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Can We Rid the Open Web of Its “Gatekeepers”?

April 8, 2021

It’s no secret that big tech giants hold some of the world’s biggest data repositories. With an unhealthy concentration of market power in the media industry through their exclusive “walled gardens'' of user data, where can the internet go from here?

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2018 California Net Neutrality Law Finally Clear to Be Enforced in Wake of Unsuccessful Challenge by Internet Providers

March 2, 2021

California’s 2018 net neutrality law will now be enforced after a challenge by the state's biggest internet providers was shot down by an Eastern District of California judge.

Globe with internet connections showing future of the internet

Data Privacy News

Internet Society’s “Internet Impact Assessment Toolkit” Aims to Protect the Future of the Internet

September 9, 2020

This vision of the future of the internet is manifesting in democratic nations as well in the form of laws that hold intermediaries liable for the packets they transfer among other measures.

Globe with glowing lines on technological background showing how Contract for the Web aims to create a better internet

Data Privacy News

Tim Berners-Lee Launches New ‘Contract for the Web’ to Create a Better Internet

December 6, 2019

Contract for the Web wants to create a better internet at a time when huge corporations are failing to respect privacy, governments can no longer be counted on to provide affordable and accessible Internet, and citizens are no longer interested promoting civil discourse.

Car lights in fast and slow lanes showing reinstatement of Net Neutrality rules to allow a free and open Internet

Data Privacy News

In the United States, Net Neutrality Makes a Comeback

April 22, 2019

Democrats pushed through a new bill to reinstate the Net Neutrality rules to prevent large broadband Internet providers from blocking or slowing Internet access, or prioritizing their own content over the content of smaller rivals.

Network and data exchange over planet earth in space showing the need for an internet bill of rights

Data Privacy Insights

Is an Internet Bill of Rights Needed – And Can It Work?

December 13, 2018

An internet bill of rights seems necessary now that the internet is inextricably intertwined with everyone's life, but the shepherds of this technology cannot be counted on to adequately self-regulate.

Image of a open sign on shop window representing how the end of net neutrality and the open internet will impact data privacy and cyber security

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Why the End of Net Neutrality and the Demise of the Open Internet Could Have Unintended Consequences for Data Privacy and Cyber Security

December 18, 2017

The FCC’s historic overturning of the Obama-era Net Neutrality rules could have profound implications for the Open Internet. While there are potential censorship and service pricing implications of this move, what are the long-term impact on data privacy and cyber security?

Open Internet

Can We Rid the Open Web of Its “Gatekeepers”?

2018 California Net Neutrality Law Finally Clear to Be Enforced in Wake of Unsuccessful Challenge by Internet Providers

Internet Society’s “Internet Impact Assessment Toolkit” Aims to Protect the Future of the Internet

Tim Berners-Lee Launches New ‘Contract for the Web’ to Create a Better Internet

In the United States, Net Neutrality Makes a Comeback

Is an Internet Bill of Rights Needed – And Can It Work?

Why the End of Net Neutrality and the Demise of the Open Internet Could Have Unintended Consequences for Data Privacy and Cyber Security

Hacking Forum “BreachForums” Alleged Owner Pompompurin Arrested and Charged With Cybercrime

Online Brands: Keep Your Friends Close, and Fraud Even Closer

Chinese Shopping App Pinduoduo Blocked by Google Over Signs of Malware in Its Code

Latitude Financial Services Data Breach Leaked Customer Data From Two Service Providers