There has been some controversy lately about what a letter from Rep. Capuano of the Franking Committee means for House members’ Web presence . The Franking Committee, which in part regulates members’ communications so they don’t appear to endorse a particular product, service or ideology, are looking into how members should be able to use the Internet, and have sent a letter to the Committee on House Administration with a few recommendations.
Some are claiming that these recommendations would prohibit House members from posting to any unapproved website , and would need to have each post individually approved. Our friends at the Sunlight Foundation have started a reasonable campaign to ensure that Members can use new social media - like Twitter (home of the ‘tweet’). Capuano has responded, saying that the critics have it all wrong , and that the recommendations are an effort to open up the rules to let Members use third-party servic...
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Consumer (Dis)Comfort With Online TrackingFrom: blog.cdt.org
Post Date: 2008-03-28 13:49:50
In privacy debates about online advertising, the focus is most often on consumers. Consumers love free content, the advertisers and ad networks say. They say consumers are willing to have their online activities analyzed and categorized, because an ad for a minivan that lands in front of a soccer mom is valuable, and valuable ads are what support the free content consumers love. On the other hand, privacy advocates like CDT say that consumers should be in control. We say consumers should know t...
more Comcast Plans Major Shift in Approach to “Network Management”From: blog.cdt.org
Post Date: 2008-03-27 13:56:57
Comcast, in a joint statement with BitTorrent, announced plans for a significant change in the way it responds to network congestion. As noted in a recent post , revelations last year that Comcast sometimes interferes with its subscribers’ P2P upload traffic sparked fears that carriers might play favorites and prompted complaints that led to a pending FCC proceeding on the question of “network management.” CDT isn’t eager to have the FCC adopt formal rules on network...
more CDT Mourns the Passing of Marv JohnsonFrom: blog.cdt.org
Post Date: 2008-03-24 14:16:28
Free speech lost a devoted defender late last week. Marv Johnson, who had fought to protect free speech at the American Civil Liberties Union for much of his professional career, passed away after a long struggle with illness .
We, and everyone at CDT, mourn the loss of Marv. We will miss his quick wit and sense of humor, teamwork, and his unfailing willingness to step up to the plate when free speech was on the line. And it often is. Once, Marv volunteered to testify at a hearing in t...
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