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The Internet Infrastructure Industry
Capitol Hill, Hilary Van Der Meulen
i2Coalition Expands with Membership Director
The i2Coalition is pleased to announce that we’ve hired Hilary van der Meulen to serve as Membership Director.
Internet Governance
ICANN, ICANN48
Why i2Coalition is Attending ICANN48 in Buenos Aires
ICANN48 is less than a week away and the i2Coalition is looking forward to participating in what promises to be an informative conference. This will be i2Coalition’s fourth trip to an ICANN conference, as we continue our commitment to engaging in, and showing our substantial support for the multistakeholder process of global Internet governance and […]
Patent Trolls Are All Trick And No Treat
The i2Coalition is just past our first year of existence. This is our second Halloween. It’s our first Halloween working on patent reform. While we didn’t start out with patent reform as one of our main issues, it has certainly become a top priority. When I helped found the organization, I assumed patents were ‘big company’ […]
i2Coalition, Broad Coalition Unite in Support of Expanded CBM Program
Over the past few years, members of the Internet infrastructure industry have become increasingly aware of the destructive impacts that patent assertion entities, or patent trolls, have on innovation and the economy as a whole. The frivolous lawsuits filed by patent trolls cost companies valuable time and resources to the tune of $29 billion in […]
Access To Data, Internet Governance, Internet Safety, Privacy, US Policy
ICANN, National Security Agency, NSA
The Difference Between the NSA and “Everyone Else”
The following post originally appeared on The WHIR. A frequent statement making the rounds among those debating the PRISM disclosures is that most every other country’s intelligence agencies do the same thing. While I don’t doubt that they do, and in some cases expect that their activities are more intrusive, the revelations about the NSA […]
Internet Safety, Patent Reform, US Policy
Internet Infrastructure Coalition Statement on Patent Troll Legislation
Washington, DC – Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) Co-Founder and Board Chair Christian Dawson today released the following statement on The Innovation Act of 2013, legislation to address the problems stemming from “patent trolls”: “With a $29 billion dollar hit to businesses in direct payouts in 2001 alone, abuse of the current patent system is a […]
i2Coalition Headed to Indonesia for Internet Governance Forum
Since the Internet Infrastructure Coalition launched more than a year ago, we’ve made connecting with the international community a prime focus. As the unified voice of our industry’s public policy goals, it is crucial to actively participate on a global scale and work with our international colleagues to develop a path forward to reach common […]
Member Spotlight, Open Internet, US Policy
Open-Xchange Joins i2Coalition in Support of an Open Internet
The following is a guest post by Jon McCarrick, Hosting Evangelist, of Open-Xchange. This last week, Open-Xchange completed the process of becoming a member of the i2Coalition. Open-Xchange believes that the world should enjoy an open internet where consumers and SMBs are able to trust in the internet and providers that deliver such services. As […]
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Access To Data, Cross Border Data Flows, Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
National Security Agency, NSA, OFAC, US Department of Treasury
OFAC Letter On Request for Interpretive Guidance on the Applicability of Economic Sanctions to Infrastructure-as-a-Service Activities
Earlier this week, i2Coalition contacted the U.S. Department Of Commerce’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) for clarity on issues of great importance to the Cloud community regarding the way global Internet commerce works online.
EU Policy, Intermediary Liability, The Internet Infrastructure Industry
Digital Single Market, EU
EU Digital Single Market Survey Preliminary Results
The i2Coalition put significant resources into responding to an European Commission study as part of its Digital Agenda for Europe.
Gender and Diversity, Internet Governance, The Internet Infrastructure Industry
ICANN
We’re Restructuring Our Working Groups
We’ve got big plans for 2016 and we’re starting with a restructuring of our working groups.
Internet Governance, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
cloud industry, Events
Join Us For DC Talks
Hacking Accountability in Internet Governance w/ ISOC-DC! The i2Coalition will be hosting an DC Legal Hackers MeetUp in conjunction with the Washington DC chapter of the Internet Society. The meet up with be focused on  Internet Governance and has a great line up. ISOC-DC and DC Legal Hackers proudly present: “Hacking Accountability in Internet Governance“. The event will be held on […]
Cybersecurity, Encryption, Privacy, US Policy
Not Caring About Encryption Backdoors Is The Ultimate First World Problem
Over the holidays, I ran into a good friend at a party who challenged the notion that encryption backdoors were something we should be fighting to prevent.
The Internet Infrastructure Industry
cloud industry
Announcing Our First Executive Director And A New Chairman of the Board
Co-Founder David Snead and Christian Dawson will be leading in the i2Coalition as Chairman of the Board.