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For most of the Internet's existence, the principles of net neutrality have been adhered to without the Title II regulatory regime. This week hasn't changed that. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

Net neutrality isn’t dead. Here’s what the FCC really did

Kevin Glass · December 15, 2017 3:34 pm

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai takes his seat for the FCC vote on net neutrality. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

Don’t freak out over net neutrality deregulation

Tom Rogan · December 14, 2017 7:50 pm

Congressional Democrats have long warned against a weaker federal consumer data-breach rule that would pre-empt strong standards developed in states like New York, Connecticut and California.

State officials, small retailers: We were left out of data-breach legislation compromise

Charlie Mitchell · November 28, 2017 5:01 am

Hillary Clinton threw her support behind net neutrality Wednesday in a tweet directed at Jessica Rosenworcel, one of two Democrats on the five-commissioner Federal Communications Commission. (Angela Peterson/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

Hillary Clinton: We can’t let net neutrality ‘slip through the cracks’

Daniel Chaitin · November 23, 2017 2:30 am

The problem facing the Republican-led Federal Communications Commission, which will vote on net neutrality next month, is whether it can properly justify the drastic swerve in federal policy, according to Tim Wu. Wu, a professor at Columbia Law School, also coined the term "net neutrality."

Father of net neutrality, Tim Wu, pins hope on ‘the judiciary to stop this latest travesty’

Daniel Chaitin · November 23, 2017 12:49 am

Roughly 57 million users -- 50 million riders and 7 million drivers -- had their personal information comprised during the breach, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, and some drivers license numbers. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Key Democrat demands FTC investigation of Uber data breach

Melissa Quinn · November 22, 2017 4:54 pm

"We can't stand by and watch one of the greatest tools for democracy ever created be turned into a private playground for the rich and powerful," New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a statement. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Don’t let state governments break the Internet

Matthew Kandrach · November 14, 2017 5:01 am

Equifax breach highlighted the need for timely notice when consumers' information is hacked.

A consumer data security bill is emerging that could succeed

Charlie Mitchell · November 6, 2017 5:01 am

President Trump's recent healthcare executive order, which was crafted with the help of Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., will empower individuals and small businesses in associations to purchase health insurance plans across state lines, potentially providing millions of people with access to cheaper, high-quality insurance policies. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Everything you need to know about Trump’s executive order on association health plans

Justin Haskins · October 24, 2017 9:46 pm

Melissa Froelich is chief counsel for the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the House Energy & Commerce Committee. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Driven to pave the way for self-driving cars

Robert King · October 9, 2017 4:01 am

Multiple congressional panels are investigating the Equifax breach, which affected 143 million U.S. consumers and has been attributed to poor "patching" practices at the firm. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

Equifax hack could spur a new law on consumer breach notification. But it’s not likely

Charlie Mitchell · September 25, 2017 4:01 am

The Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are still stuck with Obama appointees pursuing liberal policy objectives and undermining the new president's agenda. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Obama holdovers are slowing Trump’s agenda in key agencies

Brian Rogers · September 13, 2017 8:59 pm