FCC’s Pai: Media Are Not Enemy of the People
Responds to Democrats concerned about hearing answers on Trump attacks –B&C
NAB Slams FCC Repack Plan, Seeks Changes
Says auction structure was faulty, transition plan is flawed –B&C
Drones for Tower Inspections? Lookout for FAA Regulations
FAA Waivers May Be Required. Last summer, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued its first regulations allowing commercial flights of small unmanned aircraft (sUAS, colloquially known as drones). As we reported, those rules place a number of restrictions on flying drones for commercial use, although the agency provided the opportunity to obtain waivers of some rules. –CommLawBlog
Star Trek-themed Kirk ransomware has Spock decryptor, demands ransom be paid in Monero
While you may want to live long and prosper, you don’t want to be “kirked”—an extension added to files encrypted by the new Star Trek-themed Kirk ransomware. –Network World
Lessons From a Policy Success
Recently, there were news reports that President Trump, while meeting with executives to discuss his infrastructure plans, inquired about the possibility of auctioning the broadcast spectrum to wireless carriers. He should know that not only is it possible, it’s been done and its rare bipartisan path points to ways, even in the current discordant environment, to move our country forward. –Inside Sources
How a Russian Decree on Online Streamers Could Hit Netflix, Hollywood
Russia’s culture ministry has introduced a requirement of mandatory exhibition licenses for all movies and television series offered by online video services in a move that industry representatives fear will hurt the online video streaming business and Hollywood alike. –THR
The wireless spectrum sharing mover and shaker you might not know
Federated Wireless at forefront of CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) shared spectrum movement –Network World
UK Withdraws Ads From Google, YouTube: Cites Hate Speech
British authorities want to know why advertisements marketing the government’s services appeared alongside videos carrying hate speech and extremist content on its YouTube Web site. –Media Post
These temporary tattoos turn you into a temporary cyborg
MIT Media Lab’s DuoSkin uses temporary tattoos to turn skin into wireless interfaces, with the ability to connect with smartphones, transmit data, or display images based on body temperature. –Washington Post
Cyber-Security Congress: politics driving cyber-security as much as business
The lines between cyber-criminals and state-sponsored attacks, monetary gain and political influence are becoming increasingly blurred, according to speakers at this year’s Cyber Security Congress in London. –IDG Connect
Judge Nixes Google Settlement Over Email Scans
A federal judge has rejected a settlement of a class-action lawsuit alleging that Google violates people’s privacy by scanning emails for ad-targeting purposes. –Media Post
ISPs say your Web browsing and app usage history isn’t “sensitive”
ISP lobby groups make case against the FCC’s broadband privacy rules. –ARSTechnica
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The Digital Daily Dozen is distributed weekdays (usually) by Dom Caristi or Heather Vaughn as a service of the BSU Digital Policy Institute. The articles are culled from various e-newsletters. The content is not original – only their compilation in this mailing is. ________________________________________________________________