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EFF: Team Internet Is Far From Done: What’s Next For Net Neutrality and How You Can Help

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Team Internet Is Far From Done: What’s Next For Net Neutrality and How You Can Help Defying the facts, the law, and the will of millions of Americans , the Federal Communications Commission has voted to repeal net neutrality protections . It’s difficult to understate how radical the FCC’s decision was. The Internet has operated under formal and informal net neutrality principles for years. For the first time, the FCC has not only abdicated its role in enforcing those principles, it has rejected them altogether. Here’s the good news: the fight is far from over, and Team Internet has plenty of paths forward. Defending Net Neutrality in Congress It’s not too late to stop the FCC’s rule change from going into effect. Poll after poll show that Americans overwhelmingly support net neutrality, and Congress has already been inundated with calls for them to take action. We need to keep up the pressure, and we will. Under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), Congress can reverse a change...

EFF: CBP Reveals How Agents Implement New Policy Not to Access Cloud Content

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CBP Reveals How Agents Implement New Policy Not to Access Cloud Content President Trump’s nominee to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Kevin McAleenan, revealed during his confirmation process how the agency implements its new policy not to access cloud content during border searches of digital devices. In response to written questions for the record submitted by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and other members of the Senate Finance Committee, Mr. McAleenan explained that in accordance with CBP’s new policy to access only information that is “physically resident” on a device, border agents must “ensure that network connectivity is disabled to limit access to remote systems” (page 92). While Mr. McAleenan did not provide details, disabling network connectivity can mean a few things, such as putting a phone or other device into “airplane mode,” or individually toggling off cellular data and Wi-Fi. It could also mean making sure a laptop is not connected to an E...