| Excerpt: | A proposed sale of one of the Internet's biggest domain registries is attracting opposition all over the world, including here in the Pacific Northwest. |
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| Published at: | 5:00 PM on Sunday, January 26th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Caitlin Harrington |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Ethical Business, Interoperability |
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Category Archives: Technology
NPI’s Gael Tarleton warns proposed sale of .ORG domain registry could harm nonprofits
Forty-eight states have launched a major antitrust investigation targeting Google
| Excerpt: | Search and advertising giant Google and its parent company Alphabet are about to face more regulatory scrutiny, but this time from the state level. |
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| Published at: | 11:25 PM on Monday, September 9th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Ethical Business |
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Documentary Review: “The Great Hack” shows how data insecurity impacts elections
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of The Great Hack, an essential, must-see film breaking down what happened to our democracy in the 2016 presidential election. |
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| Published at: | 9:00 PM on Sunday, September 1st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Elections, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Brexit, Digital Freedom, Films, Privacy |
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FBI arrests Seattle woman for breaching CapitalOne’s servers; 100 million+ affected
| Excerpt: | Paige A. Thompson is in big trouble. The Seattle-based hacker is in federal custody after FBI agents searched her home and found evidence she breached the serves of CapitalOne. |
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| Published at: | 6:21 PM on Monday, July 29th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Hacking, Hardening |
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Frontier Communications to leave Cascadia; PNW assets sold to WaveDivision Capital
| Excerpt: | Nine years after taking on debt to buy Verizon's assets in the Pacific Northwest, Frontier Communications is offloading those same assets in a $1.35 billion sale to Kirkland-based WaveDivision Capital, which must be approved by regulators. |
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| Published at: | 12:04 PM on Thursday, May 30th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Critical Infrastructure |
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VICTORY! U.S. House of Representatives finally votes to restore net neutrality
| Excerpt: | The people's House of Representatives finally has a majority willing to implement the people's demand for Net Neutrality. Get details on the historic vote. |
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| Published at: | 7:55 PM on Tuesday, April 9th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Net Neutrality |
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NPI talks to King County Elections Director Julie Wise about the 2018 general election
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's interview with King County's top elections official. Topics discussed include preparations for the 2018 November general election, ballot security, and reforms like prepaid postage on ballot return envelopes that are making it easier to vote. |
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| Published at: | 5:44 PM on Wednesday, October 24th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Fair Elections, Hacking, Hardening, Secure Elections |
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The fight for net neutrality isn’t over yet
| Excerpt: | Ajit Pai is trying to destroy net neutrality, but the fight is not over. Learn what you can do to keep the Internet free and open. |
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| Published at: | 1:17 PM on Tuesday, May 29th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Brad Fenstermacher |
| Other Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Net Neutrality |
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Read Patty Murray + Maria Cantwell’s Senate floor speeches in support of Net Neutrality
| Excerpt: | In an important victory for our digital liberties, the U.S. Senate voted 52-47 in favor of restoring net neutrality as the law of the land in this country. The following are the speeches given by United States Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell in support of a free and open Internet prior to the vote. |
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| Published at: | 1:46 PM on Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Net Neutrality |
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Governor Inslee signs net neutrality into law in Washington, drawing nationwide attention
| Excerpt: | Net neutrality will soon be the law of the land again -- at least in the Evergreen State -- following today's signing of Substitute House Bill 2282 by Governor Jay Inslee, officially titled protecting an open internet in Washington State. |
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| Published at: | 9:11 PM on Monday, March 5th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Net Neutrality |
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Documentary Review: “Happening” shows that freedom from fossil fuels is possible
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of "Happening" (A Clean Energy Revolution), a film directed by James Redford and featuring Mark Ruffalo, Ray Mabus, Dave Ramm, and Matthew Nordan. Learn about the growth of the renewable power industry and prospects for a clean energy future. |
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| Published at: | 10:25 PM on Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Our Environment, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Film |
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Trump fans flooded Iowa Democratic Party’s caucus reporting phone line with prank calls