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The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
Celebrating Internet Freedom throughout the U.S.
Earlier this week I attended the Celebration of Internet Freedom event organized by CEA in Washington D.C., which i2Coalition co-sponsored. The celebration included a viewing of the documentary Silicon Prairie: America’s New Internet Economy produced by is produced by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. I recently saw the film when I attended CES a few weeks […]
A Night at the Newseum: Celebrating Internet Freedom
The following is a guest post by Richard Feller, i2Coalition Board Member and Founder of Hedgehog Hosting. Last night, I had the pleasure of attending CEA’s Celebration of Internet Freedomat the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The i2Coalition was a proud co-sponsor of the event, along with many others who value the openness of the web. […]
The Internet Infrastructure Industry
CES, Consumer Electronics Association, Consumer Electronics Show, Consumer Technology Association, CTA, Las Vegas
CES Driving Innovation and Internet Freedom
Every year CES hits Las Vegas and every year it is huge and showcases an awesome display of innovation. This year’s 2013 International CES was no exception, but despite that, like clockwork, before the show even starts, every year a certain group of skeptical bloggers proclaim CES dead. They are wrong. You can see that on the […]
The Internet Infrastructure Industry
Join i2Coalition for a Celebration of Internet Freedom on 1/15
A year ago this month the Internet community and supporters banded together to stop the legislative assault on the Internet by preventing the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) from becoming law. Next week, we invite you to join us to commemorate the anniversary of this victory in a Celebration […]
Moving Beyond WCIT: The Necessity of the Multistakeholder Model
The International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) 2012 World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai has concluded after a busy two weeks. While we had hoped for a more constructive outcome, we look forward to participating in ongoing discussions from the conference. Pundits are weighing in as industry experts are continuing to deconstruct the conclusions of […]
The Internet Infrastructure Industry
Industry Fueling Job Creation
As members of the Internet infrastructure industry, we are keenly aware of the positive influence that the Internet has on employment, specifically in the technology sector. The San Francisco-based Bay Area Council Economic Institute further underscores this point and offers additional insight in a new study [PDF] released yesterday titled, “Technology Works: Patterns of High-Technology […]
Internet Governance, US Policy
ICANN
WCIT-12 Update: Bringing It Back to Basics
Earlier today, I participated on a conference call with U.S. ITU Ambassador Terry Kramer who gave a substantive update on the environment on the ground at the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) 2012 World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) in Dubai. There are several key takeaways from the call that I want to share with you. […]
Internet Governance
Dubai, International Telecommunications Union, ITU, UN
A simple man’s view of the UN’s International Telecommunications Union meeting in Dubai
The following commentary is from i2Coalition Board Member Richard Feller cross-posted from HedgeHog Hosting. I have been reading article after article and blog post after blog post trying to decipher any concrete information about the current meeting of the ITU that is being held by the UN in Dubai these next two weeks, and while […]
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Patent Reform, US Policy
Innovation Act
i2Coalition Statement on Innovation Act
i2Coalition Co-founder and Public Policy Chair David Snead issued the following statement on the introduction of the bipartisan Innovation Act.
Access To Data, Intermediary Liability, Privacy, US Policy
National Security Agency, NSA
i2Coalition Supports an End to Federal Criminal Publishing Liability
The i2Coalition is proud to join with the Center for Democracy and Technology and many others in a joint statement to Congressional leaders expressing our concerns about the potential federal criminal liability for entities that host user-generated content.
The Internet Infrastructure Industry
CDT, Center for Democracy and Technology, Washington D.C.
Join i2Coalition at CDT’s TechProm on March 10
If you attended Center for Democracy and Technology’s TechProm last year, I don’t need to tell you what a great event it was! The dinner was filled with industry experts, informative speeches, and of course the celebration of CDT’s 20th anniversary. Last year, a bunch of our members, including a half dozen of our Board […]
Members Helping Members: i2Coalition Launches ‘Member to Member’ Benefit Program
The following is a post by i2Coalition Membership Director Hilary van der Meulen. Since our launch in 2012, the i2Coalition has established itself as the unified voice of the Internet infrastructure industry. With the help of our members, we’ve cemented ourselves both domestically and globally as advocates for a free and open Internet. We continue […]
Access To Data, Cybersecurity, Internet Governance, Privacy, US Policy
ECPA, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, State Of The Union
i2Coalition Statement on State of the Union Address
Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coaliton) Co-Founder and Board Chairman Christian Dawson released the following statement in response to President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union address.
Cybersecurity, Encryption, EU Policy, Privacy, US Policy
Stop Demonising Encryption and Privacy
Governments. The Internet. Freedom. Privacy. Security. When you put all of those terms together it’s usually because they’ve had yet another head-on collision.