http://www.digitalliberty.net en-us admin_email This is the RSS Feed for Digital Liberty. http://www.digitalliberty.net/end-u-s-global-taxation-boost-a105 This week, the Greenlining Institute released a study slamming tech companies for keeping a substantial portion of their assets overseas. According to the study, American tech firms held $430 billi... 2012-04-19 14:35:37 http://www.digitalliberty.net/end-u-s-global-taxation-boost-a105 http://www.digitalliberty.net/municipal-broadband-ventures-more-harm-help-a104 We can all agree that further broadband deployment is key to further economic and technological advancement. Yet, many local and state governments are going about deploying broadband in the entirel... 2012-04-12 14:44:50 http://www.digitalliberty.net/municipal-broadband-ventures-more-harm-help-a104 http://www.digitalliberty.net/online-privacy-hearing-pits-consumers-congress-a103 Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its report on consumer privacy (PDF), calling for “baseline privacy legislation” along with a strong self-regulatory framework for... 2012-04-02 15:27:29 http://www.digitalliberty.net/online-privacy-hearing-pits-consumers-congress-a103 http://www.digitalliberty.net/u-s-house-pushes-needed-fcc-a102 Over the past few years the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has hardened its deleterious track record of trading in cost-benefit analyses and objective policymaking for sheer political gain... 2012-03-27 11:49:12 http://www.digitalliberty.net/u-s-house-pushes-needed-fcc-a102 http://www.digitalliberty.net/ftc-beats-drum-privacy-regulation-a101 Earlier this year, the E.U.’s “Right to be Forgotten” took a step toward implementation, despite the enormous free speech and business costs. Then in February, the White House rel... 2012-03-26 14:02:17 http://www.digitalliberty.net/ftc-beats-drum-privacy-regulation-a101 http://www.digitalliberty.net/antitrust-hearing-shows-misplaced-concerns-over-a99 It can’t be stressed enough that more spectrum is needed for mobile broadband. Mobile data traffic is doubling annually, with wireless devices devouring more and more data. It took nearly two... 2012-03-22 15:55:30 http://www.digitalliberty.net/antitrust-hearing-shows-misplaced-concerns-over-a99 http://www.digitalliberty.net/u-n-seeks-centralize-power-over-a98 This week, talks for updating the treaty on Internet governance will begin in Geneva. This treaty could result in the granting of numerous new powers over the Internet to the United Nations. The pu... 2012-02-27 14:08:51 http://www.digitalliberty.net/u-n-seeks-centralize-power-over-a98