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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
FCC Filing
8/25 FCC Reply with Public Knowledge Opposing Verizon Purchase of Straight Path Spectrum
FCC Filing
8/22 FCC Reply Comments on Petition for Rulemaking Calling For Expanding Shared Access in the 3700-4200 MHz Band
FCC Filing
TechCongress Opens 2018 Congressional Innovation Fellowship Application
TechCongress opens its application process for its third class of Congressional Innovation Fellows.
8/11 FCC Petition to Deny Verizon Purchase of Straight Path Spectrum
FCC Filing
OTI, EFF, and CDT Urged the Supreme Court to Take Case on the Constitutionality of Section 702 Surveillance
The massive secrecy that shrouds Section 702 has prevented the courts from considering the constitutionality of this surveillance.
8/8 FCC Reply Comments Opposing Petitions to Change the Citizens Broadband Radio Service Licensing Rules
FCC Filing
A Future Ruled by the “Botnet of Things”?
OTI offers seven ways to address the threats posed by botnets.