Overcoming the Advertising Duopoly
Sen. Ed Markey (D, MA.) hosted a press call for advocates of the FCC’s broadband privacy regulations today that failed to shed any new light on the issue. As is the way…
Part 2: Does America Need a National Broadband Research Agenda?
This is a continuation and conclusion to a post from last week on the broadband research agenda proposed by the Obama Administration. We left off with the example of “multihoming”…
Does America Need a National Broadband Research Agenda?
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), a part of the Commerce Department, has asked for comment on a recommendation to coordinate federal research funding on a broad range of…
Solving the Privacy Problem
As we inch toward the FCC’s October 27th Open Meeting that will decide the fates of video streaming and Internet advertising markets, speculation abounds about Chairman Wheeler’s course. In a…
Set-Top Box Fiasco
There’s been more drama around the FCC in the last two years than in the entire previous decade. First we had the spectacle of the White House ordering an abrupt…
The FCC’s Privacy Nudge
Privacy defaults determine choices. Advertisers should compete on a level playing field where outcomes aren’t pre-determined.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Privacy
I had the pleasure of taking part in a panel discussion about privacy in general and the FCC’s privacy NPRM in particular today. The event was sponsored by Cal Innovates at…
Internet Privacy is a Three-Headed Dragon
Policy discourse on Internet privacy has been stagnant since it started in the 20th century. There are distinct battle lines and a working consensus about the obligations of current Internet data…