In The News
- in the news | December 09, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
A privacy policy for cars: What automakers know about you (and what they’re doing with it)
Manufacturers that commit to the voluntary agreement vow to use customer information for "legitimate business practices" only, but that's a phrase ... - in the news | December 07, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
The unstoppable rise of the global surveillance profiteers
If you draw restrictions that are overly broad, you catch up technologies that have legitimate uses and harm the country’s business interests,” exp... -
Boston: An Exciting Place for Civic Innovation
Boston is not just trying one strategy or using one tool; rather it is creating an entire ecosystem for innovation to thrive. The recent passing of... -
City libraries announce wi-fi hotspot program
Joshua BrietbartAmong the advisers to the library for the program are, in addition to the mayor's office, Tim Wu, the Columbia Law professor and net neutrality adv... -
American broadband is better than you think
Danielle Kehl noted two big drawbacks to the American internet. One was price. American broadband networks might be fast, but consumers often pay a... -
The US Needs a New International Strategy for Cyberspace
New AmericaAs we approach the four-year anniversary of the initial International Strategy, it’s time for the United States to issue a new strategy to account ... - in the news | November 21, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
"China's 600 Million Searchers Push Global Internet Towards Censorship"
“There’s an effort to get American and European companies to be more transparent on how they handle government information requests,” said Rebecca ... - in the news | November 21, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
"New Yorkers Get Worse Internet Service Than People in Bucharest"
It’s no secret that when it comes to speed and price, U.S. broadband options often pale in comparison with some of the great deals available in oth... - in the news | November 21, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
The Universal Internet
New AmericaA recent study by New America Foundation (which is neither predictably liberal nor conservative) showed that America is falling behind. It found th... - in the news | November 17, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Why the South lags behind when it comes to home broadband use
"Cost is a huge factor in terms of broadband adoption, and in the U.S. we tend to pay more for broadband at entry level speed tiers as well as the ... - in the news | November 16, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Cyber bill’s fate hinges on NSA reform
“The Senate absolutely must pass USA Freedom before it can even consider taking up cyber info sharing legislation,” said Robyn Greene, policy couns... - in the news | November 15, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
"Facebook, Microsoft, Apple Make Year-End Lobbying Push to Curb NSA Spying"
New AmericaU.S. companies are in danger of losing more business to foreign competitors if the NSA’s power to spy on customers isn’t curbed, according to a Jul... - in the news | November 15, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
A Plumbing Problem for the Internet (and the Stock Market)
Cogent’s story became part of the net neutrality debate last winter, when a big plumbing problem afflicted the Internet. Thousands of Netflix custo... - in the news | November 14, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
LTE Means Wireless Faces No Technical Hurdles From Tough Net Neutrality Rules, NAF Says
*There’s no engineering reason why the same net neutrality rules imposed on fixed networks can’t be imposed on mobile, said New America’s Open Tech... - in the news | November 14, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
"U.S. Cellular partner, Cellcom and other small carriers oppose using Title II for net neutrality rules"
New AmericaHowever, the New America Foundation report rejected the arguments carriers have made. The report included an engineering study, conducted by the fo... -
The Future of war: Cyber is expanding the Clausewitzian spectrum of conflict
The Pentagon's principal cyber advisor, Assistant Secretary of Defense Eric Rosenbach, said about cyber operations last month, "The place where I t... - in the news | November 13, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Do Net Neutrality Rules Hinder Management of Wireless Networks?
New AmericaThe Open Technology Institute (OTI) Thursday announced new research that it says proves net neutrality will not hinder the management of wireless n... - in the news | November 12, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
"Take Net Neutrality Back to the Future"
New AmericaPrices for broadband are also much higher in the U.S. than in many other countries, a 2013 report released by the think tank New America Foundation... - in the news | November 12, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
"What France has taught me: Americans are suckers who have themselves to blame for crappy broadband"
New AmericaThe story talks about a study, “The Cost of Connectivity,” that the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute published. It looks at citie... - in the news | November 12, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Net-Neutrality Debate Splits Telecom Industry
Long-haul Internet carriers have been squabbling with other broadband providers for years over who should pay to carry data over the so-called last... - in the news | November 10, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Can mesh networks and offline wireless move from protest tools to news?
“The thing about mesh is that you don’t have to plan it out in advance,” says Georgia Bullen, a data analyst with the Open Technology Institute, wh... - in the news | November 10, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
‘Cybersecurity’ and Why Definitions Are Risky
On November 7, the Swiss Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) held a conference in Vienna on confidence-...