CDT’s Privacy Week Event
This is privacy week in DC. The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) put on a privacy workshop Tuesday featuring both tech and policy folks from across the spectrum of…
Which Countries Have the Best Mobile Networks?
A new report says US mobile networks are mediocre compared to lightning fast networks in France and the UK, unintentionally showing how hard it is to compare networks. The report…
The Trouble with Media Server: My FCC Comments on CableCARD
Last Friday, I filed comments with the FCC on the NPRM it approved in February on access to video programming after CableCARD. The filing can now be seen on the FCC’s…
Teaching the FCC to Think Outside the Box
Much to the dismay of the FCC, Comcast announced a deal with Samsung, Roku, and others to be named later that will allow consumers to eliminate cable boxes. The technology…
The FCC’s DVR Rules: Part 1, Connectivity
The FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on video navigation devices is an interesting document that with enormous technical and economic implications. It builds in a report by the FCC’s Downloadable…
Unwiring the World
We’ve talked and written a lot about the coming 5G revolution in wireless communication, but our emphasis on latency, speed, and ubiquitous coverage is only part of the story. As…
DC Circuit Court Set to Rule on FCC Internet Regs
If the prognosticators are correct, the DC Circuit is going to issue its ruling on the FCC’s Open Internet regulations this week, either Tuesday or Friday. What a wonderful way…
Protecting Mossack Fonseca’s Panama Papers
The Panama Papers – the 2.6 TB trove of legal files from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca detailing dodgy tax avoidance schemes – is a great lesson in security. While it’s not…