Principles vs. protection – Hillary Clinton on Internet Freedom
Yesterday, I attended Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s policy address on Internet Freedom at the Newseum in Washington, DC. I wanted to know from the Secretary what the State Department would do to help a U.S. tech company with a subsidiary in China whose employees are being taken to jail and whose equipment is being hauled away because the company refuses to give information about its users to the Chinese government.
Microsoft Launches Corporate/Government Cooperation on Cloud Computing – New Policies Could Help Protect Human Rights Online
Today, Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith discussed the potential for cloud computing in the future and how government can help at the Brookings Institution. Smith suggested that there was a lot to be done to achieve a safe and open cloud for business and consumers, including the need to update privacy and transparency laws to better reflect our portable data world.
The Unfortunate Irony of Yesterday’s FTC Lawsuit Against Intel
As most readers know by now, the Federal Trade Commission ignored the pleas of ACT and 37 member companies for caution, and filed a lawsuit against Intel yesterday charging that the company has abused its dominant position in the computer chip market. What you may have missed yesterday, however, is the rather ironically timed announcement from the Obama administration that it is launching new policies to spur more manufacturing it the United States.
ACT Responds to FTC Antitrust Suit Against Intel
ACT RESPONDS TO FTC LAWSUIT AGAINST INTEL FTC IGNORES PLEAS FOR CAUTION AND FILES LATE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT Washington – Today, the Federal Trade Commission sued Intel Corp. charging that the [...]
From Pac-Man to Realistic Men: New ACT Paper on Software Creation Through Processor Innovation
In a new paper, we highlight how software developers and computer chip makers increasingly depend on one another for better products. This symbiotic hardware/software relationship is crucial for the sort of exponential innovation we've grown accustomed to in the IT industry. And it is something ACT recently highlighted in a letter to the FTC signed by 37 software developers.
ACT and 37 Small Tech Firms Urge FTC To Proceed with Caution on Intel
ACT and 37 Small Tech Firms Urge FTC To Proceed with Caution on Intel ACT Submits to the FTC a New Analysis of Computer Chip Market and Letter from 37 [...]