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Public Knowledge Welcomes Sen. Warren’s Pro-Competition Proposal for Regulating Digital Platforms (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 03/08/2019 - 11:18Public Knowledge Welcomes Sen Masto's DATA Privacy Act as 'Positive Next Step in Privacy Debate' (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 03/01/2019 - 11:27Consumer Privacy Before Congress This Week: What We Learned and What’s Next
The week of Feb 25 featured back-to-back privacy hearings on Capitol Hill to discuss principles for federal privacy legislation. Industry players that have fiercely lobbied against federal privacy legislation in years past are now suddenly calling on Congress to pass a comprehensive privacy bill. Here’s a quick look at what happened in each hearing and a few key takeaways.
Analysis: The FCC Can—and Should—Update Its Rules to Combat Rising Cross-Ownership (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 02/25/2019 - 17:23Public Knowledge Files Amicus Brief in Google v. Oracle (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 02/25/2019 - 15:22To Make the Tech Sector Competitive, Antitrust Is Only Half the Answer
The goal of antitrust is to preserve competition and free flowing markets, but some industries have no competition to preserve, and instead need regulation to help competition flourish.