• May 8, 2017 |
• Caleb Chen |
• General Privacy News, Governments,

Ajit Pai on whether your comments on net neutrality could change the FCC’s mind about repealing Title II: “We have an open mind”

Your comments to the FCC in support of net neutrality worked in 2015 and they will work again in 2017. Ajit Pai has confirmed that he is listening. In a recent interview with CNET’s Maggie Reardon, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai laid out his personal views on protecting the open internet and net neutrality in general. He said: … Continue reading “Ajit Pai on whether your comments on net neutrality could change the FCC’s mind about repealing Title II: “We have an open mind””

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• May 7, 2017 |
• Caleb Chen |
• General Privacy News, Governments,

Inventor of the web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, advocates net neutrality without exception

The inventor of the web believes that net neutrality is under attack and that we, as internet users, need to fight for it. Sir Tim Berners-Lee sat down with Alex Springer’s CEO Mathias Döpfner in a recent interview to talk about many topics including net neutrality, internet censorship from countries, and fake news. Berners-Lee condemned countries like … Continue reading “Inventor of the web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, advocates net neutrality without exception”

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• May 2, 2017 |
• Caleb Chen |
• General Privacy News, Governments,

These 9 Senators proposed a bill to kill net neutrality called the “Restoring Internet Freedom Act”

Senator Mike Lee from Utah, along with 8 other cosponsors, has introduced S.993: “A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from reclassifying broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service and from imposing certain regulations on providers of such service” aka the Restoring Internet Freedom Act. Senator Lee’s plan is to forbid the FCC from … Continue reading “These 9 Senators proposed a bill to kill net neutrality called the “Restoring Internet Freedom Act””

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• Apr 27, 2017 |
• Caleb Chen |
• General Privacy News, Governments,

Dear FCC: Destroying net neutrality is not “Restoring Internet Freedom”

Today, the FCC unveiled their official notice of proposed rule making, titled “Restoring Internet Freedom (doc),” that would end net neutrality as we know it in the United States. The FCC recently lost the ability to keep Internet service providers (ISPs) from selling your private data. The proposal was announced by FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai … Continue reading “Dear FCC: Destroying net neutrality is not “Restoring Internet Freedom””

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• Apr 26, 2017 |
• Caleb Chen |
• General Privacy News, Governments,

FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai reveals proposal to reverse Title II and destroy net neutrality

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revealed their official plan to get rid of net neutrality today. The plan is to bring ISPs out from under FCC regulation by reversing the Title II classification that allowed the FCC to enforce net neutrality principles. At a speech at the Newseum in Washington DC, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai … Continue reading “FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai reveals proposal to reverse Title II and destroy net neutrality”

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• Apr 21, 2017 |
• Caleb Chen |
• General Privacy News, Governments,

Net neutrality policy in Canada: “Internet providers must treat data traffic the same, regardless of content.”

Canada is celebrating a net neutrality win with Telecom Regulatory Policy 2017-104. Zero rating, the act of having some apps or services not count towards a users’ internet data cap, has been forbidden. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canada’s equivalent to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), announced the decision on 4/20/17. In an … Continue reading “Net neutrality policy in Canada: “Internet providers must treat data traffic the same, regardless of content.””

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• Apr 17, 2017 |
• Caleb Chen |
• Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments,

India keeps shutting down the Internet for 12 million plus in Jammu and Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir region of India at the tumultuous border between India and Pakistan formally lost internet access on April 17th, 2017 (again). The most recent spat of internet bans started over a week ago and were officially slated to end after local elections on April 12th – something that only happened intermittently until the announcement of … Continue reading “India keeps shutting down the Internet for 12 million plus in Jammu and Kashmir”

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• Apr 7, 2017 |
• Caleb Chen |
• General Privacy News, Governments,

FCC’s grand net neutrality rollback plan includes having ISPs promise not to violate basic open internet principles

According to multiple sources on Capitol Hill, net neutrality is next on the chopping block for the FCC now that internet privacy rules have been repealed. The official plan could be unveiled as early as the upcoming April 20 FCC monthly meeting. Ajit Pai has discussed his plans with the telecom companies and internally at … Continue reading “FCC’s grand net neutrality rollback plan includes having ISPs promise not to violate basic open internet principles”

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• Mar 8, 2017 |
• Caleb Chen |
• General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

These are the 23 Senators that introduced a bill to let telecoms sell your private internet history

Protection of your Internet history is up in the air thanks to new, pending legislation. A new bill coming before Senate aims to completely dismantle the FCC’s ability to enact data security or online privacy protections for consumers under the powers of the Congressional Review Act. Senate Joint Resolution (S.J.Res 34) was introduced by Arizona … Continue reading “These are the 23 Senators that introduced a bill to let telecoms sell your private internet history”

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• Feb 25, 2017 |
• Caleb Chen |
• General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) lobbied the FCC for permission to spy on you

Your Internet service provider’s (ISP) ability to not only spy on you, but to profit on that spying, has been upheld by the FCC. Ajit Pai, President Trump’s pick for the new FCC Chairman has made it clear that he is going to overturn wide-reaching data security and privacy order that the FCC had originally agreed upon … Continue reading “Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) lobbied the FCC for permission to spy on you”

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