In The News
- in the news | February 06, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Designing With, Not For
Issue #2 of Civic Quarterly centers around the phrase “Design with, not for,” an idea originally introduced by Laurenellen McCann that was constant... - in the news | February 05, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
People First, Tech Second: 5 Criteria for Community-Driven Civic Tech
Beyond direct application to the Experimental Modes initiative, my goal in creating these criteria was to define the leanest standard possible for ... - in the news | January 30, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
The World-Wide Muzzle and What to Do About It
Our current project, Ranking Digital Rights, plans to hold companies accountable. While organizations such as Freedom House and the World Wide Web ... - in the news | January 30, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
AWS-3 Auction Closes With Record $44.9B in Bids; Wheeler Still Eyeing Early 2016 Incentive Auction
“We disagree that the AWS-3 auction outcome is a trend to celebrate,” he said. “The US Government sucking $45 billion in capital out of the wireles... - in the news | January 30, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
No, strong net neutrality rules will not lead to a UN takeover of the Internet
In the end, it's clear that the net net neutrality debate has both a domestic and an international political dimension — but it's important that we... - in the news | January 29, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Dallas Case May Weaken Americans’ Ability to Fight Discrimination
“In my mind, [these practices are not] the type of rampant racism in housing markets during the time when redlining was part of the assessment of p... - in the news | January 28, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
House panel says tech firms need to help more on terror
"I don't think law is going to solve the problem, but I'm also quite leery of just generally saying 'OK, social media companies, you just police ev... - in the news | January 27, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
AT&T, Verizon Fight to Exclude Mobile From Obama’s Web Rules
In 2010, “the iPhone was relatively new and the vast majority of Internet usage was still on wireline networks,” Calabrese said in an interview. “N... - in the news | January 27, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
AWS-3 Auction Ends; Wheeler Says Incentive Auction Will Start Next Year as Planned
“The U.S. Government sucking $45 billion in capital out of the wireless industry is a tragedy, not a victory,” said Michael Calabrese, director of ... - in the news | January 26, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
12 Numbers That Show America's Internet Has An Equality Problem
New America*$51 -- The average monthly price of broadband service in 2014, according to the nonprofit New America Foundation. * - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
NSA reform still cyber bill's biggest hurdle
“Instead of calling on Congress to pass information sharing legislation, the president should again call for the passage of effective surveillance ... - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
No Revolution Without Reflection
Working with both the Open Technology Institute at New America and the Smart Chicago Collaborative, and in coordination with civic tech peers, prac... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Think Fast: The trickiest part of Obama's nationwide broadband initiative
Danielle Kehl, Patrick LuceyBut although some form of Internet access is practically ubiquitous today, more than 50 million Americans aren’t online, and for many it’s because ... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
SpaceX and Google Plot a Space Internet
Elon Musk's private space exploration company SpaceX has raised $1 billion from investors — including Google. That's a boost for the satellite busi... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Audio Slide Show: Wireless Infrastructure
communities without easy or affordable access to the internet are setting up their own wireless networks. In this audio slide show, Greta Byrum of ... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Think Fast
Nonetheless, by elevating this issue to the national stage, Obama is opening the door for community-driven solutions to address the digital divide.... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Proposed net neutrality bill is a 'solution in search of a problem'
Congress would better serve consumers and small businesses by allowing the FCC to move forward with light-touch net neutrality protections instruct... - in the news | January 20, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Broadband Competition: Improving Internet Access, Speed And Price
President Barack Obama recently called for more competition among broadband providers to help extend Internet service to those who don’t have it—an... - in the news | January 20, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
President makes unprecedented cybersecurity pitch
"It's heartening that President Obama's address focused on Americans' privacy, but the only way to fulfill that promise is to pass surveillance ref... - in the news | January 20, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Building Journalism With Community, Not For It
McCann argues that “‘For’ is the thorn in the paw of the ‘civic’ movement today. We espouse to build new, collaborative systems, new technologies, ... - in the news | January 20, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
2015: What Do You Think About Machines That Think?
Will smarter and more empowered global networks of things further erode the power and legitimacy of nation states beyond what the Internet has alre... - in the news | January 17, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Zombie cookies: How Verizon Wireless’s ‘supercookies’ make it even harder to avoid being tracked online
"Deleting cookies is one of the few ways those concerned with tracking know to avoid having their behavior logged," said Laura Moy, senior policy c...