Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology
I honestly don’t know. I haven’t been following his work, and, by saying I don’t know, I don’t imply that he didn’t achieve anything. But it’s utterly unclear from this interview with Nancy Scola what he achieved as chief technology officer in the Obama Administration the last few years. I was piqued by the amusing—almost [...]
…on the Google privacy policy change. The idea that people should be able to opt out of a company’s privacy policy strikes me as ludicrous. Plus she embeds a valuable discussion among her Xtranormal friends. Read the whole thing. Watch the whole thing. And, if you actually care, take some initiative to protect your privacy [...]
A new report says the opposite, though perhaps “legacy” entertainment companies are failing to keep up. By any measure, it appears that we are living in a true Renaissance era for content. More money is being spent overall. Households are spending more on entertainment. And a lot more works are being created. Good news! Check [...]
President Obama’s third full year in office came to an end last week, and I’ve reviewed how well he’s doing with one particular campaign promise on the Cato@LIberty blog. “Sunlight Before Signing” is the moniker for the president’s campaign promise to post online the bills Congress sends him for five days before signing them. As [...]
From Cato’s “Job Opportunities” page: Policy Analyst, Telecommunications and Internet Governance The Cato Institute seeks a policy analyst to work on telecommunications and Internet governance issues. The suitable candidate will have several years of work experience in the field of telecommunications and Internet law and policy. An advanced degree in law or economics is preferred [...]
Here’s the notice I’ve been getting the last few days when, logged into Facebook from a computer, I try to post a comment or update my status. Clever observers will note that the recommendation to log in from a computer is misplaced, as I get it when I’m logged in from a computer. Facebook gives [...]
When Senator William Proxmire (D-WI) proposed and passed the Fair Credit Reporting Act forty years ago, he almost certainly believed that the law would fix the problems he cited in introducing it. It hasn’t. The bulk of the difficulties he saw in credit reporting still exist today, at least to hear consumer advocates tell it. [...]
Public Policy Analyst/Computing and IT Policy A leading organization of computing professionals is seeking a Public Policy Analyst in its Washington DC Office of Public Policy. The position will assist in carrying out the society’s policy agenda by working with the federal government, the organization’s volunteer leadership and other organizations. The position’s duties include: • [...]
Remember when you had to wait until the end of the month to see your bank statement? Last week, on the cusp of failing to pass any annual appropriations bills ahead of the October 1 start of the new fiscal year, congressional leaders came up with a short-term government funding bill (or “continuing resolution”) that [...]
The Cato Institute is doing a live-streamed Capitol Hill briefing this morning—start-time 9:00 a.m. Eastern—on congressional transparency. You can see and download all the materials being released to Hill staff on a Cato@Liberty blog post summarizing where congressional transparency stands: “needs improvement.” You can watch the event live (or later on tape) and join the [...]
May 22, 2012
The Technology Liberation Front is the tech policy blog dedicated to keeping politicians' hands off the 'net and everything else related to technology.
