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What is 'Net Neutrality'? An explainer
"Net neutrality expert Barbara van Schewick, a law professor at Stanford University, says these consequences could prevent future internet innovators from…
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Obama thrills left with Web fight
For his first battle against a Republican-controlled Congress, President Obama has chosen the Internet. Obama on Monday released an unusual video statement urg…
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Obama endorses net neutrality
""This statement, I think, gives the political cover for the FCC to actually do the right thing," said Marvin Ammori, an adviser to tech companie…
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Your Car May Be Programmed to Kill You — and 9 More Fun Facts About Self-Driving Vehicles
"“It’s one thing for a human to steer her car off a cliff and quite another thing for a machine to make that choice,” Lin says. “It’s also one thing for pe…
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Sound Policy Based on a Strong Legal Foundation: My Response to President Obama's Net Neutrality Plan
This morning, President Obama announced his plan to protect the open Internet and urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt strong net neutrali…
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Obama’s support for net neutrality could sway the FCC in December
"“Comcast is the Halliburton of this administration. It gives a lot of money,” says Ammori, highlighting just one member of the powerful lobby against net…
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Oops! Health Insurer Exposes Member Data
"“Hospitals have moved away from using ordinary email because there are all sorts of ways in which it can be compromised, intercepted in transit, or seen b…
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Cartier vs BSkyB: UK Judge Orders ISPs to Block Websites Infringing Trademarks for the First Time in Europe
As reported, UK courts issued over the last few year a series of orders requiring access providers to block access to websites infringing copyright pursuant to…
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Protestors descend on the White House over the future of the Internet
""What I remember about life before the Internet," said Marvin Ammori as he stood near the White House on Thursday night, "was that it reall…
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FTC ends first case against a “patent troll” with a slap on the wrist
""While we are encouraged by the FTC’s work, this is one (long-awaited) action against a single troll," wrote Daniel Nazer at the Electronic Fron…
Beyond PGP, Protecting Reporters on an Institutional Level
News Organizations & Digital Security: Solutions to Surveillance Post-Snowden https://freedom.press/blog/2014/11/digital-security-conference-nov-7th-w...…
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FCC Likely to Delay Net-Neutrality Rules Until Next Year
"Net-neutrality supporters such as Stanford Law Professor Barbara van Schewick say the new plan is unlikely to stand up to such a legal challenge."…