Internet governance in transition: What’s the destination?
Thomas M. Lenard and Lawrence White
The FTC’s Data Broker Report: Waiting for Godot?
Thomas M. Lenard
The FTC’s recently released report on data brokers is, by my count, the fourth major government report in the last two years to propose new policy remedies for privacy “harms.”…
Takeaways from the White House Big Data Reports
Thomas M. Lenard
On May 1, the White House released its two eagerly-awaited reports on “big data” resulting from the 90-day study President Obama announced on January 17—one by a team led by…
Comments filed with the Office of Science and Technology Policy on “Big Data Request for Information”
Thomas M. Lenard
The familiar remedies often suggested to address perceived privacy issues are ill-suited to the world of big data and are potentially a serious barrier to much of the innovation we…
Comments filed with the Office of Science and Technology Policy on “Government Spectrum Ownership Corporation”
Thomas M. Lenard and Lawrence White
A Government Spectrum Ownership Corporation (GSOC) should be established to lease spectrum to government agencies, much in the same way as the General Services Administration (GSA) does with real estate.…
Comcast and Netflix—What’s the Big Deal?
Thomas M. Lenard
Netflix and Comcast recently announced an agreement whereby Netflix will pay Comcast for direct access to its network. This agreement addresses congestion that is slowing delivery of Netflix videos to…
The FCC Tries Yet Again
Thomas M. Lenard
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s official response to the DC Appeals Court decision on the Commission’s “net neutrality” rules promises to keep the issue on the table for the foreseeable future. …
Comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission on “Customer Proprietary Network Information”
Thomas M. Lenard
The assertion in a recent petition by public interest groups that it is impossible to anonymize data does not stand up to scrutiny. The FCC should not base any decisions…
The Big Data Revolution: Privacy Considerations
Thomas M. Lenard
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The Big Data Revolution: Privacy Considerations
Thomas M. Lenard and Paul H. Rubin
The “familiar” privacy remedies that would limit the re-use and sharing of data, are inconsistent with the ways in which data are being used. Moreover, there is no evidence that…
