Expert Opinion
Rep. Suzan DelBene: Want Protection From AI? The First Step Is a National Privacy Law
A national privacy standard would ensure a baseline set of protections and would restrict companies from storing and selling personal data.
Expert Opinion
A national privacy standard would ensure a baseline set of protections and would restrict companies from storing and selling personal data.
The ECF funds will go to 184 schools and 13 libraries serving over 100,000 students.
Artificial Intelligence
Existing laws provide the ability to address potential harms from artificial intelligence.
FCC
Senators introduced changes to a 2022 bill that would increase AI regulation.
Artificial Intelligence
Regulatory AI transparency will increase federal agency and company accountability to the public.
Section 230
The court has not yet agreed to hear the cases, but multiple justices have commented on their importance.
FCC
39 states and territories have submitted letters of intent to participate in the NTIA’s Internet for All initiative.
Antitrust
Former Chairman William Kovacic said that Biden’s direction of the FTC raises expectations for the agency.
international
America and Europe are working together to address supply chain concerns.
Funding
John Stankey said the amount would completely cover rural and remote America — if “done right.”
AP releases infrastructure report cards, Washington passes bill removing muni networks limits, AEI says fair use case win for programmers.
Section 230
March 23, 2021 – Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, said he and his staff are in “regular contact” with big tech representatives about Section 230 reform. “Both my staff and I are in regular contact with a host of individuals on the tech side,” Warner said Monday at a Protocol webinar discussing internet
FCC
March 4, 2021 – In a bipartisan letter Thursday, Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Angus King, I-Maine, Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Joe Manchin, D-W.V., urged the Biden administration to update federal standards for high-speed broadband to reflect modern uses and align those standards across the governmen
international
January 27, 2021 – Keynoting Wednesday’s State of the Net Conference, former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell urged the new administration of Joe Biden to promote broadband, fiber, 5G wireless networks – as well as allowing consumers to move seamlessly across wired and wirel
Education
January 22, 2021—The Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition released its 2021 Policy Roadmap on Thursday—an agenda to promote open, affordable, high-quality broadband to anchor institutions—as these establishments are key to connecting the estimated 42 million Americans without internet acc
January 22, 2021—President Joe Biden designated Rebecca Slaughter as acting chair of the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday. Slaughter has served as an FTC Commissioner since May 2018. As a commissioner, Slaughter championed aggressive use of the FTC’s authorities to combat the abuse of consumers’