Telecommunications & Internet

Chairman Ajit Pai of the FCC

In the net neutrality debate, what might follow Mozilla v. FCC?

Monday, October 7, 2019

Students use computers to study at Elswood Secondary School in Cape Town November 7, 2013. Even the metal grills welded into its walls did not deter burglars from ripping out the copper cables that delivered Internet to the students of this tough neighbourhood. But Elswood's pupils were saved by alternative technology - free wireless connection via unused TV spectrum known as white space. It's being provided by a consortium including Google as part of a wider trial. Elsewhere in the country Microsoft is operating similar pilots. Both are racing to fine tune a technology that could ultimately bring cheap broadband to the entire continent. Picture taken November 7, 2013. To match Feature AFRICA-INTERNET/ REUTERS/Mike Hutchings (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: EDUCATION BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) - GM1E9BA1EGA01

Are slow internet connections holding back American schools?

Joshua Bleiberg

Monday, September 16, 2019

Signs of Qualcomm and 5G are pictured at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Shanghai, China June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song - RC19526AED60

Why 5G requires new approaches to cybersecurity

Tom Wheeler and David Simpson

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Security cameras are installed at the entrance to the Id Kah Mosque during a government organised trip in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, January 4, 2019. Picture taken January 4, 2019. TO MATCH INSIGHT CHINA-XINJIANG/ REUTERS/Ben Blanchard - RC1B96A66D80

Exporting digital authoritarianism

Alina Polyakova and Chris Meserole

August 2019

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1FA07A2FE0

Don’t be fooled by deepfakes

John Villasenor and Fred Dews

Friday, August 16, 2019

Broadband cables

Broadband is too important for this many in the US to be disconnected

Lara Fishbane and Adie Tomer

August 14, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission building is seen in Washington

The FTC can rise to the privacy challenge, but not without help from Congress

Chris Jay Hoofnagle, Woodrow Hartzog, and Daniel J. Solove

Thursday, August 8, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the shootings in El Paso and Dayton in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 5, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC12ACFFDB90

How big tech and policymakers miss the mark when fighting online extremism

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

A news stand outfitted with "Fake News" headlines as a stunt pulled off by the Columbia Journalism Review is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York, New York, U.S., October 30, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri - RC1A03704C60

4 steps to stop the spread of disinformation online

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Securing 5G networks: Challenges and recommendations

Robert D. Williams

Monday, July 15, 2019