The House considers legislation on protecting consumers from online marketers' secret data mining for behavioral advertising. Julius Genachowski become Chairman of the FCC, and the Personal Democracy Forum mashed up politics and technology for the sixth year.

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WASHINGTON -- At the first meeting of the Federal Communications Commission under Julius Genachowski, the new chairman pledged a "process for public participation that will be unparalleled for this agency" in crafting a national broadband strategy.

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A planned Washington Post "salon" offering lobbyists "off-the-record, non-confrontational" access to the paper's own reporters and editors for upwards of $25,000 would have been an outrageous violation of journalistic standards. While journalism is in crisis around the country, the future of our newsrooms is not in selling access to reporters and contacts to the highest bidder. more»

Because iPhones are married to AT&T, frustrated users can't abandon the telecom company for another, more savvy, carrier. So much for innovation. So much for consumer choice. more»

Federal agencies charged with funding $7.2 billion in projects to build better broadband in America today released rules that include Net Neutrality conditions for grant recipients.

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WASHINGTON – The National Telecommunications Information Administration, along with the Rural Utilities Service, today unveiled grant guidelines for the $7.2 billion allocated for broadband deployment in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed into law by President Barack Obama in February.

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WASHINGTON -- Today, the Senate confirmed Julius Genachowski as the new chair of the Federal Communications Commission.

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The Broadband Internet Fairness Act would help prevent overcharging by Internet Service Providers by requiring the companies to submit their pricing schemes to the Federal Trade Commission for approval. And the Allied Media Conference incorporates a wide range of issues and artists, educators and social justice organizers who use media as a tool for change.

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WASHINGTON -- According to the Wall Street Journal, Iran and China are likely using Deep Packet Inspection technology to monitor and control the Internet.

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WASHINGTON -- Speaking at a conference today, Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Copps agreed to open a proceeding on handset exclusivity.

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