The Internet Infrastructure Industry
Capitol Hill, Hilary Van Der Meulen
The i2Coalition is pleased to announce that we’ve hired Hilary van der Meulen to serve as Membership Director.
Access To Data, Internet Governance, Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
ECPA, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, National Security Agency, NSA
The i2Coalition has been at the forefront calling for greater transparency and privacy protections concerning the U.S. government’s surveillance activities. The likely economic impacts from the government’s program have yet to be fully realized though estimates already predict a $35 billion loss in revenue over the next three years for the U.S. cloud computing industry. […]
Access To Data, Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
The Internet Infrastructure Coalition brings together the diverse community that builds the physical Internet. Though the Internet Infrastructure industry is generally thought of as a group dominated by large telecommunications firms and a few dominant Internet powerhouses, the companies that build and provide the vast majority of the world’s Internet infrastructure are small to medium-sized […]
Internet Safety, Patent Reform, The Internet Infrastructure Industry
Capitol Hill
Abuse of the current patent system is a chronic problem that needs to be addressed at the federal level. Patent assertion entities or “patent trolls” unfairly target legitimate companies across the spectrum with their frivolous lawsuits, which stifle growth and have devastating economic impacts. In 2011 alone, patent trolls cost businesses $29 billion in direct […]
Access To Data, Member Spotlight, Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
ECPA, Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Reforming the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) has been a public policy priority for the i2Coalition since we launched one-year ago. The outdated law was enacted in 1986 and despite considerable technology advances since that time, the law is largely unchanged. ECPA creates technologically outdated exceptions to the Constitution’s requirement of a warrant. This exception […]
Access To Data, Internet Governance, Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
Capitol Hill, ICANN, National Security Agency, NSA
When we established the i2Coalition in September 2012, we had several main goals, including educating the policymakers, opinion leaders and the public about the Internet Infrastructure industry and establishing ourselves as the principal voice and leading advocate for our industry.
Access To Data, Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
National Security Agency, NSA, SXSW, SXSW 2013
SXSW Interactive is scheduled for March 2014 in Austin, Texas and promises to be even more exciting than last year. The i2Coalition was proud to participate in the 2013 conference and next year we’re looking forward to being even more involved. We’re participating in three panel discussions for the conference and we need your help! Please vote for […]
The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
The following originally appeared on The WHIR: Next week we host our annual WHIR networking event in Washington, DC at The Gryphon. The event will be held on Thursday August 22 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm. This year we’ve partnered with the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition). If you haven’t heard of this organization, now’s the […]
Access To Data, Internet Governance, Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
National Security Agency, NSA
Washington, DC – Internet Infrastructure Coalition Co-Founder and Board Chairman Christian Dawson today released the following statement discussing the President’s remarks today concerning transparency and privacy protections in intelligence gathering: “The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) has repeatedly called for greater transparency and appropriate privacy protection when it comes to our nation’s intelligence gathering, and we […]
Member Spotlight, The Internet Infrastructure Industry
Softlayer
The following is cross-posted with permission from SoftLayer’s blog The InnerLayer: Believe it or not, “cloud computing” concepts date back to the 1950s when large-scale mainframes were made available to schools and corporations. The mainframe’s colossal hardware infrastructure was installed in what could literally be called a “server room” (since the room would generally only […]
