Digital Liberty advocates for a consumer-driven market free from heavy regulation or taxation of the Internet, technology, telecommunications, video games, and media.
Privacy
Senate Commerce Committee Examines Federal Preemption, Private Right of Action at Privacy Hearing
Witnesses from the private sector and civil society groups pushed for comprehensive federal legislation today at a Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee hearing on consumer data privacy.
AI
FOSI Report Details Impact AI Will Have on Online Safety
“Data is now driving an explosive commercial growth of AI, ushering in a new era of opportunities and risks.”
Privacy
A Market-Based, User-Controlled Approach to Data Privacy
The market for user data is a relatively new marketplace where individuals are affected by a company’s practices, but those individuals are not the company’s customers.
IoT
CSDE 2020 Security Guide Addresses Botnet Threat Mitigation Related to IoT
Businesses and other targeted entitles have struggled to address the threat posed by botnets because they are constantly evolving and are generally aimed at the least secure sectors of the internet and communications economy. According to Diane Rinaldo, Acting Assistant Secretary of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, “When it comes to securing infrastructure, our strategies need to evolve as our networks evolve."
FCC
FCC Chairman Proposes Opening 5.9 GHz Band for Unlicensed Use
On November 20, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced the FCC will propose to allow unlicensed use in the 5.9 gigahertz (GHz) band.
FCC
Chairman Pai Suggests 988 Be Made Suicide Prevention Hotline Nationwide
On November 19, 2019, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai proposed that the FCC “begin a rulemaking to establish 988 as a new, nationwide, three-digit phone number for a suicide prevention and mental health hotline.”
FCC
Digital Liberty Statement on the FCC’s C-Band Decision
While it is not the outcome that we advocated for, we hope the public auction will be able to avoid bureaucratic roadblocks throughout the notice and comment period to be finalized before the end of 2020.
FCC
Commissioner Carr Gives Remarks at Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention
“Henry Ford reportedly said that if he asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses,” he said.