The Data Portability Act: More User Control, More Competition
Data portability is a critical right that allows users to move the data that a company has collected about them to another service.
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OTI Appalled that Administration Seeks Renewal of Privacy-Invasive and Ineffective Phone Records Program
Congress should repeal the Section 215 call detail records program now, and truly end bulk collection of Americans' phone records.
8/14 FCC C-Band Reply Comments On Behalf of Public Interest Spectrum Coalition
OTI Condemns FCC’s ‘Blind Rubber-Stamping’ of T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
The FCC is rubber-stamping an anti-competitive merger that would prices and harm consumers, all without the public's input.
Privacy Rights are Civil Rights
To create effective privacy legislation, policymakers must ensure that companies’ data practices don’t violate individuals’ civil rights.
Introducing: Evaluating the Digital Standard
Introducing OTI's public methodology for implementing the Digital Standard.
8/7 FCC C-Band Comments On Behalf of Broadband Connects America Coalition
8/7 FCC C-Band Comments On Behalf of Public Interest Spectrum Coalition
A Deeper Look at Facebook’s Second Update of their Civil Rights Audit
Alvaro Marañon looks at the progress and further challenges laid out in Facebook's latest Civil Rights Audit report.
OTI Urges FCC to Abandon Misguided Cap on Universal Service Fund That Would Worsen Digital Divide
The proposed cap on funding for the Universal Service Fund would only hamper the FCC's ability to address the digital divide.
OTI Opposes DOJ’s ‘Half-Baked, Needlessly Convoluted’ Sprint/T-Mobile Scheme
The DOJ's plan to approve Sprint and T-Mobile's merger is a half-baked alternative to the agency's best option: blocking the deal.
FTC Announces Historic, Yet Insufficient, Settlement with Facebook for Privacy Violations
The FTC has stepped up its privacy enforcement, but further action is necessary to create meaningful change.
AG Barr Fails to Recognize that Encryption Protects Against Real-World Harms in Re-Packaged Call for Encryption Back Doors
OTI opposes any effort by law enforcement to force tech companies to compromise their encryption algorithms.