OTI Applauds Senate Vote to Reject FBI Surveillance Expansion
Today, the Senate voted 58-38 vote to reject the controversial McCain-Cornyn-Burr Amendment.
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OTI Joins Over 45 Groups & Companies for Day of Action to Say No to Rule 41 Changes
Government hacking policies significantly impact the cybersecurity and privacy of all Americans.
Senators Should Vote “NO” on McCain-Cornyn Amendment 4787 That Would Expand Surveillance, Reduce Oversight, and Threaten Privacy
The McCain-Cornyn Amendment would undermine reforms to surveillance laws and threaten privacy.
OTI Strongly Opposes Anti-Consumer Rider in FCC Funding Bill
A Senate subcommittee approved a funding bill today that blocks efforts to break up the cable industry’s monopoly on set-top devices.
Representatives Should Vote “YES” on Massie-Lofgren and Grayson Amendments to Prohibit Backdoor Searches and to Protect Encryption
The House of Representatives will vote on amendments that could greatly protect Americans’ communications.
Senate Panel Votes to Weaken Open Internet Order
One day after a federal court upheld the FCC’s Open Internet Order, a Senate panel voted to significantly weaken the order.
FBI Should Not Be Able to Use NSLs to Demand Electronic Communications Transactional Records (ECTRs)
The FBI has renewed a push for Congress to authorize a significant expansion in the FBI’s surveillance powers.
OTI Applauds Decisive, Unequivocal Win for Consumers and Internet Freedom
Today, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld The Open Internet Order.
OTI Reaffirms Support for FCC’s Privacy Proposal As House Republicans’ Attempt to Undermine It Falls Flat
Contrary to the efforts of the Subcommittee, today’s hearing failed to undermine the FCC’s broadband privacy proposal
Senators Should Reject the Deeply Flawed Intelligence Authorization Act of 2017
The annual Intelligence Authorization Act should be a non-controversial bill, but not this year.