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Access To Data, Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
HostingCon, National Security Agency, NSA
Internet Infrastructure Coalition to Host Issues & Trends Panels at HostingCon
Austin, TX – The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) will host a series of “Issues and Trends” panels with leaders of the Internet industry during HostingCon next week in Austin, TX. The panels will focus on the necessity of maintaining a free and open Internet, the future of privacy for customers, the importance of Internet infrastructure […]
Patent Trolls Hurt Internet Freedom
When I helped found this organization one year ago, I still thought of patent issues as exclusively “big” business issues. My attempt was to create an organization to address the needs of Internet infrastructure companies, which are predominantly small to medium-sized. I didn’t figure that the i2Coalition would be picking up the mantle of patent […]
i2Coalition Statement on the White House’s Task Force on High-Tech Patent Issues
Washington, DC – i2Coalition Co-Founder and Board Chair Christian Dawson issued the following statement on the unveiling of the White House’s Task Force on High-Tech Patent Issues: “i2Coalition is encouraged by today’s announcement that the White House will ramp up its efforts to combat Patent Assertion Entities (‘patent trolls’), whose malicious attacks on our nation’s […]
Access To Data, Encryption, Privacy, US Policy
ECPA, Electronic Communications Privacy Act
The Fixation on Warrantless Data Seizures Makes Prevention of Crime Harder
The Senate is debating reform of the decades old Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). Those who oppose this reform, and other reforms designed to preserve our Fourth Amendment rights, often argue that law enforcement needs exceptions to the warrant requirement.
Patent Reform: Thank You, Senator Cornyn!
Patent reform is a top priority for the i2Coaltion. The frivolous lawsuits filed by Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) hinder innovation and unfairly target our industry. As such, the i2Coalition proudly endorses Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013. The i2Coalition’s Public Policy Working Group carefully reviewed the bill, finding that it would […]
Internet Safety, Patent Reform, US Policy
i2Coalition Supports Senator Cornyn’s Patent Abuse Reduction Legislation
Washington, DC – Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) co-founder and Public Policy Working Group Chair David Snead released the following statement following Senator Cornyn’s introduction of the Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013: “i2Coalition applauds Senator Cornyn for taking action to stop frivolous lawsuits by Patent Assertion Entities (“patent trolls”) through the introduction of the Patent […]