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Dec 19 2011
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Morning Stories (12-19-2011)

  • The House Judiciary Committee will continue the markup of SOPA on Wednesday at 9:30am, not in January 2012 as originally thought.
  • Tom Daly, President and CTO at Dyn, has a post discussing the technical ramifications of SOPA on the global Domain Name System.
  • CircleID has a story on the ten main Internet Governance developments of 2011. Among them? Arab Spring and Social Media, the Egyptian Internet blackout, and SOPA.
  • FT reports that a “publicity” suit against Facebook will move forward, despite the company’s efforts to have it tossed out of court. The case focuses on “Sponsored Stories,” with plaintiffs (those about whom such stories are made) claiming they’re entitled to some ad revenue from those “unwitting endorsements.”
  • Finally, Tech Europe at WSJ has an interesting report: Internet never used by 24% of the EU population. More at the link.
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Dec 16 2011
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Morning Stories

  • The House Judiciary Committee’s markup of SOPA is scheduled to continue today. You can view it at the Committee’s website or at KeepTheWebOpen.
  • Cecilia Kang at the Washington Post has a good review of yesterday’s hearing.
  • Marvin has a piece up at the Atlantic on the consequences of SOPA and the tension between copyright protection and speech rights – it’s a good read as the markup continues today.
  • Computer game publisher Square Enix is investigating its second security breach this year – with up to 1.8 million users across North America and Japan affected.
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Dec 14 2011
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Markup of SOPA – Tomorrow at 10am

Tomorrow at 10am EST the House Judiciary Committee will markup the Stop Online Privacy Act. You can watch the stream here. We’ll be watching and tweeting commentary at @marvin_ammori.

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Dec 14 2011
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More Opposition to PIPA and SOPA

Internet entrepreneurs and innovators, including Sergey Brin, Elon Musk, and Pierre Omidyar, have added their voices to the increasing opposition to PIPA and SOPA in a full page open letter to Congress. The letter is running in major DC publications this week.

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Dec 14 2011
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Morning Stories (12-14-2011)

  • Foreign Affairs has a good article discussing Russia’s recent parliamentary elections, allegations that authorities interfered with reporting from news sites and blogs, and the role played by social networks like Facebook in providing an outlet for political activism
  • Threat Post discusses the story of an Austrian law student’s request for all of his Facebook data, and the 1222 PDF CD that arrived in response
  • Defence Professionals gives a quick rundown on the US “Blueprint for a Secure Cyber Future;” you can read the full report here
  • The Guardian reports that VOIP companies have gained support of European Ministers, who are calling for regulators to monitor ISPs that engage in blocking or otherwise degrade VOIP services like Skype
  •  OECD countries have issued a call for member states to preserve Internet freedoms, observing that investments in networks and light regulatory efforts are necessary for “promoting economic growth via the Internet.”
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Dec 13 2011
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Morning Stories (12-13-2011)

  • John Paczkowski at All Things D has an exclusive interview with CarrierIQ CEO Larry Lenhart and Vice President of Marketing Andrew Coward – they discuss how the company conducts its cell monitoring and how they work with carriers
  • The House Judiciary Committee has scheduled the markup of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) for 10 am this Thursday. You can read the Manager’s Amendment that was released yesterday here. Declan McCullagh at cnet provides a rundown on the amendment and public reaction to it
  • The Financial Times reports that AT&T and T-Mobile were granted a request for time to consider whether to push forward with a revised merger deal or drop it altogether. They companies will report back to the judge by January 12
  • Europe considers an open data policy that would make “a ‘treasure trove’ of public data available with minimal charges for anybody to access and use”
  • Craig Newman gives a critical examination of Crowdfunding and discusses two bills on the matter currently making their way through Congress
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Dec 05 2011
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House Hearing on Draft Legislative Proposal on Cybersecurity

The House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies will hold a hearing tomorrow at 10 am on draft legislation that takes an information sharing approach to cybersecurity. The hearing will be livecast.

(cross-posted on The Khôranauts)

Nov 16 2011
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Startup Exemption Rally in DC – November 17

If you’re in the DC area, consider attending Startup Exemption’s rally outside the SEC tomorrow, November 17, from 7:30 am to 2:00 pm. The rally is in support of H.R. 2930, the Entrepreneurial Access to Capital Act. H.R. 2930 would ease SEC restrictions on crowdfunding for startups and other small businesses. The House of Representatives passed the legislation with near unanimous consent, and it is scheduled for consideration in the Senate.

H.R. 2930 would be a boon for Americans by making funding for startups more accessible. It would also be a low cost measure for job creation. Along with the VET Act of 2011 that Marvin discussed previously, these measures would do much to give our economy a desperately needed boost.

To learn more about Startup Exemption, visit their website here.

And for more on the merits of H.R. 2930 and similar legislation check out a great op-ed in the WSJ by the  Competitive Enterprise Institute’s John Berlau.

 

 

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Oct 03 2011
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House Intelligence Hearing on Cyber Threats

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence will hold a hearing entitled, “Cyber Threats and Ongoing Efforts to Protect the Nation,” on October 4, from 10am to 1pm. You will be able to watch the hearing here.

Sep 21 2011
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Langner and Alperovitch on Cyber Deterrence

The Brookings Institute hosted a discussion on cyber deterrence featuring Ralph Langner and Dmitri Alperovitch. From the website:

Langner argues that deterrence is unlikely to prevent intense cyberwar and cyberterrorist attacks because they can be carried out by small international teams and prepared months or years in advance. He also points out cyberattacks against critical infrastructure and terrorist targets such as chemical facilities and nuclear power plants can and must be prevented by solid cyber protection. Alperovitch, on the other hand, presents a case for a strategic declaratory deterrence policy to counter highly destructive cyberthreats from nation-state actors against critical infrastructure and other crucial national security and economic assets.

You can listen to a podcast of the event here.

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