Note: with the IANA stewardship transition becoming effective October 1, 2016, Domain Mondo deemed it appropriate to devote this post to the person who indirectly was the main catalyst for the NTIA announcement of March 14, 2014: Edward Snowden. Snowden's Plea for Pardon Hits Bipartisan Roadblock:
As Oliver Stone's film "Snowden" draws audiences to movie theaters, the real-life Edward Snowden, living in exile in Russia, is asking President Obama to pardon him. Here’s a reminder of why and how Snowden revealed the National Security Agency’s collection of Americans’ phone data. Video above published on September 20, 2016, by WSJ.com.
Open Commission Meeting - February 26, 2015 - Good Government in Action! Thank You President Obama, Chairman Wheeler, Commissioners Clyburn and Rosenworcel! --
On February 26, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission considered items on Community Broadband and Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet and has now issued its historic net neutrality ruling (see Order, March 12, 2015, below ) assuring an open internet, today and in the future.
Community Broadband:
The Commission considered a Memorandum Opinion and Order addressing petitions filed by two municipal broadband providers asking that the Commission preempt provisions of state laws in North Carolina and Tennessee that restrict the abilities of communities to provide broadband service.
Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet:
The Commission considered a Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order that responds to the Verizon court remand and adopts strong open Internet rules, grounded in multiple sources of the Commission’s legal authority, to ensure that Americans reap the economic, social, and civic benefits of an open Internet today and into the future.
White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection -
February 13, 2015: President Obama delivers remarks at the Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection at Stanford University to help shape public and private sector efforts to protect American consumers and companies from growing threats to consumers and commercial networks. The Summit brings together major stakeholders on consumer financial protection issues to discuss how all members of our financial system can work together to further protect American consumers and their financial data, now and in the future. (Program starts at 16:00 in video above--President Obama begins at 3:04:00.)
Agenda for the Summit
8:45 a.m.: Welcome Remarks, Stanford President John Hennessy
8:55 a.m.: Introductory Remarks, Lisa Monaco, National Security Council
9:05 a.m.: Introductory Remarks, Jeff Zients, National Economic Council
9:15 a.m.:
Plenary Panel: Public-Private Collaboration on Cybersecurity
10:00 a.m.:
Plenary Panel: Improving Cybersecurity Practices at Consumer Oriented Businesses and Organizations
10:45 a.m.: Remarks, Tim Cook, CEO, Apple
10:55 a.m.: Break
11:10 a.m.: Keynote Introduction, Stanford President John Hennessy
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.: Presidential Address
Afternoon Sessions Resume at CEMEX
1:30 p.m.: Introduction, George Triantis, Chair, Stanford Cybersecurity Initiative Steering Committee
1:35 p.m.: Remarks, Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, U.S. Small Business Administration
1:45 p.m.:
Informal Discussion: Cyber Security as a Business Differentiator
2:15 p.m.:
Plenary Panel: Promoting More Secure Payment Technologies
3:00 p.m.: Remarks, John Mitchell, Professor of Computer Science and Vice Provost for Online Learning, Stanford University
3:05 p.m.: Plenary ends. Move to break-out sessions.
3:15 p.m.: Break-Out Sessions
1) Cybersecurity Information Sharing
2) International Law Enforcement Cooperation
3) Improving Authentication: Moving Beyond the Password
4) Chief Security Officers’ Perspectives: New Ideas on Technical Security
4:00 p.m.: Adjourn
