Regulations

Facebook Attempts to Limit Reach of EU Privacy Law

About 1.5 billion Facebook users around the world could see some changes to their terms of service.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Fuzzy Space Law Is Forcing the U.S. to Update its Orbital Regulations

There soon could be an "Office of Space Commerce.”

  • By Tim Fernholz, Quartz

There's No Better Time to Pass Privacy Laws, Experts Say

Tech companies, experts argued, aren’t really going to police themselves.

  • By Jack Corrigan

The Woman Who Led Crypto Policing in the U.S. Guesses What’s Next for Regulation

Some people still don't understand that cryptocurrency isn’t criminal.

  • By Joon Ian Wong, Quartz

White House Wants Regulators to Keep Hands Off Tech Industry

National security and economic growth depend on a free and open internet, U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios said.

  • By Jack Corrigan

How the Government Could Fix Facebook

After years of allowing the world’s largest social network to police itself, Congress and federal regulators are discussing some promising reforms.

  • By Julia Angwin, The Atlantic

Mark Zuckerberg Floated a “Supreme Court” for Facebook. What Does That Mean?

In many ways, Facebook is more like a government than a company, Zuckerberg claims.

  • By Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz

The Government Wants to Know What Scares People About The Internet of Things

It's a scary Internet-connected world out there.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

It’s Time to Regulate the Internet

Mark Zuckerberg might believe the world is better without privacy. He’s wrong.

  • By Franklin Foer, The Atlantic

FEC Gets the Ball Rolling on Online Political Ads Rules

If passed, the rules would require websites to disclose who paid for online political ads urging viewers to vote for or against a specific candidate.

  • By Jack Corrigan
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton

The SEC Is Stepping Up Its Rhetoric Over Cryptocurrency Regulation in Senate Testimony

Cryptocurrency exchanges are currently regulated as money-transmission services.

  • By Joon Ian Wong, Quartz
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md.

GAO Will Probe ‘Fake Comments’ to Regulatory Agencies

Democrats on House commerce panel want Justice Department involvement too.

  • By Charles S. Clark
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai FCC Chairman Ajit Pai

Dear State and Local Gov: FCC Chair Ajit Pai Is Just Not That Into You

Pai even blew up an intergovernmental advisory committee after members asked to talk to him about its future.

  • By Mitch Herckis

State CIOs Want Federal Agencies to Get Out of Their Way

NASCIO’s advocacy priorities cite duplicative and conflicting security regulations and audits as a waste of time and money.

  • By Mitch Herckis

FTC 'Do Not Call' Numbers Get 375,000 Robocalls Every Month

New tech is making it easier for telemarketers to make calls and hide from law enforcement.

  • By Jack Corrigan
After a meeting voting to end net neutrality, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai smiles while listening to a question from a reporter, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. After a meeting voting to end net neutrality, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai smiles while listening to a question from a reporter, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017.

Net Neutrality Was Never Enough

The internet is as much the enemy as it is the hero of contemporary life.

  • By Ian Bogost, The Atlantic
Traders work in a trading pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, in Chicago, as they trade S&P 500 Options, unrelated to bitcoin futures. Trading in Bitcoin futures began Sunday on the CBOE. Traders work in a trading pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, in Chicago, as they trade S&P 500 Options, unrelated to bitcoin futures. Trading in Bitcoin futures began Sunday on the CBOE.

Russia, North Korea Eye Bitcoin for Money Laundering, Putting It on a Crash Course with Regulators

Thieves and sanctioned countries are targeting the digital currency’s exchanges, setting up a fight between governments and cryptocurrency powerhouses.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Agencies Could Struggle to Remove Bias From Algorithms

It’s a regulatory challenge to ensure that artificially intelligent systems aren’t making decisions based on biased information.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai arrives for an FCC meeting where they will vote on net neutrality, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai arrives for an FCC meeting where they will vote on net neutrality, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017.

FCC Kills Net Neutrality Rules, Hands Internet Back to FTC

After the vote, the power to police internet service providers shifts back the Federal Trade Commission.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Congress Resets Shutdown Clock

Lawmakers get rebuffed trying to delay the coming net neutrality vote and start asking questions about kids using Facebook’s messaging app.

  • By Joseph Marks