Today’s Washington Brief: President Obama said Thursday that he’s “unequivocally committed” to net neutrality. Justin Sink reports for The Hill. The net neutrality fight hinges on how flexible the FCC can be, according to Alex Byers and Brooks Boliek at Politico. Former GOP Rep. Chip Pickering will lead the new Internet Freedom Business Alliance, which […]
By Jonathan Easley (@joneasley) Today’s Washington Brief: Citigroup and other financial institutions were attacked by the same hackers that breached JPMorgan Chase. Michael Riley reports for Bloomberg. President Obama and his top national security advisers were periodically briefed as the attacks unfolded, indicating the administration is showing a new level of concern over cyber […]
Today’s Washington Brief: This week the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear a case about whether the government can demand information about individuals from private companies without a warrant. Dustin Volz reports for National Journal. Twitter isn’t waiting for the outcome of that court case – the company sued the U.S. government yesterday in an attempt […]
Alibaba had more sales revenue last year than Ebay and Amazon combined, but that hasn’t been enough to propel the Chinese e-commerce giant into the consciousness of American consumers, according to a new Morning Consult poll. In China, an estimated 80 percent of the country’s web retail goes through the firm, yet a plurality of […]
Americans overwhelmingly support recent moves by Google and Apple to encrypt data on personal devices, even if doing so complicates law enforcement efforts by U.S. authorities, according to a Morning Consult poll. Sixty-eight percent of voters back the new privacy protections, compared with 19 percent who say they oppose the increased level of encryption. That […]
Today’s Washington Brief: Seven-term Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.), who has the support of establishment Dems, went up against up-and-comer Ro Khanna, who has the support of many tech heavyweights, in a debate last night in the fight to represent Silicon Valley in the House. Julian Hattem reports for The Hill. The nominee to be Europe’s […]
Today’s Washington Brief: PayPal cofounder and billionaire Peter Thiel has become a Republican power player in liberal Silicon Valley, reports Heather Somerville for San Jose Mercury News. And former Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is raising money for Rand Paul, reports Katherine Miller at Buzzfeed. Rep. Henry Waxman is about to retire but he’s going out […]
Earlier this year, the European Court of Justice upheld a controversial ruling that seeks to enshrine an individual’s ‘right to be forgotten’ online. It set Europe on a path to becoming a place where citizens can successfully request their old news be stricken from the search engine records. Despite Americans’ affinity for freedom of speech, […]
Today’s Washington Brief: Experts say backdoors for law enforcement to get around encryption by Apple and Google would create a new set of security problems, reports Craig Timberg for Washington Post. A coalition of tech groups sent a letter to FCC chairman Tom Wheeler warning of the agency’s increased political polarization, writes Evan Swartztrauber at […]
Today’s Washington Brief: The NSA is working to repair its relationship with the tech sector, reports Richard Byrne Reilly for VentureBeat. Technology is a major focus in this joint op-ed by President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Washington Post. USA Today’s Jessica Guynn notes that next week Mark Zuckerberg will be […]
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