The following is a post from Jad Jebara, President & CEO of Tuangru, about joining the i2Coalition. I am very pleased to announced that Tuangru has joined the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (or i2Coalition), an organization that supports those who build the nuts and bolts of the Internet. i2Coalition believes the continued growth of the Internet is […]
Internet Governance, Member Spotlight
ICANN
The following is a post from Michele Neylon of i2Coalition member Blacknight Solutions. The post originally appeared on Blacknight’s blog. The internet as we know it is under constant attack. I don’t mean by DDOS or other “charming” things, though it’d be incredibly dumb to ignore them. What I’m talking about is the ongoing battle […]
Patent Reform, US Policy
Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court
Members of the Internet infrastructure community are uniquely aware of the destructive effects that patent trolls’ frivolous lawsuits have on our industry. These baseless lawsuits stifle innovation and squander valuable resources for those that they unfairly target. Rackspace and Red Hat were recently the targets of one such lawsuit. The case was dismissed, but further […]
Internet Governance
Beijing, Capitol Hill, ICANN
I will be traveling to Beijing to represent the i2Coalition at the next ICANN meeting on April 7 to 12. This will be my second trip to an ICANN conference in the past five months and with it, advances several key goals: support for technology that represents the core of our industry, integration into the […]
Access To Data, Privacy, US Policy
ECPA, Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Washington, DC –Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) Co-Founder and Board Chair Christian Dawson released the following statement regarding Congressional movement on ECPA reform: “The Internet Infrastructure Coalition strongly supports the bipartisan ECPA reform legislation introduced by Senators Patrick Leahy and Mike Lee. The bill will bring ECPA into the Internet age by ensuring that citizens can expect […]
On February 27, the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) held our Internet Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill to educate members of Congress and their staffs about the Internet and the importance of keeping it free and open. The day included a program with leaders of the Internet infrastructure industry and members of Congress to discuss policy […]
Access To Data, Privacy, US Policy
ECPA, Electronic Communications Privacy Act
The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations is set to meet tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM EST to discuss the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). ECPA is a top public policy priority for the i2Coalition and is in need of considerable revision. The legislation was enacted in […]
Access To Data, Member Spotlight, Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
ECPA, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Media Temple
SXSW Interactive keeps getting better every year I attend. It concluded earlier this week after five full days of thoughtful presentations, new technologies, and numerous great events sponsored by leaders in the industry. I was there representing the i2Coalition, along with several of our members. Founding member Rackspace hosted its “MVP Party” on March 8 at Champions Marriott […]
The following is a guest post from Todd Mitchell, the vice president of strategic planning for SoftLayer. If you asked an average user to explain how the Internet works, you’d get some interesting answers. Because most users only understand the Internet in terms of the email and social media applications they use on a daily […]
Several important U.S. House hearings were held today on cybersecurity issues. The first that the i2Coalition was focused on was the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security hearing to examine the cybersecurity roles and responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Defense, and Justice Department. It is critical that cybersecurity concerns be […]
