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More Reasons to Fix the Telephone Consumer Protection Act

June 20, 2011

As four recent lawsuits show, the class actions bar has developed quick reflexes where possible Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”, 47 USC Sec. 227 )...


The AT&T – T-Mobile Merger: Beyond the Arithmetic

April 20, 2011

Following AT&T’s announcement last month of its planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA, pundits and other oddsmakers have settled in for a long tour of duty....


Statement of Concern about Expansion of CALEA Has Broad Support

February 14, 2011

A Statement of Concern about Expansion of CALEA (embedded below) has been issued with the support of a wide range of industry groups and public-interest advocates. (CALEA...


Rep. Speier’s “Do Not Track” Privacy Legislation

February 11, 2011

Rep. Jackie Speier introduced legislation today that would require the Federal Trade Commission to establish standards for a “Do Not Track” mechanism and require online data...


Doing Nothing to Save the Internet

January 31, 2011

My essay last week for Slate.com (the title I proposed is above, but it must have been too “punny” for the editors) generated a lot of...


TechFreedom: A New Think Tank Championing Freedom in the Next Digital Decade

January 19, 2011

Debates over net neutrality, online privacy, cybersecurity, copyright, free speech, media consolidation, and “openness” are all part of a larger conflict between two visions of...