by Wendy Davis on Sep 16, 2:50 PM
A proposal requiring cable companies to offer apps "gives consumers real choice" and "promotes competition," the Writers Guild of America, West told lawmakers this week.
by Wendy Davis on Sep 15, 3:29 PM
Testifying at a Senate hearing, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler hinted that the final broadband privacy regulations could differ from a proposal he put forward earlier this year.
by Wendy Davis on Sep 14, 3:24 PM
The FCC's broadband privacy proposal "would create unnecessary and inconsistent privacy regulations that would undercut the vibrant online ecosystem," a coalition of major ad industry groups said Wednesday in a letter to lawmakers.
by Wendy Davis on Sep 13, 4:31 PM
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sanctioned four companies for allegedly violating a federal law by allowing their sites' young visitors to be tracked by outside companies.
by Wendy Davis on Sep 12, 4:44 PM
Yelp scored a major victory today, when a federal appellate court refused to revive a small business owner's lawsuit against the company over a one-star review.
by Wendy Davis on Sep 9, 2:30 PM
The FCC should redefine broadband as speeds of at least 50 Mbps downstream and 20 Mbps upstream, according to the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute.
by Wendy Davis on Sep 8, 3:06 PM
Netflix is calling for the government to crack down on broadband providers that impose data caps on their subscribers.
by Wendy Davis on Sep 7, 3:10 PM
The FCC should forge ahead with privacy rules that would restrict broadband carriers from engaging in online behavioral advertising, public interest groups argue.
by Wendy Davis on Sep 6, 3:44 PM
"This case highlights a disturbing -- and growing -- trend of government actors issuing blunderbuss demands for documents to online publishers," Backpage tells the Supreme Court.
by Wendy Davis on Sep 2, 12:40 PM
A judge in Texas has dismissed Prestigious Pets' lawsuit against a customer who wrote on Yelp that the company overfed her goldfish.