributor David Post praises TechFreedom’s Larry Downes as “a thoughtful voice on tech matters” and refers readers to a piece...


Are Your Gadgets Spying on You?

May 6, 2011

TechFreedom Senior Adjunct Fellow Larry Downes was on NPR’s Science Friday show last Friday to talk about the recent revelation that Apple’s iPhone was “tracking”...