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New Allies Join ECPA Reform Efforts
Reforming the outdated Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) is one of our top policy priorities. The i2Coalition and allies in our industry and in Washington have worked for continuous change. Fortunately, we are now one step closer to needed reform. The Yoder-Polis Email Privacy Act, legislation currently in play to update the antiquated law, recently […]
Net Neutrality and Web Hosting
The following is commentary by i2Coalition Chairman Christian Dawson and originally appeared on Site5 Blog. My name is Christian Dawson and in addition to heading up operations at a web hosting company myself, I am Chairman and co-founder of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition, or i2Coalition. My friends at Site5 asked me to guest blog for […]
i2Coalition Disappointed Patent Reform Removed from Senate Agenda
The i2Coalition is deeply disappointed that patent reform legislation has been removed from the Senate Judiciary Committee agenda. Patent trolls are a real and increasingly growing problem for innovators in the United States, costing companies $29 billion in resources and revenue in 2011 alone. The lack of action by the Senate will only embolden trolls […]
DOTCOM Act Could Slow IANA Transition Process
The House Energy & Commerce Committee’s vote to recommend the DOTCOM Act to the full House for approval has the potential of slowing the transition of the IANA function to the global multistakeholder community. The i2Coalition believes that this transition, if given the opportunity to be handled properly by the multistakeholder community unencumbered by U.S. […]
i2Coalition Appoints Blacknight CEO Michele Neylon to Board
Today, the i2Coalition announced the appointment of Blacknight Internet Solutions CEO Michele Neylon to the coalition’s board.
i2Coalition Statement on White House “Big Data” Report
Washington, DC – Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coaliton) Co-Founder and Board Chair Christian Dawson released the following statement on the release of the White House report “Big Data: Seizing Opportunities, Preserving Values,” which included a recommendation for updating ECPA: “Updating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) has long been a priority for i2Coalition, and we are […]