Check out this article on high tech anarchy protests during the RNC Convention in NYC. While I don’t condone the illegal uses (e.g., breaking in on protected licensed frequencies), I do applaud the many creative uses of wireless networking — made possible by the FCC unlicensed rules.
And I’m off on vacation, culminating in the community wireless summit. No doubt I’ll have loads to wax eloquent about when I return.
Stay tuned . . .
https://www.publicknowledge.org/press-release/public-knowledge-rejects-doj-proposal-to-amend-section-230/
Dear Dems. We killed SOPA/PIPA in part by running out the clock in the House before December recess. Delay works.
Other things you can do: Deny unanimous consent on anything (that includes making Rs read the full text of bills before markup).
In rural south Georgia, an electric co-op is teaming up with @Windstream to expand fiber Internet access throughout the electric co-op’s service territory. https://muninetworks.org/content/georgia-co-op-teams-windstream-expand-internet-access
Anyone have more details about this old TV that knocked out broadband in a Welsh village?
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-54239180
@haroldfeld of @publicknowledge has a different, but complementary suggestion - the creation of a Digital Platform regulator. This regulator would act as the expert agent that could balance competition with privacy/security concerns. #DataToGoFTC
https://www.publicknowledge.org/documents/the-case-for-the-digital-platform-act/
My only comment is that this stuff intrigues the hell out of me and I don’t understand it nearly as well as I want to. Therefore if I can make it out to Illinois for this conference I will do so. If not, I’ll hope to catch up with y’all at worldcon and get myself more properly informed then.