Senate Abandons Consumers in its Quest to Allow ISPs to Sell Customer Data
Today, the Senate voted to repeal the broadband privacy rules passed by the FCC in October 2016.
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March’s Letter from OTI Director Kevin Bankston
Over the past month, the attacks on internet openness & security that we have been preparing for since the election finally began in earnest
The FCC’s Privacy Rules Are on the Chopping Block
It would leave no rules on the books protecting the privacy of broadband consumers and no way for FCC to rectify the situation.
Measurement Lab Launches New Global Data Visualization Tools
Over the last year, M-Lab has been working to improve access to our data through visualizations and applications.
Robyn Greene Testifies Before House Homeland Security Committee
Robyn testified about the mutually reinforcing relationship between privacy and security.
Congress Takes Sledgehammer to Broadband Privacy Rules Through Congressional Review Act
The CRA would repeal the broadband privacy rules enacted by the Federal Communications Commission last October.
Ranking Digital Rights Partners with Consumer Reports to Set Standards for Privacy and Security
A new initiative to develop a digital standard to measure the privacy and security of products, apps, and services
Game On: The Fight to Stop Mass Surveillance Under Section 702 Has Begun
On December 31, 2017, the FISA Amendments Act is set to expire, unless Congress passes a bill to reauthorize it.
You Might Want to Work at OTI if…
Nine reasons why you should work at OTI.
February’s Open Letter from OTI’s Director
Kevin Bankston shares the latest letter from the OTI newsletter.
Getting Internet Companies to Do the Right Thing
Our mission here at OTI is to make sure that you, and everyone else around the world, has access to an internet that is both open and secure
If You Don’t Use Climate Data, You Lose It
A critical mass of everyday users is the best defense against political attacks on public climate data.
House Passed the Email Privacy Act Again; It’s Time for the Senate to Follow Suit
Yesterday, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 387) by a voice vote with no objections.
Measurement Lab’s Comments on the National Broadband Research Agenda
Last week, the NTIA and NSF released the NBRA after months of stakeholder consultation.
1/31 – Opposition to Mobile Carriers’ Petition for Reconsideration on Spectrum Frontier Allocations
FCC Filing