March 11, 2013 I have repeatedly warned that the so-called copyright “reform” movement is deceptive because it masks its true purposes. It knows that the real change it seeks — to neuter anti-piracy enforcement – is an out-of-the-mainstream idea and a political loser. So the...
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Online Privacy
Obsolete Privacy Law – Daily Caller Op-ed, Part I of Privacy Theft Series
January 23, 2013 Please don’t miss my latest Daily Caller Op-ed: “Obsolete Privacy Law”. It’s part 1 of a new “Privacy Theft” research series....
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The Real Motive Behind Opposition to Broadband Usage Pricing – Part 13 Broadband Internet Pricing Freedom Series
November 15, 2012 Now we know the real reason why there has been such strong opposition by FreePress and other net neutrality proponents to the common sense economic notion of broadband usage pricing. The newly launched Open Wireless Movement now wants to turn everyone’s home...
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Top False Claims of the New Internet Association – Part 2 of “Internet as Oz” Series
September 20, 2012 Unfortunately, the new Internet Association launched yesterday is making several false claims. Claim: “The Internet Association, the nation’s first trade association representing the interests of the Internet economy, America’s leading Internet companies and their vast community of users…” Truth: This “first” claim...
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The New Internet Association’s Back Story
Google, Amazon, eBay, and Facebook reportedly are launching a new Internet Association in mid-September to be “the unified voice of the Internet economy, representing the interests of America’s leading Internet companies and their global community of users. The Internet Association is dedicated to advancing public...
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Questions to Ask at Google-Fiber Announcement
July 23, 2012 Listed below are pertinent questions to ask Google at its Google Fiber announcement July 26th, given Google’s “launch-first, fix-later” philosophy, and its PR practice of omitting material facts and information. (See the Google-Kansas City Agreement here.) Gag order on City: Why is...
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Why FTC’s $22.5m Google Privacy-Fine is Faux Accountability
July 12, 2012 If one fact-checks and puts in perspective the FTC’s expected $22.5m privacy fine of Google — for bypassing millions of Apple Safari users’ privacy and security settings to add a tracking cookie to track users browsing activity — it looks like faux...
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Top Ten Untrue Google Stories
The FCC’s Google Street View wiretapping investigation proved that Google’s public representations it was just a mistake one rogue engineer — that the FTC and foreign law enforcement relied upon to close their investigations — were untrue. Going forward, law enforcement must remember the old...
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Google’s Poor & Defiant Settlement Record
Google’s poor and defiant track record in respecting government agreements and settlements is likely one of the reasons the FTC hired an undefeated former Federal prosecutor and litigator to lead their Google antitrust probe and potential litigation against Google. The EU and the FTC are...
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Consumer Groups’ Advocacy Hypocrisy
Consumer groups by definition are supposed to be protecting consumers’ interests — not be pushing a special interest political agenda under the guise of the “public interest.” Let’s spotlight a recent and blatant hypocrisy whereby consumer groups near-completely ignored an instance of obvious widespread consumer...
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