Analysis of topics such as privacy and security, telecommunications law, and the “digital divide.” (Those interested in how the national, state, and local governments use the Internet should visit the E-Gov section.)

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Privacy Implications of Fast, Mobile Internet Access

2/14/2008 | Memo  | Susannah Fox

Many Americans are jumping into the participatory Web without considering all the implications. If nothing really bad has happened to someone, they tend neither to worry about their personal information nor to take steps to limit the amount of information that can be found about them online.
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The Internet Gains in Politics

1/11/2008 | Report  | Andrew Kohut

The internet is living up to its potential as a major source for news about the presidential campaign. Nearly a quarter of Americans (24%) say they regularly learn something about the campaign from the internet, almost the double the percentage from a comparable point in the 2004 campaign (13%).
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Digital Footprints

12/16/2007 | Report  | Mary Madden Susannah Fox Aaron Smith Jessica Vitak

Internet users are becoming more aware of their digital footprint; 47% have searched for information about themselves online, up from just 22% five years ago.
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Why We Don't Know Enough About Broadband in the U.S.

11/14/2007 | Memo  | John Horrigan

Half of all Americans now have broadband at home, according to the Pew Internet Project's September 2007 survey, marking the first time that as many as 50% of respondents say they have high-speed internet connections at home. This milestone in broadband adoption occurs at a time of close scrutiny of the data gathered by government agencies on broadband deployment.
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Measuring Broadband

11/14/2007 | Report  | Kenneth Flamm Amy Friedlander John Horrigan William Lehr

Imperfect or absent data are rarely mentioned in policy discussions. Yet the communications policy debate in the United States today is inseparable from debates about the data used to make claims about policy propositions. Policymakers are beginning to see the need for better data, and this report contains recommendations on the principles that should guide efforts to improve data collection on the deployment and use of communications infrastructure.
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Closing the Broadband Divide

8/1/2007 | Memo  | John Horrigan

When you look at the data on Americans without broadband at home, it suggests it will take time to get these holdouts off the digital sidelines.
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Spam 2007

5/23/2007 | Memo  | Deborah Fallows

37% of email users said spam had increased in their personal email accounts, up from 28% of email users who said that two years ago.
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Digital Divisions

10/5/2005 | Report  | Susannah Fox

There are clear differences among those with broadband connections, dial-up connections, and no connections at all to the internet.
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Broadband Adoption in the United States: Growing but Slowing

9/21/2005 | Report  | John Horrigan

The growth in home high-speed internet adoption, after growing quickly in the past several years, has slowed down and is poised to slow even further.
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Spyware

7/6/2005 | Report  | Susannah Fox

Spyware and the threat of unwanted programs being secretly loaded onto computers are becoming serious threats online.
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