Section 702 Reform Bill Is A Good Start, But Improvements Are Still Needed
Today, the draft of the House Judiciary Committee’s bill to reauthorize and reform Section 702 of FISA was made public.
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10/2 FCC Comments on Mid-Band Spectrum Notice of Inquiry on Behalf of Broadband Access Coalition
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A History of FISA Section 702 Compliance Violations
The only publicly available resources that provide a comprehensive view of the types and patterns of Section 702 compliance violations.
Progress Report on FCC Chairman Ajit Pai
OTI reviews Ajit Pai's past eight months as chairman of the FCC.
OTI Submits FCC Comments on Broadband Deployment
OTI submits comments on broadband deployment to the Federal Communications Commission.
9/21 FCC Comments On Section 706 And Broadband Deployment
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OTI and Coalition Oppose Proposal to Provide Foreign Governments Access to U.S. Communications Data
Coalition sends letter to Congress opposing legislation that would allow easy cross-border access to U.S. electronic communication.
As California Drops Broadband Privacy (for Now), D.C. Picks It Up
The Council of the District of Columbia recently proposed its own broadband privacy protections: the Broadband Internet Privacy Act of 2017.
Keeping the Internet Free and Open: SESTA Will Gut Protection for the Web as We Know It
Amending Section 230 of the CDA will have a profound and negative impact on free speech and information access in the digital world.
Call for Increased Transparency of Intelligence Sharing
OTI joins coalition to tell Congress and international oversight bodies to increase transparency of cross-border intelligence sharing.
The California Legislature is Trying to Run Out the Clock on Protecting Broadband Privacy
States, including California, have attempted to fill the gap left by Congress by proposing laws to protect broadband privacy.
OTI Submits FCC Reply Comments on Net Neutrality
On August 31, OTI filed a second round of comments that continued to push back against the FCC's wrongheaded net neutrality repeal plan.
8/30 FCC Reply Comments on Preserving the 2015 Open Internet Order
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8/25 FCC Reply with Public Knowledge Opposing Verizon Purchase of Straight Path Spectrum
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