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Analysis: The EU's Copyright Directive Is SOPA Part 2, and It’s Coming for Your Internet (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 04/08/2019 - 11:02A Regulator to Fit the Growing Regulatory Consensus
Public Knowledge supports the creation of a new regulatory agency dedicated to protecting consumers from the consequences (intended or unintended) of tech platforms. The creation of a new agency must be done carefully and with purpose. This agency must have a clear charge from Congress to analyze the entire diverse landscape of tech platforms, not just the dominant firms. The agency must be well stocked with experts in technology, markets, online communications and influence, community building, and the law, and should be empowered with clear rulemaking authority.
Public Knowledge Opposes FCC Move to Cap USF, Abandon Universal Service Mission
Public Knowledge opposes capping the Universal Servcie Fund because it may hinder the Federal Communications Commission’s ability to fulfill its universal service mandate. The following can be attributed to Alisa Valentin, Communications Justice Fellow at Public Knowledge:
Public Knowledge Strongly Opposes Misguided EU Copyright Reform (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 03/26/2019 - 11:47Analysis: Facebook Shows Why We Need Data Security and Breach Notification Requirements (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 03/25/2019 - 11:29Public Knowledge Looks Forward to FTC Data Practices Study (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 03/21/2019 - 11:54We Don’t Have to Sacrifice User Safety and Convenience to Make App Stores Competitive
The gatekeeper and competition issues caused by app stores aren’t going away. At the same time, solutions to them should seek to maintain the convenience, security, and privacy benefits of software that is at least somewhat screened, since we’ve learned from experience that allowing any app, from anywhere, to have unfettered access to a user’s computer or other device is not good, either. No one wants smartphones to become like the virus and “toolbar”-infested Windows 98 family computers of the past.