EU Policy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry
Hilary Van Der Meulen
Small Internet infrastructure providers must be heard in policy discussions that impact the Internet and the technology used to build it.
Announcements, Events, Gender and Diversity
Bash, CloudFest, CloudFest 2018, CloudFest 2018 Hackathon, Germany, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Rust
CloudFest is the largest hosting event globally, with over 6,000 attendees from all over the world. Last year, we had just one female developer in the hackathon. We need to do better.
Internet Governance, Member Spotlight
ICANN, Kelly Hardy Consulting, KHC
“Infrastructure companies become more effective when they communicate plainly and clearly with customers, regulatory bodies, and each other.”
“Our customers depend on not only us but this industry. We are looking forward to adding our, and our customers’, voice to those protecting this industry.”
Gender and Diversity, The Internet Infrastructure Industry
APA, Facebook, IKEA, Microsoft, Spotify, Twitter
Despite no federal requirements, some major companies are now offering paid family leave benefits, including tech giants like Microsoft, Adobe, Twitter, Facebook, and Spotify.
Legislative Update, Premium Content, US Policy
Capitol Hill, CDA, Children’s Health Insurance Program, CHIP, Communications Decency Act, DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, fisa, FISA Authorization Act, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, FOSTA, NAFTA, NAFTA 2.0, Open Internet Order, Section 230, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, Section 702, SESTA, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, The New York Times
Issues related to the Federal government’s budget continue to dominate discussions in Washington after a three-day government shutdown. Fights over intermediary liability, surveillance reform, and trade continue.
Access To Data, EU Policy, EU Policy Workshops, Events, Internet Governance, Privacy
eco, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, ICANN
Europe’s new General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR will affect nearly all Internet businesses.
Announcements, Privacy, US Policy
FAA, fisa, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act of 2008, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Act
Some small concessions were made in this legislation, but it falls far short of what was needed to protect consumer privacy.
Access To Data, Press Releases, Privacy, US Policy
FAA, fisa, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, National Security Agency, NSA
The renewal, if made law, would extend the surveillance powers granted in FISA Section 702, with minor reforms that fall far short of those that i2Coalition has advocated for.
