The Coronavirus Is a Reminder That Elder-Care Workers Deserve Much Better
What happens when an elder care crisis decades in the making meets a pandemic? We’re about to find out.
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3/9 FCC Comments Urging Commission to Open 5.9 GHz Band for Unlicensed Use
Civil Society Coalition Condemns EARN IT Act for Failing to Protect Children While Threatening Encryption and First and Fourth Amendment
25 civil society organizations stand in strong opposition to the EARN IT Act.
At the Centers for Disease Control, Designing a Better Way Forward for Veterans
A year-long partnership between the CDC and the OPM yielded new, human-centered strategies for helping veterans transition to civilian life.
OTI Strongly Opposes EARN IT Act That Threatens Encryption and Constitutional Rights
The EARN IT Act would threaten both our constitutional rights and encryption, endangering the privacy and security of all Americans.
The Government Is Severing a Lifeline for Low-Income Americans
Low-income Americans depend on subsidized wireless and internet service—but the FCC is making it harder for them to qualify.
When a Simple Spreadsheet Beats a Million-Dollar App
Not every policy problem requires a high-tech solution.
When the Best Medicine in the World Isn’t Enough, What Can Technology Do?
Technologists, healthcare providers, and patients must come together to address a community's health gaps.
OTI Urges FTC, DOJ to Take Stronger Posture on Vertical Mergers
It's time for antitrust enforcers to take a stronger posture towards vertical mergers.
Privacy Advocates Welcome FCC Action on Wireless Location Data, Criticize Slow Pace of Investigation
Reports indicate the FCC is set to impose fines on AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint for selling customer location data.
We Want a More Private Internet, But We Want to Screenshot It, Too
We don’t have great norms to determine when it’s appropriate to share an image of a conversation with someone else.
The Record is Clear: the FCC Must Abandon Its Dangerous Lifeline Proposal
The agency should reverse course on a proposal that would make it tougher to apply for Lifeline and endanger the privacy of Lifeline users.
Fifteen new universities and colleges join New America’s Public Interest Technology University Network
Announcing PIT-UN's new class of member institutions.