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Telecom, Internet & Information Policy
Cato's research on telecommunications and information policy advances a vision of free minds and free markets within the information policy, information technology, and telecommunications sectors of the American economy. Cato scholars work to address the many contentious public policy concerns and debates surrounding these important sectors, including privacy, identification, data security and the information economy; regulation of traditional telecommunications, Internet network management, and electromagnetic spectrum; and intellectual property issues such as copyrights and patents.
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- Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies (REAL ID, electronic employment verification, civil liberties, privacy issues, national ID cards)
- Timothy B. Lee, Adjunct Scholar (Copyright and patent law, civil liberties, network neutrality regulation, intellectual property and technology)
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