The Sharing Economy Under Pressure
Twenty years ago, government officials were trying to figure out how to get the solo driver commuting in his gas-guzzling car to share a ride, thereby saving some space on the road and helping the...
View ArticleStriking the right balance after a cyberattack
CONTACT: mediaservices@aei.org / 202.862.5829JP Morgan Chase recently uncovered one of the largest cybersecurity breaches ever, with accounts of 76 million households and 7 million small businesses...
View ArticleTech policy 2015: The year ahead
TranscriptEvent SummaryWhile the impact of technology on our day-to-day lives has increased exponentially, technology policy has often failed to keep pace. On Wednesday at AEI, Senator John Thune...
View ArticleGuiding the future of the Internet
The backdrop of this week’s Senate ICANN hearing is the future of Internet governance. Since the Obama administration announced that it was breaking the last ties that bind the U.S. Government to...
View ArticleThe path ahead for US Internet policy: A conversation with Representative...
Event SummaryThe Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) vote to reclassify wired and wireless Internet services as a public utility under Title II of the Communications Act is among the most...
View ArticleThe Chinese cyberthreat: Challenges and solutions
Full Event TranscriptEvent Summary Recent intrusions, such as the Office of Personnel Management’s data breach, have highlighted the importance of US cyber policy. On July 22, Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO)...
View ArticleThe key to keeping the Internet free after the IANA transition
In March 2014, the Department of Commerce announced its intentions to relinquish oversight of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions. What was expected to be a quiet Friday...
View ArticleThe DOTCOM Act: A roadmap for congressional oversight of the Internet...
Event SummaryHow can Congress, private interests, and other international stakeholders best manage the transition of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) function away from the US Department...
View Article3 strategies for keeping ICANN and IANA on mission and out of politics
Over the last year, the ICANN community has been raging on about two issues: the looming IANA transition away from the US government, and how to ensure the organization is accountable to all the...
View ArticleDomestic surveillance on foreign shores: The case of Microsoft’s servers in...
Event SummaryIt is not often you see panelists on a topic as divisive as government surveillance find more reasons to agree than disagree. But this was precisely the case on Tuesday, as stakeholders...
View ArticleCybersecurity and commerce: It’s not a zero-sum game
While estimates of the economic losses from cybercrime vary widely, conservative approximations state that such hacking costs the global economy more than $375 billion annually. Much of this activity...
View ArticleInformation sharing: A necessary tool for securing America’s networks
As cybersecurity information sharing legislation advances in Congress, concerns continue to abound regarding the types of information that could be shared if these new laws are passed. Privacy...
View ArticleCongress can help American companies better protect themselves against cyber...
The drumbeat of high-profile corporate cyber-incidents shows no sign of slowing down. Target, Anthem, JPMorgan Chase, Sony Pictures…the list goes on. There is an array of perpetrators of these cyber...
View ArticleIn a big data world, protecting the information you collect is vital
Today, virtually every firm, organization, and government entity relies on the collection and processing of data about their customers, clients, members and employees. Storing and processing all this...
View ArticleICANN’s accountability and transparency mechanisms need to be in place before...
The Domain Name System (DNS) is crucial for the ability of the Internet to be networked globally – it is the address book that matches numerical IP addresses with computers connected to the Internet....
View ArticleWhy accountability and transparency need to be ICANN’s number one priority
This week’s 53rd public meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has been focused on the review of the accumulation of months of work on two different paths that are...
View ArticleDomain names and politics: Why Chrysler might have to let .ram go
Today marks the beginning of the Year of the Ram in the Chinese Lunar calendar. ICANN met in Singapore this past week and had some issues of their own concerning a different ram: .ram. As part of the...
View ArticleICANN and IANA: Making the right – not a rash – decision
The Internet governance community is currently working through two separate but related issues: The IANA transition planning process and the ICANN accountability and transparency process. Because they...
View ArticleGen. Michael Hayden calls for comprehensive US cyber policy: AEI project on...
As the US Senate votes this week on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, former NSA and CIA director Gen. Michael Hayden writes that, in addition to CISA, a much broader cyber space strategy is...
View ArticlePOSTPONED: Is Chinese mercantilism a danger to the US economy?
This event has been postponed.China’s dramatic economic growth over the past 35 years has many legitimate sources. But Chinese policies are increasingly characterized by an aggressive innovation...
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