Congress has just sent legislation to President Trump that will strike down a set of landmark internet privacy regulations passed by the Federal Communications Commission in October of last year. Those FCC protections dictated what internet service providers could do with their customers’ sensitive data, including browsing habits, app usage, location data and Social Security […]
Congress’ Phone System Is Broken—But It’s Still Your Best Shot
IN TIMES OF political turmoil and controversy, Senate and House office phone lines come under siege. In 2011, Obama exhorted the American people to contact their Congresspeople about the rising debt ceiling, and the flood of callers rendered phone lines useless (and crashed a bunch of websites just for good measure.) In 2010, Lady Gaga’s […]