Congress Has Its Head in the Cloud
Today the House Judiciary Committee will discuss the technological and innovative power that cloud computing offers to individuals, the private sector, and the government. Cloud… Read More
Wanted: Smart Cybersecurity Solutions
Think back 20 years ago. What were you doing? Whatever answer you came up with, it probably had nothing to do with the Internet, which… Read More
Landmark Supreme Court Ruling on Technology and the Fourth Amendment
On Monday, the Supreme Court issued an important ruling on the subject of surveillance in light of today’s technologies. Its opinion in United States v…. Read More
D.C. Taxi Commission Faces Backlash for Sting Operation on New Car Service
A District of Columbia city council member is calling on the city’s taxicab commission to allow competition to its “mediocre and unreliable” taxi services in… Read More
Morning Bell: The Unintended Consequences of Internet Regulation
Would you be outraged if the Department of Justice shut down The Foundry without any warning and blocked access for more than a year? That’s… Read More
Without Fanfare of Ohio or Wisconsin, Idaho Enacts Sweeping Reforms
Voters head the polls in Ohio today to decide the fate of collective bargaining reforms for government workers. It’s a high-profile referendum on a controversial… Read More
New Technology and the Arab Revolt
Political and technological changes have a history of going hand in hand. Technology empowers individuals to overcome their isolation and connect to share ideas, information,… Read More
Morning Bell: Time for America to Get Cyber-Serious
In the 1995 movie The Net, Sandra Bullock fights computer hackers attempting to cyber-sabotage her life. The hackers successfully change her identity, manipulate U.S. markets,… Read More
Obama vs. the iPad
President Obama’s disdain for new media has become so consistent that it is hard to dismiss as mere posturing. This is all the more ironic… Read More
“Meddling” and Clinton’s Global War on Censorship
Now, not only are we engaged in a War on Terror, but according to the U.S. State Department, apparently a Global War on Censorship. As… Read More
