WASHINGTON D.C. Today, Attorney General Bill Barr renewed calls he made in a speech last July to require online communications services to build a backdoor for law enforcement to access their services. But this time, in a speech before an …
TechFreedom Asks SCOTUS to Decide Who Can Bring Privacy Lawsuits
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, TechFreedom filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief urging the Supreme Court to review the Ninth Circuit’s August decision in Patel v. Facebook. Back in 2010, Facebook launched “Tag Suggestions,” a feature that identified possible …
SAVE THE DATE! Will Kids’ Privacy Crackdown Break the Internet?
SAVE THE DATE! Will Kids’ Privacy Crackdown Break the Internet? Roughly a million people have urged the Federal Trade Commission to rethink its approach to children’s privacy. Join TechFreedom on January 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. FTC Commissioner Noah Philips …
Urging the FTC to Rethink Its Kids’ Privacy Crackdown
COPPA Comments Underscore What Most Americans Think about Privacy WASHINGTON D.C. — TechFreedom has filed comments in the most controversial proceeding in the history of the Federal Trade Commission — at least since the late 1970s. Then as now, the …
TechFreedom Statement on FCC 5.9 GHz Band Proceeding
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the FCC announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the 5.9 GHz band that would split the band into two uses: 45 MHz for unlicensed use, and 30 MHz for vehicle-to-vehicle use. TechFreedom’s Ian Adams issued …
TechFreedom Statement on FCC Appeal of Prometheus III Decision
WASHINGTON D.C. —TechFreedom General Counsel James Dunstan issued the following statement in support of the FCC’s appeal of the Third Circuit’s Decision in Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC. TechFreedom supports the FCC’s effort to overturn the Third Circuit’s decision in …
EU-US Privacy Shield Extended, Keeping the Internet Global and Open—for Now
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the European Commission finished its third annual review of the EU-US Privacy Shield framework, extending for another year the agreement that allows U.S. companies to handle European personal data — and thus serve European users. But …
Court Upholds FCC’s Refusal of Broad Internet Powers but Litigation Will Drag On
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order (RIFO) issued by the Federal Communications Commission in 2017—with four exceptions. The court, applying the deferential standard of Chevron, accepted the …
FTC Settles with YouTube Over Alleged COPPA Violations
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the Federal Trade Commission and New York’s Attorney General announced a $170 million settlement with Google over charges that the company violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by showing targeted advertising in videos likely …
Draft Social Media Bias Executive Order Would Create Real Internet Speech Police
WASHINGTON D.C. — Following months of increasingly angry complaints from Republicans about social media companies’ alleged bias against conservatives, the Trump Administration is drafting an Executive Order on the subject. CNN has just published a leaked summary of the draft …
Facebook Just Bought a $5 Billion Moat around Its Business Model
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today the FTC announced that it had voted 3-2 along party lines to approve a $5 billion settlement over Facebook’s handling of Cambridge Analytica’s misuse of user data to influence the 2016 election. The agreement also lays …
Academics, Civil Society Caution Lawmakers Considering Amending Section 230
WASHINGTON D.C., July 11 — Today, a diverse coalition of civil society organizations, academics and other Internet law experts published a set of seven principles to guide conversation about amending Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. In …
