Finally!!--
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Platform includes 'Internet Freedom' platform | The Daily Caller: " . . .Approval of the newly finalized draft language, however, would make the party the first of the two dominant political parties to fully and officially embrace Internet freedom. It also signals what Republicans view as important and necessary to keep the Internet open and free. “Internet Freedom”, according to the finalized draft language, would entail the removal of “regulatory barriers” for technology businesses, resistance to international governance of the Internet and the “constitutional protection” of personal data. “We will remove regulatory barriers that protect outdated technologies and business plans from innovation and competition, while preventing legacy regulation from interfering with new technologies such as mobile delivery of voice and video data as they become crucial components of the Internet ecosystem,” said the finalized draft. “We will resist any effort to shift control away from the successful multi-stakeholder approach of Internet governance and toward governance by international or other intergovernmental organizations,” it said. “We will ensure that personal data receives full constitutional protection from government overreach and that individuals retain the right to control the use of their data by third parties,” it said. . . "
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Proposed New GOP Position On Internet Freedom
Leaked: The GOP's Proposed New Position On Internet Freedom - Washington Whispers (usnews.com): " . . . Because their convention is first, Republicans will have a chance to become the first party to officially support Internet freedom, but Democratic sources say their party is also likely to include strong language advocating for less Internet regulation. Here's Issa's proposed draft language:
"American innovation has continued to grow and thrive based on the expansion of Internet and related technologies. American leadership on the Internet has generated millions of jobs in the United States, with over 300,000 alone being generated in social media over the last four years. In order to maintain American leadership into the future it is vital that all Americans have access to an open and unobstructed Internet. "We believe that all Americans have a right to participate where and how they choose on the Internet. They have a right to create, grow, collaborate and benefit from what they create on the Internet. They also have a right to be secure in their intellectual property on the Internet.
"As the Internet continues to become more integrated into virtually every aspect of our lives we must ensure that it remains free of unnecessary government influence and manipulation. Today, online communities and marketplaces are vibrant platforms that foster freedom of speech, freedom of association and provide new economic opportunities to individuals. Conversely government by its very nature seeks to impose, limit and regulate the actions of individuals. While we should ensure that mechanisms are in place to protect the most vulnerable amongst us, we will ensure that this is not done at the expense of maintaining a vibrant and growing Internet.""
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"American innovation has continued to grow and thrive based on the expansion of Internet and related technologies. American leadership on the Internet has generated millions of jobs in the United States, with over 300,000 alone being generated in social media over the last four years. In order to maintain American leadership into the future it is vital that all Americans have access to an open and unobstructed Internet. "We believe that all Americans have a right to participate where and how they choose on the Internet. They have a right to create, grow, collaborate and benefit from what they create on the Internet. They also have a right to be secure in their intellectual property on the Internet.
"As the Internet continues to become more integrated into virtually every aspect of our lives we must ensure that it remains free of unnecessary government influence and manipulation. Today, online communities and marketplaces are vibrant platforms that foster freedom of speech, freedom of association and provide new economic opportunities to individuals. Conversely government by its very nature seeks to impose, limit and regulate the actions of individuals. While we should ensure that mechanisms are in place to protect the most vulnerable amongst us, we will ensure that this is not done at the expense of maintaining a vibrant and growing Internet.""
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Saturday, August 18, 2012
Tech Policy - is the GOP MIA?
Republicans had better wake up before it's too late--
GOP needs to be more tech-savvy (OneNewsNow.com): " . . . According to Pew, 40 percent of Republican voters used social networks to become more involved politically, compared to 38 percent of Democratic voters. Overall, Democrats still had a slight edge (58 percent) on Republicans (54 percent) when it came to utilizing social networks. People using mobile phones to connect politically were divided evenly along party lines. "We're better at using the tools, but we're not better at shaping the policy that will affect how those tools work in the future," Motley says about Republicans. "This is what happened on Network Neutrality. We as conservatives looked at the Internet and went, Man, that's going gangbusters. No need to do anything there, and, in the absence of doing anything, which was, by the way, the right policy, that doesn't mean you don't remain vigilant and remain active in stopping bad policy." Motley adds that the government does have a legitimate role in the consistent parameters that conservatives always hold for government activity. But today's issues go beyond those parameters, and that is why conservatives need to be more engaged. "I've worked for the past year to get a meeting going on the Hill to begin to discuss tech policy, get people beyond the energy and commerce and judicial committees involved in it," the advocate shares. "They need to get engaged on it and learn more than, you know, we have a 22-year-old in our office tweeting stuff." The Internet is now one-sixth of the economy, and as Motley points out, it is also a fundamental driver of the U.S. economy. . . "
GOP needs to be more tech-savvy (OneNewsNow.com): " . . . According to Pew, 40 percent of Republican voters used social networks to become more involved politically, compared to 38 percent of Democratic voters. Overall, Democrats still had a slight edge (58 percent) on Republicans (54 percent) when it came to utilizing social networks. People using mobile phones to connect politically were divided evenly along party lines. "We're better at using the tools, but we're not better at shaping the policy that will affect how those tools work in the future," Motley says about Republicans. "This is what happened on Network Neutrality. We as conservatives looked at the Internet and went, Man, that's going gangbusters. No need to do anything there, and, in the absence of doing anything, which was, by the way, the right policy, that doesn't mean you don't remain vigilant and remain active in stopping bad policy." Motley adds that the government does have a legitimate role in the consistent parameters that conservatives always hold for government activity. But today's issues go beyond those parameters, and that is why conservatives need to be more engaged. "I've worked for the past year to get a meeting going on the Hill to begin to discuss tech policy, get people beyond the energy and commerce and judicial committees involved in it," the advocate shares. "They need to get engaged on it and learn more than, you know, we have a 22-year-old in our office tweeting stuff." The Internet is now one-sixth of the economy, and as Motley points out, it is also a fundamental driver of the U.S. economy. . . "
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