The top Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee is pushing for Congress to overhaul the law governing the Internet, television and phone service. Sen John Thune (R-SD) said that the Senate would likely begin work to update the law in 2015, and seemed to shine on the notion that Republicans would have taken control of the upper chamber.
Network neutrality now rests in the hands of the FCC. I’m worried
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In discarding out a huge chunk of the network neutrality rules that the Federal Communications Commission put into place in 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington has thrown the way the Internet works into turmoil: Instead of treating all traffic flowing over their broadband pipes equally, internet service providers can now start making deals that could prioritize some content over other traffic. And based on the options facing the FCC and the FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s previous statements, I think there is a credible threat that a double-sided market for bandwidth will emerge.
Senators lash out at NSA for excessive secrecy
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Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) lashed out at “the lack of transparency” surrounding the collection of Americans’ phone records.
FTC Commissioner Brill Starts ‘Reclaim Your Name’ Campaign for Personal Data
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Federal Trade Commission member Julie Brill has proposed an industry-wide initiative to give consumers access to their own records held by data brokers. She envisions an online portal where data brokers would describe their data collection practices and their consumer access policies.
White House threatens veto against CISPA, citing privacy concerns
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The White House threatened to veto a cybersecurity bill the House will vote on this week, citing concerns it lacks vital privacy protections.