The primary goal of the FCC as it looks at public safety answering point architecture is to look at how to build the PSAP of the future as the world moves away from the public-switched network, said David Simpson, chief of the FCC Public Safety Bureau, Wednesday at the second meeting of the FCC Task Force on Optimal PSAP Architecture (TFOPA). The task force got updates from three working groups, including a report emphasizing that cyberthreats to PSAPs are very real.
The primary goal of the FCC as it looks at public safety answering point architecture is to look at how to build the PSAP of the future as the world moves away from the public-switched network, said David Simpson, chief of the FCC Public Safety Bureau, Wednesday at the second meeting of the FCC Task Force on Optimal PSAP Architecture (TFOPA). The task force got updates from three working groups, including a report emphasizing that cyberthreats to PSAPs are very real.
Law enforcement needs to earn the trust of the American public, and a government-mandated front or back door put into mobile devices so law enforcement could access encrypted data may hinder the relationship, said House Subcommittee on Information Technology Chairman William Hurd, R-Texas, during a hearing on the issue Wednesday. Ranking member Robin Kelly, D-Ill., said she hoped to find a balance between law enforcement access to data and ensuring privacy protections. Hurd said he appreciated law enforcement’s desire to access information in a timely manner but wants to ensure the privacy rights of Americans are protected.
Law enforcement needs to earn the trust of the American public, and a government-mandated front or back door put into mobile devices so law enforcement could access encrypted data may hinder the relationship, said House Subcommittee on Information Technology Chairman William Hurd, R-Texas, during a hearing on the issue Wednesday. Ranking member Robin Kelly, D-Ill., said she hoped to find a balance between law enforcement access to data and ensuring privacy protections. Hurd said he appreciated law enforcement’s desire to access information in a timely manner but wants to ensure the privacy rights of Americans are protected.
Privacy advocates are concerned about the commercial and private use of unmanned aircraft systems, said comments posted on the NTIA’s website Friday as a preliminary part of its multistakeholder process on privacy, transparency and accountability issues of drones. Comments were due Monday (see 1504200045). More than 50 individuals and organizations filed, including Amazon, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute and TechFreedom. Though some backed stringent privacy guidelines to protect privacy, others said Americans are apprehensive when new technologies are introduced and strict rules shouldn't be written for drones because they may hamper innovation.
The U.S. and four other nations -- France, Japan, South Korea and the U.K. -- are the leadership tier of nations across 52 indices included in the Media Institute’s new Net Vitality Index study, study author Stuart Brotman said during a Media Institute event Friday. The report released Friday discusses the rankings of only the five leadership tier countries, with the full Net Vitality Index rankings set to be published in June, said Brotman, a Harvard Law School professor and member of the Media Institute’s Global Internet Freedom Advisory Council.
Privacy advocates are concerned about the commercial and private use of unmanned aircraft systems, said comments posted on the NTIA’s website Friday as a preliminary part of its multistakeholder process on privacy, transparency and accountability issues of drones. Comments were due Monday (see 1504200045). More than 50 individuals and organizations filed, including Amazon, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute and TechFreedom. Though some backed stringent privacy guidelines to protect privacy, others said Americans are apprehensive when new technologies are introduced and strict rules shouldn't be written for drones because they may hamper innovation.
The European Commission will consider possible regulation of online platforms such as search engines and social media as part of its digital single market (DSM) strategy, it said in an April 21 leaked draft document, an updated version of which was given to us Thursday. Telecom operators increasingly compete with other services that users substitute for traditional e-communications services, such as VoIP, "without being subject to the same regulatory regime," the EC said. Online platforms are playing a more central role in social and economic life, raising concerns about their growing market power, it said. The core issue in the DSM strategy is whether Europe's current "ex ante" regulatory regime will be extended to over-the-top players and/or cable companies, Brussels telecom lawyer David Cantor said. Doing so could put Europe out of touch with the rest of the world, said Bird & Bird (London) information technology and business attorney Roger Bickerstaff.
The U.S. and four other nations -- France, Japan, South Korea and the U.K. -- are the leadership tier of nations across 52 indices included in the Media Institute’s new Net Vitality Index study, study author Stuart Brotman said during a Media Institute event Friday. The report released Friday discusses the rankings of only the five leadership tier countries, with the full Net Vitality Index rankings set to be published in June, said Brotman, a Harvard Law School professor and member of the Media Institute’s Global Internet Freedom Advisory Council.
The European Commission will consider possible regulation of online platforms such as search engines and social media as part of its digital single market (DSM) strategy, it said in an April 21 leaked draft document, an updated version of which was given to us Thursday. Telecom operators increasingly compete with other services that users substitute for traditional e-communications services, such as VoIP, "without being subject to the same regulatory regime," the EC said. Online platforms are playing a more central role in social and economic life, raising concerns about their growing market power, it said. The core issue in the DSM strategy is whether Europe's current "ex ante" regulatory regime will be extended to over-the-top players and/or cable companies, Brussels telecom lawyer David Cantor said. Doing so could put Europe out of touch with the rest of the world, said Bird & Bird (London) information technology and business attorney Roger Bickerstaff.