Ranking Digital Rights Spotlights Corporate Practices Around Privacy, Freedom of Expression
Many of the world鈥檚 most powerful Internet and telecommunications companies are not doing enough to respect basic user rights.
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New Copyright Rules Offer Improvements for Security Researchers, But Need for Legislative Reform Continues
Today, the Librarian of Congress issued highly-anticipated new exceptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA. Section 1201 of the
Senate Passes Dangerous Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
Today, the Senate passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA, S. 754), with a vote of 74 to 21. The bill was broadly opposed by
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA, S. 754) Amendment Analysis
A chart providing OTI’s position and a brief description of each amendment to CISA that will be voted on is available here.
OTI Disappointed that Senate Moves on Broadly Opposed Cybersecurity Bill
oday Majority Leader McConnell moved to start debate and voting on the highly controversial Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA, S.7
Ten Reasons Why Encryption Backdoor Mandates Are a Bad Idea
OTI Policy Director Kevin Bankston testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform鈥檚 Subcommittee.
Nonsense: The Power of Not Knowing Podcast
Today we carry around an almost infinite amount of information in our pockets, allowing us to instantaneously search for answers.
OTI Urges FCC to Closely Scrutinize Charter Merger
Yesterday the Open Technology Institute at 麻豆果冻传媒 filed comments urging the FCC to closely scrutinize the proposed merger of Charter Co
Open Technology Institute, Privacy Advocates Urge Wireless Industry to Protect Personal Data of Low-income Americans
Yesterday, 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 Open Technology Institute (鈥淥TI鈥) and 11 other consumer advocacy groups (鈥減rivacy advocates鈥) filed an Opposition t
A Bug in the System
Last week, a group of 75 security researchers, user-rights advocates, and software vendors, united in the goal of creating a more secure Int