First POST: Shemails
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, March 3 2015
Hillary Clinton stumbles on transparency; Jeb Bush chides her but he's too transparent; how Janet Napolitano got around that pesky gov't email rule; meanwhile, New York puts expiration dates on state workers' emails; and much, much more! Read More
First POST: Cycles
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, February 5 2015
The FCC's open internet proposal is finally unveiled; Facebook's improving approach to user privacy; GovLab's spring series of coaching programs; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Jargon Busters
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, January 28 2015
Changes in the RNC's tech team; big plans for digital democracy in the UK; how people in Cuba are making their own private Internet; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Spoilers
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, October 24 2014
How the GOP hasn't fixed its tech talent gap; the most tech-savvy elected official in America, and the most tech-savvy state-wide candidate; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Reminders
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, October 22 2014
Why the RNC hasn't managed to reboot how Republican campaigns use voter data; new ways of using phone banking to get out the vote; how the UK's digital director is still ahead of the e-govt curve; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Solely
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, July 10 2014
Human rights and civil rights group call for answers on NSA/FBI spying on American Muslims; Senator Warner asks FTC for new regulations on big data usage; what political uprisings have to do with Brazil's World Cup collapse; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Not Psyched
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, September 12 2013
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Mark Zuckerberg and Marissa Mayer offer their responses to the NSA revelations; the "tech intellectuals" get their academic review; educational technology moves in on public schools; and much, much more. Read More
Google Under Investigation By the Federal Trade Commission
BY Nick Judd | Friday, June 24 2011
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Google's business practices, the company announced today. Politico has been tracking the story since April, and covered this morning's announcement. "Yesterday, we received ... Read More
Ed Felten Takes Tinkering to the FTC
BY Nancy Scola | Friday, November 5 2010
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FTC vs Bloggers: Cruising for a Bruising?
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, October 14 2009
The last time I saw political bloggers across the spectrum agreeing about anything, it was in opposition to some overly restrictive notions emanating from the Federal Elections Commission about regulating political ... Read More