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Network Neutrality, Protecting Privacy & placing limits on the power of the "old" &"new" media: Net Freedom

By: Jeff Chester | Mar 8 2015

The Internet and our digital media are quietly becoming a pervasive and manipulative interactive surveillance system. Leading U.S.
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Leading U.S. Consumer & Privacy Groups call on Pres. Obama to Revise Privacy Bill; Stronger Safeguards Needed

By: Jeff Chester | Mar 3 2015

The letter (attached) was sent today to Pres. Obama.
Jeff Chester, CDD's executive director, explained that the Administration's proposal--released last Friday--fails to give consumers the control over their data the President promised. It was signed by:
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Promising Start by White House on Privacy; But will it empower people over Big Data in the digital era? Role of TTIP/trade

By: Jeff Chester | Jan 12 2015

We await to review the text of proposed privacy bills announced today by President Obama. Next month will mark the third anniversary of the promise by the White House to release "Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights" legislation. The "Bill of Rights" for privacy is supposed to empower an individual to have serious control over how their data is gathered and used. While the "Bill of Rights" incorporates high-minded principles, we fear that at the end of
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