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Inside the huge, low-profile alliance fighting to save the FCC’s net neutrality rules
Every week, a motley crew of tech wonks and legal experts meet in Washington to discuss the problem they've been grappling with for almost a year now: how to save the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules. Of the 70 to 80 regulars in the gathering, a few hail from industry groups such as the Internet Association — one of Silicon Valley's biggest lobbying operations — or the small-telco trade association INCOMPAS, according to people familiar with the matter.
Josh Raffel, senior communications aide, is leaving the White House (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 15:02One-third of President Trump’s tweets in the past week appear inspired by Fox News (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 12:48Opinion: The dangerous incentives of Facebook’s ad machine (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 02/26/2018 - 18:53Margaret Sullivan: The NRA is using Trump’s playbook to attack the news media. It must be getting desperate. (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 02/26/2018 - 11:03
Supreme Court to hear Microsoft case: A question of law and borders
The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could have far-reaching implications for law enforcement access to digital data and for US companies that store customer emails in servers overseas. What began as a challenge by tech giant Microsoft to a routine search warrant for a suspected drug dealer’s emails has become a marquee case over data access in the Internet age. At issue is whether a US company must comply with a court order to turn over emails, even if they are held abroad — in this case in a Dublin server.
The FCC’s Republicans went to a conservative confab. One won a gun, the other an ethics complaint.
The Federal Communications Commission's Republican majority arrived at an annual gathering of influential conservatives hoping to tout their business bona fides — from freeing the Internet from government’s grasp to battling back the efforts of their Democratic predecessors. Instead, the appearance by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and his GOP colleagues offered an unexpected brush with a national battle over gun control — and a new ethics complaint targeting FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly for his comments about President Donald Trump.
Russian spies hacked the Olympics and tried to make it look like North Korea did it, US officials say
Russian military spies hacked several hundred computers used by authorities at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea, according to US intelligence. They did so while trying to make it appear as though the intrusion was conducted by North Korea, what is known as a “false-flag” operation. Analysts surmise the disruption was retaliation against the International Olympic Committee for banning the Russian team from the Winter Games due to doping violations. As of early February, the Russian military agency GRU had access to as many as 300 Olympic-related computers, according to an intelli