Pressure on Google Is Ramping Up. Could the Antitrust Probes Help Address Privacy Harms?
The proposed Google/Fitbit merger is just the latest development to raise red flags around privacy.
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Apple and Google鈥檚 COVID-19 Tool is 鈥淚nteroperable.鈥 What Does That Mean?
While the protocols that run the internet are still fundamentally interoperable, many prominent services are not.
COVID-19 Is Stripping Resources From Mosquito Control Programs
This may allow diseases like West Nile and dengue fever to spread farther this summer.
Coalition Calls on FCC to Enhance Lifeline Benefits To Provide Instant COVID-19 Relief
Unlimited voice minutes and texting are much needed for Lifeline subscribers, particularly vulnerable communities fighting COVID-19.
IRS Has Cut 160 Million Stimulus Checks 鈥 but Marginalized and Vulnerable Americans Are Still Disproportionately Left Out
For many of those who need the money most, getting a check has been difficult at best.
Police Tactics Are Making the Threat of COVID-19 Spread Among Protesters Worse
Forcing people to ride in paddy wagons or buses, then wait hours in crowded areas to be processed, is a recipe for COVID-19 spread.
6/12 FCC Comments on the Next-Generation TV Transition
Civil Rights Groups Call for Protection of Democracy and Privacy as Tech Responds to Pandemic
OTI and over 80 partners urge Congress to ensure COVID-19 response tech tools respect privacy and civil rights.
Companies Are Halting Law Enforcement Use of Facial Recognition Technology; Lawmakers Should Act Now
Lawmakers should take action against law enforcement use of facial recognition tech鈥攃ompanies already are.
What We Stand to Lose if We Let Aquariums Drown
Losing aquariums means losing critical anchors in delicate conservation initiatives鈥攐nes that would take years, or even decades, to replace.