//  4/9/17  //  Topic Update


President Trump reversed internet privacy protections promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under President Obama (NYTWaPo).

  • Jon Brodkin documents the harm this will visit on internet users.
  • The Electronic Frontier Foundation notes the measure prevents the FCC from enacting similar protections in the future.
  • Matthew Yglesias situates the repeal in the broader context of business deregulation.

Updates | The Week of January 15, 2018

1/14/18  //  Daily Update

A Congressional Review Act resolution to reverse the FCC’s net neutrality repeal garnered the critical 30th co-sponsor needed to force a vote on the measure.

Update | The Week of November 27, 2017

12/4/17  //  Daily Update

The Trump Administration has been more transparent than its predecessor with respect to revealing vulnerabilities in software.

Jeffrey Stein

Columbia Law School

Updates | The Week of November 20, 2017

11/26/17  //  Daily Update

The FCC released plans to abolish both federal and state net neutrality rules. The Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act (ACDC) may address calls for more robust offensive cyber action by the government.