i2Coalition articles and news updates regarding changes to United States Internet or technology polices.
Patent reform is one of the i2Coalition’s top legislative priorities. Members of the Internet infrastructure industry are all too familiar with the destructive impact that patent assertion entities (PAEs), commonly referred to as patent trolls, cause. The frivolous lawsuits filed by these patent trolls stifle innovation. Such litigation forced companies that were unfairly targeted to spend […]
Access To Data, Privacy, US Policy
National Security Agency, NSA
Washington, DC – Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) Co-Founder and Board Chair Christian Dawson today released the following statement on an amendment put forth by Congressmen Amash and Conyers to curtail the NSA’s surveillance practices: “It is unfortunate that Congress voted today against the privacy of American citizens. The Amash/Conyers amendment would have ensured that our […]
Cross Border Data Flows, US Policy
Capitol Hill
In 1996, Congress passed Section 230, an amendment to the Communications Decency Act that protects Internet providers from being liable for the content placed on their servers by users.
Washington, DC – Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) Co-Founder and Board Chair Christian Dawson today released the following statement on legislation put forth by Representatives Issa and Chu to address the problems stemming from “patent trolls”: “i2Coalition applauds Representatives Issa and Chu for their leadership fighting patent troll abuse and improving patent quality. Patent trolls now account […]
Access To Data, Privacy, US Policy
ECPA, Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Washington, DC – The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) today joined other leaders from a wide spectrum of industries in signing a letter to President Obama, Attorney General Holder, and other leaders in government. The letter urges greater transparency in national security-related requests by the US government to Internet, telephone, and web-based service providers for information […]
Access To Data, Patent Reform, Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
National Security Agency, NSA
The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) hosted a series of “Issues and Trends” panels with leaders of the Internet industry during HostingCon held in Austin, TX last month on June 17-19, 2013. The panels focused on the necessity of maintaining a free and open Internet, the future of privacy for customers, the importance of Internet infrastructure […]
Access To Data, Member Spotlight, Privacy, US Policy
ECPA, Electronic Communications Privacy Act
The following is a guest post from Ron Yokubaitis of Data Foundry. Last week, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law HB 2268, the nation’s strongest email privacy bill. This bill provides much stronger privacy protections than exist with the current federal law, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA). Looking at the name […]
Access To Data, Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
HostingCon, National Security Agency, NSA
Christian Dawson, Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) Co-Founder and Board Chair, today moderated a panel at HostingCon in Austin, Texas entitled The NSA Government Surveillance & You.
Access To Data, Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
HostingCon, National Security Agency, NSA
Austin, TX – Christian Dawson, Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) Co-Founder and Board Chair, will be moderating a panel Wednesday at HostingCon in Austin, Texas entitled The NSA Government Surveillance & You. Dawson will be joined on the panel by i2Coalition Co-Founder and Public Policy Working Group Chair David Snead and Elliot Noss, President and CEO […]
Access To Data, Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
ECPA, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, HostingCon
Coalition members moderate panels on legislation and the growing importance of the Internet infrastructure industry Austin, TX — The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition), comprised of nearly 65 member companies representing Internet infrastructure providers and related tech firms, today moderated a series of “Issues and Trends” panels at HostingCon in Austin, Texas. The panels brought together […]
