It’s not enough to say that the Internet is built on interoperability. The Internet is interoperability. Billions of machines around the world use the same set of open protocols—like TCP/IP, HTTP, and TLS—to talk to one another. The first Internet-connected… Read More ›
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California Legislator Introduces Anti-Rural Fiber Legislation That Prioritizes DSL
Frontier’s bankruptcy has serious consequences for Americans, including 2 million Californians, who are stuck with their deteriorating DSL monopoly. After deciding for years to never upgrade their networks to fiber—despite the fact that, according to their own bankruptcy filing, they… Read More ›
The American Federal Definition of Broadband Is Both Useless and Harmful
Definitions matter. Especially when those definitions come from the federal government. In the case of “broadband,” the definition set by the federal government creates our standard of Internet living. Depressingly, the American government’s definition means ISPs get away with offering… Read More ›
"Don't Believe Proven Liars": The Absolute Minimum Standard of Prudence in Merger Scrutiny
“There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can’t get fooled again.” -President George W Bush Anti-monopoly… Read More ›
Your Objections to the Google-Fitbit Merger
EFF Legal Intern Rachel Sommers contributed to this post. When Google announced its intention to buy Fitbit in April, we had deep concerns. Google, a notoriously data-hungry company with a track record of reneging on its privacy policies, was about to buy one of the most successful wearables… Read More ›
The House Has a Universal Fiber Broadband Plan We Should Get Behind
America is behind on its transition to a 21st-century, fiber-connected Internet with no plan for how to fix the problem. Until today. For the first time, legislation led by Majority Whip James Clyburn would begin a national transition of everyone’s Internet… Read More ›
OTF's Work Is Vital for a Free and Open Internet
Keeping the internet open, free, and secure requires eternal vigilance and the constant cooperation of freedom defenders all over the web and the world. Over the past eight years, the Open Technology Fund (OTF) has fostered a global community and… Read More ›
Apple’s Response to HEY Showcases What’s Most Broken About the Apple App Store
Basecamp’s new paid email service, HEY, has been making headlines recently in a very public fight with Apple over their App Store terms of service. Just as the service was launching, the HEY developers found the new release of the… Read More ›
Why Slow Networks Really Cost More Than Fiber
See More A myth often pushed by incumbents who want to forestall universal fiber is that there is a high “cost” of fiber and cheaper alternatives. They’ll point to figures that for example show that a fiber-to-the home approach costs… Read More ›
Technical Excellence and Scale
In America, we hope that businesses will grow by inventing amazing things that people love – rather than through deep-pocketed catch-and-kill programs in which every competitor is bought and tamed before it can grow to become a threat. We want… Read More ›