Cybersecurity Law FISA Section 702 authorizes the NSA to collect foreign communications outside of the US to include terrorist threats. There are some problems with this section to include, but not limited to, abuse. Few safeguards are in place to protect US citizens that are often caught up in foreign NSA surveillance with most of the safeguards being administrative and unenforced. Read more “FISA Section 702 re-authorization”
Opinion In case you haven’t heard, James Damore is suing Google for discrimination based on political beliefs for which he was fired. The legal complaint is lengthy, and I’ve read most of it. I say most of it because it contains constant harassment and discrimination claims by various people within Google. Read more “Damore sues Google – The Verge gets it wrong”
Opinion Any proposal for the change, creation or removal of rules that the FCC is going to bring for a vote must have a period for public comments. The purpose of the public comments is for people to voice support for or against the proposal and to provide a substantive legal argument for or against the proposal. Read more “The Curious Case of FCC Net Neutrality Comments”
Opinion Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said during an interview that his family had been harassed since announcing a December vote to repeal Net Neutrality. So far the harassment has amounted to signs outside of his home that read “They will come to know the truth. Dad murdered democracy in cold blood, and for what?! It’s not too late for you, Chairman Pai. You don’t have to be evil!” A second sign reads “Is this really the world you want Annabelle and Alexander to inherit? How will they ever look you in the eye again?” Of course, Pai must use hyperbole when describing the protests “Internet regulation activists have crossed the line by threatening and harassing my family.”
Read more “FCC Chairman is on a War Path”
Opinion Nextdoor is a unique social media platform that focuses on hyper-local communication by grouping connections into digital neighborhoods that represent the physical block each person resides. The community guidelines are well-intentioned but poorly interpreted even though they are written explicitly to avoid interpretation. Misinterpretation is most apparent in what a business can can’t post and how they’re supposed to post. Read more “Nextdoor.com Has A Discrimination Problem”