At Crypto Hearing, Best Arguments Against Backdoor Mandates Come from Members of Congress Themselves
Encryption advocates registered a big win this week when it became abundantly clear at a Congressional oversight hearing that lawmakers are
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New America’s Resilient Mesh Wireless Project Wins RISE : NYC Competition
New America will identify and deploy creative new technologies to promote recovery from Superstorm Sandy and future storms.
New Paper Examines the End of Formal U.S. Government Oversight in Internet Governance
Today, New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) released a paper on the IANA transition and the U.S. government’s decision to end its f
OTI Applauds Approval of USA FREEDOM Act by House Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the House Judiciary Committee approved the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 (H.R. 2048) with a vote of 25-2. OTI supports the
OTI Applauds Senators’ Introduction of Strong Pro-Privacy Data Security Bill
Washington, DC - Today Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senators Al Franken (D-Minn.), Elizabeth Warren (
New America – GPPi Report on Computer Security Incident Response Teams Provides a Baseline Understanding of CSIRTs for Policy-Makers
Today New America and the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) released the first paper in a series of publications examining the role of C
OTI Policy Director Kevin Bankston to Testify on Encryption Technology and Possible U.S. Policy Responses
OTI Policy Director Kevin Bankston Offers Ten reasons Why Backdoor Mandates Are a Bad IDea
In testimony before House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today, Bankston pushes back against legislative fixes to limit the avail
OTI Supports New USA FREEDOM Act As Last, Best Hope for Surveillance Reform
Tonight, Representatives Sensenbrenner (R, WI-5) and Conyers (D, MI-13) will introduce the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 (H.R. ). Senators Leahy (
Collapse of Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger is a ‘Tremendous Victory’ for Consumers and Broadband Competition
WASHINGTON, DC — Comcast announced this morning that it is abandoning its acquisition of Time Warner Cable. The merger, which was announced
Comcast Reportedly Abandons Time Warner Cable Merger
Washington, DC — According to various media reports today, Comcast may abandon its proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable. The merger, wh
House Passes Second Flawed Cybersecurity Information Sharing Bill
Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed, with a vote of 355-63, the Homeland Security Committee’s cybersecurity informat