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OTI & WiFu support unlicensed spectrum in TV White Spaces
Files Replies to Oppositions to Petitions for Reconsideration in Incentive Auction Docket
The Open Technology Institute at the New America Foundation (“OTI”) and Public Knowledge (“PK”) support the Commission’s balanced and sequenced app... -
Should We Assume We’ve Been Hacked?
What individuals and businesses can learn from recent cybersecurity breaches
The State Department confirmed a security breach of its unclassified email system on Monday – the fourth infiltration of a federal government agenc... -
Spotlight on the Open Technology Institute: A Ford-Mozilla Open Web Fellow Host
Last month’s MozFest 2014 provided us a welcome opportunity to think about what we at New America’s Open Technology Insititute hope to do over the ... -
New Digital Stewards Program Developing Community Networks in Chicago
The Open Technology Institute is pleased to support the efforts of the Woodlawn Broadband Expansion Partnership to bring gigabit connectivity to un... -
USA FREEDOM Act: Broad, Bipartisan Support from Companies, Civil Society, and the Intelligence Community Alike
It has been over a year and a half since America first began to learn about the broad scope of the NSA’s surveillance programs. After months of car... -
The #CryptoDebate is Coming: Are You Prepared?
When Apple and Google announced their plans to enable encryption by default on new iPhones and Android smartphones, they ignited a ferocious debate... - article | November 13, 2014
Your Primer on the Future of the Internet
New AmericaOn Monday, President Obama announced his support for net neutrality- the idea that the Internet should remain free and open, and Internet Service P... -
Ex Parte Filing on Legal Authority for Mobile Net Neutrality
OTI’s comments and reply comments have described at length major changes in the broadband ecosystem over the past five years that make it increasin... -
Getting Closer to Net Neutrality on Mobile Networks
Research Shows it is Technically Feasible and Legally Possible
The tech policy world is still abuzz from President Obama’s endorsement of strong net neutrality rules. But in addition to calling for broadband to... -
Final Dispatch from Busan: Closing the Books on the 2014 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
This post is the last in a series from the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference in Busan, South Korea. Rea... - article | November 05, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Do-it-yourself antennas for Community Networks
For people around the world planning or building wireless networks, the cost and accessibility of the equipment can often be a challenge. There are... -
Privacy Groups Including OTI Unite to Oppose Expansion of Government Hacking Authority
Today at 9 AM in Washington DC, the Open Technology Institute’s Policy Director Kevin Bankston will be testifying at a hearing before the Judicial ... -
New America’s Tim Maurer Speaks about Cybersecurity at the United Nations
New AmericaOn October 24, 2014, New America Research Fellow Tim Maurer addressed delegates at the United Nations (UN), delivering a speech on cybersecurity at... -
Dispatch from Busan No. 2
Recapping Last Week’s Negotiations and Looking Ahead to the Final Week of the ITU Plenipot
Week 2 of the ITU’s 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference (the “plenipot”) has come and gone after a marathon of negotiations on critical Internet-relate... - article | October 30, 2014
For A More Resilient World, We Need to Think Small
When disaster strikes, we tend to think big. What will the city do to help the affected population? The federal government? But in fact, many of th... -
Scaling Community Technology
How to build healthier digital ecosystems
Diana Nucera Greta ByrumFor the past four years, the Open Technology Institute (OTI) and the Allied Media Projects (AMP) have been working with communities to build wirele... -
Community Technology for Resilience
Community technology projects can address social, physical, and economic forces that are compounded by crisis and disaster events. The community te... -
Reflecting on The Responsive City
Susan Crawford and Stephen Goldsmith's new book highlights many interesting case studies and raises new questions around the ecosystem of people, place and technology.
New America’s Open Technology Institute and Civic Innovation project hosted Harvard professors Susan Crawford and Stephen Goldsmith to discuss thei... -
Dispatch from Busan
Arriving at the 2014 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
For the past week, thousands of delegates from over 175 countries have been gathering in Busan, South Korea for the International Telecommunication... -
Mesh Bukavu – Designing a network from scratch
The Open Technology Institute recently discussed options for community wireless networks with Free Press Unlimited – a NGO based in the Netherlands... - article | October 20, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
New Interactive Map Visualizes Swing States in the Global Internet Governance Debate
OTI Releases New Resource Ahead of 2014 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
As the 2014 International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference begins today in Busan, South Korea, New America’s Open Technol... -
NSA Surveillance Costs and the Crypto Debate
Tech Companies Compete on Privacy Post-Snowden
While surveillance reform efforts in Congress are on pause until lawmakers return from the campaign trail in November, the costs of the NSA’s bulk ...