WEBCAST TODAY: The Future of Broadband Privacy and the Open Internet—Who Will Protect Consumers?
This has just started. I got a lot of response to my earlier posting of the Princeton forum <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9106> on this topic.There's definitely concern. Susan Crawford wrote an Op-Ed <https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/17/opinion/donald-trumps-multi-pronged-attack-on-the-internet.html> in the NY Times today. New America points out that Congress Act hobbles the FCC from enacting similar rules in the future, pushing the ball firmly into the FTC's court. Can they field it? joly posted: "Today, Monday April 17 2017 at 3pm EDT (19:00 UTC) the Open Technology Institute and Public Knowledge will host The Future of Broadband Privacy and the Open Internet—Who Will Protect Consumers?, which will discuss the recent Congressional repeal of the FC" [image: Open Technology Institute] <https://www.newamerica.org/oti/>Today, *Monday April 17 2017* at *3pm EDT* (19:00 UTC) the* Open Technology Institute <https://www.newamerica.org/oti/>* and *Public Knowledge <https://www.publicknowledge.org/>* will host *The Future of Broadband Privacy and the Open Internet—Who Will Protect Consumers? <https://www.newamerica.org/oti/events/future-broadband-privacywho-will-protect-consumers/>*, which will discuss the recent Congressional repeal of the FCC's ISP privacy rules. Speakers: *Terrell McSweeny*, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission- @TMcSweenyFTC; *Laura Moy*, Deputy Director, Georgetown Center for Privacy and Technology - @lauramoy; *Tom Struble*, Policy Counsel, Tech Freedom - @tstruble. Moderator: *Sarah Morris*, Director of Open Internet Policy, Open Technology Institute - @sarmorris. The event will be webcast live on the *New America YouTube Channel <https://youtu.be/vR1ltcwByDM>*. *View on YouTube*: https://youtu.be/vR1ltcwByDM Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9124#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9124#comments> *Perrmalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9124 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -
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