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Groups Ask FCC and DOJ to Investigate Law Enforcement’s Warrantless Use of Cellular Surveillance Devices
The letter and petition demands the FCC and DOJ investigate law enforcement’s use of military-grade cellular surveillance devices.
House Passes Unnecessary Anti-Transparency Bill
H.R. 4596 would exempt many broadband providers from the Open Internet Order’s transparency rules for five years.
OTI Joins Coalition Urging FCC to Consider Civil Rights Principles for the Era of Big Data
Letter urges the FCC to consider the interests of disadvantaged communities as it defines the privacy obligations of broadband providers.
Harmful Net Neutrality Bill Advances in Congress
H.R. 2666 would prohibit the FCC from taking actions that impact the rates that broadband providers charge customers.
OTI Applauds FCC Action on Broadband Privacy Rules
FCC circulated a draft of its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to clarify privacy obligations of Broadband Internet access service providers.
White House Announces ConnectALL
Today, President Obama is unveiling ConnectALL, an initiative to help Americans from across the country, at every income level, get online a
As White House and Tech Companies Meet on Terrorism, Privacy & Human Rights Organizations Demand Seat at Table
Today, New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) and a coalition of privacy and human rights organizations pressed the White House to in
OTI Commends FCC Proposal to Modernize Lifeline
Today, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler announced a proposal to modernize Lifeline, a Reagan-era subsidy program that
The DMCA is Broken, But Our Comments to the Copyright Office Suggest How to Fix It
The Copyright Office is conducting a study to determine whether the anti-circumvention provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (D
Remarks of Sarah Morris on Preserving Broadband Network Privacy
Delivered at Preserving Broadband Network Privacy, event hosted by Public Knowledge.
Senate Commerce Committee Markup Approves MOBILE NOW Act
At its markup this morning, the Senate Commerce Committee voted to approve the MOBILE NOW Act (S. 2555) for consideration by the full Senate
How Growth Became The Enemy of Prosperity
According to a new book by Douglas Rushkoff, the digital economy has gone wrong, and no one quiet knows how to fix it.
Are Tech Companies Doing Enough to Protect Customer Rights and Privacy?
Rebecca MacKinnon was profiled by the Ford Foundation for her work on privacy and consumer rights.
OTI and Public Knowledge File Comments in Copyright Offices Software-enable Consumer Products Study
Today, from self-watering flower pots to cars that warn each other about possible brake failures, software is frequently baked into the desi