As the House of Representatives begins its discussion on the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), lawmakers must be mindful of the numerous privacy concerns raised by the bill in its current form. The goal of CISPA is to increase security online and make it easier to identify potential cyber threats, but such […]
EU Policy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
The following commentary is from i2Coalition co-founder and board member David Snead cross-posted from the Web Host Industry Review: The US District Court for the Southern District of New York recently handed down a decision that reflects the difficulty adapting laws designed for the physical age to the Internet era. In Capitol Records LLC v. […]
Washington, DC – Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) co-founder and board member David Snead, head of i2Coalition’s Public Policy Committee, released the following statement in advance of the House Intelligence Committee’s closed door hearing on the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA): “The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) objects to the closed door hearing by the […]
Internet Governance, Member Spotlight, The Internet Infrastructure Industry
ICANN
Industry leader joins group to provide public policy and advocacy voice for the Internet infrastructure industry Washington, DC – The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition), a group of global Internet infrastructure providers and technology firms who support the growth of the Internet, today introduced Afilias as its newest member. A global leader in advanced registry services, Afilias will […]
Access To Data, Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
National Security Agency, NSA
In two and a half short months, members of the i2Coalition will be heading to HostingCon 2013, the premier industry conference and trade show for web hosting and cloud service providers. This year’s event will be held June 17-19 in Austin, Texas. If you’ve previously attended a conference, I don’t need to tell you how […]
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 […]
