New bill would invalidate FCC’s net neutrality rules
A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced a bill that would invalidate the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s recently passed net neutrality rules. The legislation, introduced by Representative Doug Collins, a Georgia Republican, is called a resolution of disapproval, a move that allows Congress to review new federal regulations from government agencies, using an expedited legislative […]
USTelecom Continues its Legal Fight Against FCC on Net Neutrality
The telecommunications trade group has filed a supplemental petition with the courts so it can keep its legal standing in the fight against recent net neutrality rules changes made by the FCC. In March, USTelecom, a Washington-based telecommunications trade group that is battling the FCC over recent net neutrality changes made by the agency, filed […]
USTelecom Files Suit Against Government’s New Internet Rules
NEW YORK – A legal fight against the Federal Communications Commission’s new Internet traffic rules has begun. The rules were voted on in February and uphold the principle of net neutrality — that online content be allowed to load at the same speed. They forbid paid fast lanes favoring some content and say broadband providers […]
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New technology will slash foreign currency costs for consumers
Consumers should pay less than 1 percent in fees to exchange currency thanks to changes in financial infrastructure that are gathering pace, says the head of one of Europe’s biggest payment infrastructure providers. That compares to up to 10 percent still being charged by some of the market’s biggest players. Chief Executive John Sharman’s Tuxedo […]
Singapore Courts Order Internet Firms to Disclose Downloaders’ Identities
A Singapore court has ruled that the country’s Internet service providers must disclose the names and addresses of subscribers who have illegally downloaded movies. The case was brought by rights owner Dallas Buyers Club LLC, which identified over 500 people in Singapore who used torrent services to illegally download “Dallas Buyers Club,” the 2013 […]
Israel: Pro-Palestinian hackers hit Israeli websites after Anonymous threats of cyberattack
JERUSALEM (AP) — Pro-Palestinian hackers disrupted Israeli websites on Tuesday, following threats from the Anonymous hacking collective that it would carry out an “electronic Holocaust,” though Israeli cyber experts said the coordinated attacks caused little damage. The hacking campaign, which has taken place every April 7 since 2013, is meant to be in protest of […]
Microsoft is killing off the Internet Explorer brand
SAN FRANCISCO — Cue the dirge for Internet Explorer, Microsoft’s much maligned browser. Soon the brand will be (mostly) no more. Microsoft has hinted that Internet Explorer brand was going to be scrapped. Now it’s official. Chris Capossela, Microsoft’s head of marketing, made the announcement Monday at the Microsoft Convergence conference. Microsoft is placing […]
U.S. Cloud Providers Face Backlash From China’s Censors
U.S. tech companies are caught in the middle of an escalating battle between China’s increasingly active Internet censors and the free-speech activists determined to thwart them. Activists outside of China say they are disguising Internet traffic banned by Beijing—which includes anything from social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, to Gmail and news websites—by […]
The mysterious internet mishap that sent data for the UK’s nuclear program to Ukraine
The information superhighway got diverted last week when a Ukrainian internet service provider hijacked routes used by data heading for websites in the United Kingdom, according to a company that monitors and optimizes internet performance. The action could be a mere glitch—or something more sinister in an era of geopolitical cyber conflicts. The issue at […]
Ukraine is recruiting Internet soldiers to fight Russian trolls
“Many fronts have opened against us, and one of the crucial ones is the information front,” said Ukraine’s information minister Yuri Stec. Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine last year, and has been hit with Western sanctions for supporting armed separatists in eastern Ukraine. “Now is the time to fight back against the Russian invaders on […]
Google to FCC: Don’t regulate interconnection between edge providers and ISPs
Google has asked the FCC to refrain from regulating the informal interconnection agreements that Google and other providers have developed with ISPs like Comcast and Verizon. If FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s proposal to reclassify broadband providers under Title II of the 1934 Communications Act becomes law as predicted, the regulator would have the right to […]
Comcast Customer Representative Lied to Customer about Mandatory Data Caps
Comcast is having a bad publicity month. Not only are they pushing for a merger with Time Warner Cable that no one wants, they’ve also had multiple incidents of terrible customer service, specifically people changing customer names on bills to “dummy” and “B*tch”. However, a recently released recording of a customer service call may just […]
Biggest test in U.S.-Cuba talks: the Internet
Contrary to what the headlines suggest, the biggest test of President Obama’s move to normalize relations with Cuba will not be whether the two countries agree to set up embassies in their respective capitals, nor whether there is an avalanche of U.S. tourists to Cuba, but whether Cuba will accept U.S. help to expand Internet […]
Cuban youth build secret computer network despite Wi-Fi ban
Cut off from the Internet, young Cubans have quietly linked thousands of computers into a hidden network that stretches miles across Havana, letting them chat with friends, play games and download hit movies in a mini-replica of the online world that most can’t access. HAVANA — Home Internet connections are banned for all but a handful […]
Opinion: Show us your internet search history if you’ve got nothing to hide
It’s surely time to ask whether we’ve got the balance right between openness and protection. “I guess seeing your passwords on someone else’s computer screen generates some strong feelings,” cyber expert Markus Alkio said to me, as I stared at the results of what he’d managed to dig up. He was right. After two weeks […]
Obama turns focus to Internet security, privacy
President Barack Obama will highlight plans next week to protect American consumers and businesses from cyber threats, a month after the most high-profile hacking attack on a U.S. company. Internet security became a national focus after a cyberattack on Sony Pictures that Washington blamed on North Korea. The attack and subsequent threats of violence […]
CES 2015: Warning over data grabbed by smart gadgets
A “deeply personal” picture of every consumer could be grabbed by futuristic smart gadgets, the chair of the US Federal Trade Commission has warned. Speaking at CES, Edith Ramirez said a future full of smart gadgets that watch what we do posed a threat to privacy. The collated data could create a false impression if given […]
Dropbox passes 100-million-user mark
The 5-year-old cloud storage company marks its milestone with a GB giveaway. Cloud storage company Dropbox has reached 100 million users, and to celebrate it’s giving away gigabytes. The corporation, now 5 years of age, announced the milestone today in the blog entry published by founder Drew Houston. “Once upon an occasion, Dropbox had its […]
Data thieves target debit cards, PINs at point of sale
Using brash ingenuity, criminals out to steal your personal data are tampering with the checkout machines in department stores, supermarkets, gas stations and even your doctors’ office. Their prime target: your debit card account number and personal identification number. Thieves use ruses, such as posing as repairmen to alter and corrupt payment terminals — installing […]