Category Archives: internet service providers

What do I need to know about the Legal, State Law & Federal Law Fight over Net Neutrality?

State law: California which passed the strongest net nuetrality law has agreed to put its regulations on hold while the legal fights and federal regulations are revisited

The DOJ & internet service provider trade associations lawsuit against California: Also put on hold

What are they waiting to play out? 

  • February 2019 lawsuit filed by  20 states’ attorneys general along with public interest groups and private businesses filed a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission when it…

5 Points. Apple Desired Information Privacy Law.

 

  • tech companies should de-identify customer data or not collect customer data
  • comprehensive federal law is necessary
    • why? tech companies that collect a lot of data are basically spies
  • people should have a right in their data, and a right to have that data minimized
  • consumers must be told what data is being collected & why
  • the data belongs to the users and users (consumers) should always have access to it

The gold standard law: GDPR in the EU

Ars Technica | Tim Cook Calls for Strong US…

Lege TREND. Requiring Consumer Goods with Unique Passwords. 3 Points You Need to Know:

California’s Internet of Things legislation, SB 327 (2018 | CA), requires consumer goods to:

  • come with a unique password per consumer good
  • passwords cannot be set to admin or password
  • in the alternative, consumer goods can require a statup procedure that requires the consumer to set a password

BBC News | Weak passwords banned in California from 2020

LegeTREND. Consequence of state legislature enacted an internet of things security bill to protect data privacy

The TRUMP administration sued California when Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 327 (2018 | CA). 

What is the federal government telling the state?

  • data privacy is federal jurisdiction because it impacts interstate commerce
  • the FCC chair says the  “law prohibits many free-data plans”

Governing | Trump Administration Sues California After Governor Signs Net Neutrality Protections

 

REFRESHING OUR RECOLLECTION  |  informed:intel September 20, 2018:

California’s internet of things law, SB 327…

Lege Trend. Bill Protects Internet Speed. What you need to know. How it Impacts Providers.

California Legislature overhwelmingly passed SB 822 (2018 |CA) that will:

  • bans internet service providers from blocking access to legal online content
  • bans internet service providers from forcing websites to pay more money for faster speeds
  • restores internet protections that federal regulators rescinded

Why did the Legislature enact this bill?

California elected officials passed the bill because the California fire agency complained that Verizon restricted its internet access during an…

+1 State Moving Net Neutrality Bill. Lege Trend. Talking Points + Lobbying Landscape

State legislature :  California Senate passed 23:12 a net nuetrality bill

The Net Nuetrality Bill: SB 822 (2018 | CA)

What words are being used to describe the net nuetrality bill?

  • “gold standard” for states
  • 86% of people, according to a University of Maryland poll, oppose the FCC repeal of net nuetrality
  • the bill sides with the public

What did the lobby effort look like against the bill?

  • AT&T, Comcast & industry groups, like USTELECOM, opposed SB 822
  • nearly $1 million spent during the…

Lege Trend. State Net Neutrality Bills. 2 Reasons to Support the Bill in the Blue Columbine State

State: Colorado

The Net Neutrality Bill in Colorado: HB18-1312 

What does Colorado’s HB 18-1312  do?

  • Any entity receiving state funds to provide internet service, like rural broadband programs, must commit to net neutrality
  • Requires net-neutral service preference when state taxpayer dollars are being spent on internet services

What reasons do Colorado Legislatorsy offer to support Colorado’s HB18-1312?  

  • The Colorado Bill has nothing to do with the FCC reclassification, unlike what the…

Lege TREND. State Net Neutrality Bills. 2 Reasons to Oppose the Bill in the Blue Columbine State

State: Colorado

The Net Nuetrality Bill in Colorado: HB18-1312 

What group is opposing the bill? Americans for Tax Reform sister organization, Digital Liberty

What reasons do Americans for Prosperity offer to oppose Colorado’s HB18-1312?

  • The bill does not help net nuetrality, because the FCC did not destroy the internet
  • The bill harms Coloradoans

The Hill | Colorado’s legislature should think twice about passing a net neutrality law

Lege TREND. Quick Read the The Customer Online Notification for Stopping Edge-provider Network Transgressions (CONSENT) Act.

The Customer Online Notification for Stopping Edge-provider Network Transgressions (CONSENT) Act. S2639 (2018) will:

  • require edge providers (Facebook and Google)
  • obtain opt-in consent from users before using, sharing  or selling their information
  • require reasonable data security practices from edge providers
  • require notifcation to users about all collection, use, and sharing of users’ personal information, and to inform users of a data breach
  • clarifies that enforcement authority trests…