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Privacy law amicus brief to California Supreme Court
This week I joined an esteemed group of legal scholars including Steven Bellovin, Laura Donohue, Susan Freiwald, Eric Goldman, Paul Ohm, and Daniel Solove in su…
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ISPs fear wave of state laws after New York’s $15 broadband mandate
We asked AT&T if it still believes that it would be impossible to comply with the zero-rating rule only in California. We also asked AT&T if it is compl…
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Thoughts on 'DOGE' and violating protocols that protect government computer systems
Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), President Donald Trump’s special commission tasked with…
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Law Prof van Schewick Calls Net Neutrality Ruling 'a Radical Decision’
Another net neutrality autopsy has rolled in following the Federal Communications Commission’s recent defeat in a landmark net neutrality case. On Jan. 2, a pa…
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Court decision to block net neutrality rules sparks alarm industry concerns
In a recent NPR interview, Barbara van Schewick, a Stanford University law professor and long-time advocate for net neutrality, warned that ISPs now have the po…
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Verbraucherzentrale wirft der Telekom Drosselung vor
Die Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (VZBV) wirft der Deutschen Telekom ein Ausbremsen des Internets durch kostenpflichtiges Zusammenschalten wie Peering vor.…
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What may be next after a federal court struck down the FCC's net neutrality rules
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Stanford Law Professor Barbara van Schewick about a federal court's decision to strike down the Biden administration'…
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What exactly is Salt Typhoon?
Cyberattacks linked to the Chinese government that compromised large portions of the American telecommunications network have the U.S. government sounding the a…
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Meta To Invest $10B in Exclusive 40,000 km Subsea Cable: Report
Naturally, companies don’t have complete control over service quality given that they rely on telecom companies’ networks to provide their services, however, as…
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Here's Where Federal Automated Driving Law Stands Near the End of the Biden Administration
This post offers a primer on federal legislation, regulation, and policy with respect to automated vehicles (AVs) – that is, motor vehicles equipped with an aut…
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Trump could tip the scales in Elon Musk’s secret battle against DOJ
Some of the federal judges who have handled the most recent battles have expressed skepticism over X Corp.’s claims that it is standing on First Amendment princ…
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Meta, Deutsche Telekom Standoff In The EU Is Something To Keep An Eye On
Net neutrality expert and Stanford Law Professor Barbara van Schewick warns in a blog post that the next step for DT is to specifically punish Meta by slowing a…