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T-Mobile Now Exempting Porn From Its Usage Caps
"Critics like the EFF and Stanford Professor Barbara van Schewick argue that the program violates net neutrality by putting some companies (and now some po…
Architecture and Public Policy
Techdirt Podcast Episode 65: Net Neutrality, Zero Rating & The Games Internet Providers Play
The battle for net neutrality seemed like it was over — but the regulations left a loophole open. Unsurprisingly, ISPs quickly started exploiting it, offering &…
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FCC outlines proposal for regulating broadband providers' privacy practices
"Omer Tene, Vice President of Research and Education at the policy-neutral International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), acknowledged in an in…
Bitcoin is losing the Midas touch
Bitcoin, the decentralised, mainly digital currency that is neither issued nor guaranteed by central banks, has always seemed like a magic trick. Rather than sp…
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Binge On, FreeBee Data push the envelope on net neutrality, but the FCC just 'monitors'
"Binge On has been a hit with customers, helping T-Mobile to continue to continue to grow its audience in an increasingly competitive space. But the servic…
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Comcast Hit With FCC Zero-Rating Complaint Over ‘Stream TV’
"Barbara van Schewick, Director of Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society and a leading expert on net neutrality, argues that Stream TV cont…
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Net Neutrality Is in More Danger Than Ever
"Unlike AT&T and Verizon, T-Mobile doesn’t charge companies to allow users access to zero-rated data. But that hasn’t exempted it from controversy. Sta…
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February 2016 in Retrospect: Intermediary Liability News and More from the Internet and Jurisdiction Project
February 2016 in Retrospect is available here: http://www.internetjurisdiction.net/observatory/retrospect/2016-february/ Retrospect is a flagship publication…
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Can unlimited video really be that bad?
""It's just another form of favoring one application over another," said Barbara van Schewick, a Stanford law professor. In January, she publ…
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Protecting the Open Internet
Q: What does net neutrality mean? A: Net neutrality is a principle that has allowed the Internet to serve as a platform for free speech, innovation and economi…
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Reflections on the FBI's Attempt to Dragoon Apple Into Subverting iPhone Security
On Monday, I wrote a post for Just Security where I reflected on last week's news concerning the FBI's attempts to coerce Apple into creating a forensic…
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Trai first regulator in world to focus on differential pricing: Barbara van Schewick
"Barbara van Schewick is the director of the Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society. Her research and papers on network neutrality shape…