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March 3, 2017

Why Congress Should Act on Email Privacy (Audio: Interview)

Tom Giovanetti says passing the Email Privacy Act would not only correct a glaring, 30-year-old mistake by protecting the privacy of digital data, but also help Congress and President Trump get off to a positive, bipartisan start.

September 30, 2016

Is This the End of the Internet As We Know It?

On KSKY 660AM, The Mark Davis Show, IPI President Tom Giovanetti explains the danger of relinquishing control of the internet to ICANN.

August 10, 2016

IPI Podcast: Internet Taxes and the Nexus Standard

The MFA and other Internet sales tax formulations would massively expand government power and burden small and medium-sized retailers with new tax-collection burdens. IPI’s Bartlett Cleland defines economic nexus and explains why the standard is so important. 

August 5, 2016

Republican Platform Puts the Brakes on Taxing the Internet (Audio: Interview)

Tom Giovanetti joins fill-in host Paul Gleiser on 660 AM - The Answer's Mark Davis Show to discuss important language included in the Republican platform that puts the brakes on government's ability to tax and regulate the Internet.

August 5, 2016

IPI Podcast: Online Sales Tax and the GOP Platform

In a regular Policy Wonks podcast, IPI president Tom Giovanetti discusses the Marketplace Fairness Act and how IPI was successful in influencing the Republican party platform to include language opposing the expansion of government's power in regulating and taxing the Internet. 

February 17, 2016

Giovanetti Commends Apple for Privacy Stance (Audio: Interview)

IPI president Tom Giovanetti applauded CEO Tim Cook for his stance on protecting consumers’ privacy on 660 AM – The Answer’s Mark Davis Show. “The FBI is asking Apple to give them a tool to get into ANY iPhone, not just one terrorist's device," said Giovanetti. 

December 17, 2015

What's Necessary For Security & What's Giving Government Too Much Power? (Audio: Interview)

In this interview with Steel on Steel’s John Loeffler, IPI research fellow Bartlett D. Cleland discusses the urgent need to protect U.S. critical infrastructure from domestic or foreign cyberattacks while balancing Americans’ right to privacy.

December 17, 2015

Who’s Right on Digital Privacy? (Audio: Interview)

During the Dec. 15 GOP presidential debate in Las Vegas, Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio sparred on the issue of electronic privacy and the NSA surveillance program. Tom Giovanetti discusses with Mark Davis of 660 AM The Answer the merits of encryption and digital privacy vs security.

 

November 20, 2015

In Fighting Terror, Maintaining the Balance Between Liberty and Security (Audio: Interview)

IPI president Tom Giovanetti talks to 660 AM – The Answer’s Mark Davis about new debates regarding electronic privacy and security in the wake of the horrific Paris terror attacks. 

June 16, 2015

Chaffetz Bill Even Worse Than Marketplace Fairness Act (Audio: Interview)

Tom Giovanetti discusses the latest online sales tax ploy in Congress and how it would do serious harm to small business and interstate commerce. 

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