Erik Fair
@skeptech.bsky.social
Skeptical Technocrat, UNIX Hacker, Internet Guy (IETF, USENET backbone cabal, WELL denizen), Traveler, Interested Observer
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“It’s not more efficient, and it’s not better for Americans, for citizens and residents of this country,” EFF’s Corynne McSherry told @fedscoop.bsky.social of the IRS sharing data with DHS. “We want this information to be separated, not for it to be easily combined.”
IRS’s data-sharing deal with ICE will lead to ‘dangerous’ mistakes, digital rights group argues
An amicus brief from the Electronic Frontier Foundation asks an appeals court to consider Watergate-era privacy protections and the pitfalls of bulk data disclosures in immigration enforcement.
fedscoop.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
“It’s not more efficient, and it’s not better for Americans, for citizens and residents of this country,” EFF’s Corynne McSherry told @fedscoop.bsky.social of the IRS sharing data with DHS. “We want this information to be separated, not for it to be easily combined.”
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www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Privacy Badger is @nytwirecutter.bsky.social's top choice for blocking trackers or ads. If you aren't already using EFF's free browser extension, here's one more reason to give it a try.
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The government said the bribery scheme resulted in the passage of legislation eliminating AT&T's Carrier of Last Resort obligation to provide landline phone service as well as separate legislation related to small cell deployments.
AT&T paid bribes to get two major pieces of legislation passed, US gov’t says
Payments helped AT&T obtain key legislative wins in Illinois, prosecutors say.
arstechnica.com
May 15, 2024 at 4:52 PM
The government said the bribery scheme resulted in the passage of legislation eliminating AT&T's Carrier of Last Resort obligation to provide landline phone service as well as separate legislation related to small cell deployments.
I wish everyone a very Happy (American) Thanksgiving, and hope you all have a Thanksgiving dinner that can't be beat! 🍷🦃🍗🥧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=m57g...
Alice's Restaurant - Original 1967 Recording
From Arlo Guthrie's same-titled album, released by Reprise.
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November 23, 2023 at 8:00 PM
I wish everyone a very Happy (American) Thanksgiving, and hope you all have a Thanksgiving dinner that can't be beat! 🍷🦃🍗🥧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=m57g...
And a proper definition of #NetNeutrality www.quora.com/What-is-net-...
What is net neutrality? Is it good or bad?
Erik Fair's answer: Net Neutrality is a new name for a very old regulatory regime (Economic Policy) designed to prevent monopolists and oligopolists from extracting Economic Rents (and thus Economic P...
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October 15, 2023 at 1:55 AM
And a proper definition of #NetNeutrality www.quora.com/What-is-net-...
Since #NetNeutrality has become a debatable policy once again, posting of my writing on the subject is relevant: www.quora.com/Has-net-neut...
Has net neutrality always been around since the Internet was created?
Erik Fair's answer: Yes.
The whole Net Neutrality issue is about pricing for network bandwidth.
When the ARPANET was created in 1968, what the regulated monopoly telephone companies (i.e., AT&T) sol...
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October 15, 2023 at 1:54 AM
Since #NetNeutrality has become a debatable policy once again, posting of my writing on the subject is relevant: www.quora.com/Has-net-neut...
However, after the not-very-visible-from-here eclipse, we got a nice Lake Tahoe sunset …
October 15, 2023 at 1:50 AM
However, after the not-very-visible-from-here eclipse, we got a nice Lake Tahoe sunset …
Sun not high enough above the eastern horizon for me to see the annular eclipse directly. However, there were some other interesting effects…
October 14, 2023 at 9:24 PM
Sun not high enough above the eastern horizon for me to see the annular eclipse directly. However, there were some other interesting effects…
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The Internet should live up to its history of fostering innovation, creativity, and freedom. When ISPs act as gatekeepers we all lose. Hopefully, on October 19th the FCC will show all Americans that it knows how the internet works and will put people over ISPs once and for all.
The FCC is Expected to Propose the Return of Net Neutrality
Network neutrality is the idea that internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all data that travels over their networks fairly, without discrimination in favor of particular apps, sites or
www.eff.org
October 14, 2023 at 6:43 PM
The Internet should live up to its history of fostering innovation, creativity, and freedom. When ISPs act as gatekeepers we all lose. Hopefully, on October 19th the FCC will show all Americans that it knows how the internet works and will put people over ISPs once and for all.