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Internet« Previous EntriesDeath of Free Internet - Canada Will Be Test CaseTuesday, July 22nd, 2008In the last 15 years or so, as a society we have had access to more information than ever before in modern history because of the Internet. There are approximately 1 billion Internet users in the world and any one of these users can theoretically communicate in real time with any other on the planet. The Internet has been the greatest technological achievement of the 20th century by far, and ... tagged Internet, Technology and World-NewsU.S. military to patrol InternetFriday, July 11th, 2008UPI | The U.S. military is looking for a contractor to patrol cyberspace, watching for warning signs of forthcoming terrorist attacks or other hostile activity on the Web. "If someone wants to blow us up, we want to know about it," Robert Hembrook, the deputy intelligence chief of the U.S. Army's Fifth Signal Command in Mannheim, Germany, told United Press International. In a solicitation posted on the Web last week, the command ... tagged Internet and USA-NewsRINF Launches Web Hosting ServiceThursday, July 3rd, 2008RINF has launched a new web hosting service for businesses, individuals, groups and campaigns. As dissident websites and blogs are increasingly being censored and in some cases shut down for their political views, our new service aims to protect free speech and help keep the multi-corporates from controlling what can be said and done on the Internet. And at a fair price. Security is paramount to us, so at any one time there is normally 5 ... tagged InternetMEP Tries to Certify BloggersTuesday, July 1st, 2008Via Blairwatch | We earlier reported an initiative about the EU certifying bloggers. EU Observer has an interesting report about the outcry from this, correctly noting that this is just a proposal at the moment. However, further down the report they do quote the proposal's originator, Ms Mikko MEP (Who hasn't replied to our email) saying Ms Mikko clarified her intentions: "We do not need to know ... tagged EU and InternetIs the Creative Internet Just About Dead?Monday, May 19th, 2008 By Annalee Newitz | A couple of weeks ago I went to the annual Maker Faire in San Mateo, an event where people from all over the world gather for a giant DIY technology show-and-tell extravaganza. There are robots, kinetic sculptures, rockets, remote-controlled battleship contests, music-controlled light shows, home electronics kits, ill-advised science experiments (like the ...
tagged InternetYour Privacy for Sale: Internet Providers Cash InWednesday, May 14th, 2008
UPDATE: Thanks to information obtained by RINF readers, it appears Virgin Media are trying to distance themselves from Phorm.
Virgin Media stated: "Virgin Media has signed a preliminary agreement with Phorm to understand in more detail how this technology works but we have not yet decided if it will be introduced. This information has been clarified to ensure our customers have the full picture."
However, Phorm had this ...
tagged Internet and UK-NewsIs it Google or China censoring Carrefour?Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 By Garett Rogers | I guess either way, the answer is ultimately China, but this latest news on Google’s censorship in China is a bit strange. Chinese people are very upset with the French due to an attack on a wheelchair bound Olympic torch carrier. The act caused many Chinese people to call for a boycott on Carrefour — a ...
tagged Internet and World-NewsThe NSA, personal data and youMonday, April 28th, 2008 By Mitch Ratcliffe | Here’s a simple rule for preventing totalitarian rule in any nation: Don’t build the systems for monitoring people’s daily lives closely in the first place, and you will not be at risk of totalitarian rulers using those systems to overwhelm individual choice. The Wall Street Journal today has a long piece on the various ways ...
tagged Big-Brother, Internet, NSA and USA-NewsFBI wants widespread monitoring of ‘illegal’ web activitySaturday, April 26th, 2008 By Anne Broache |
The FBI on Wednesday called for new legislation that would allow federal police to monitor the Internet for "illegal activity." The suggestion from FBI Director Robert Mueller, which came during a House of Representatives Judiciary Committee hearing, appears to go beyond a current plan to monitor traffic on federal-government networks. Mueller seemed to suggest that the bureau should have ...
tagged Big-Brother, FBI, Internet and USA-NewsChina is world’s largest Internet-using populationSaturday, April 26th, 2008 By Jane Macartney |
China has overtaken the US as the world’s biggest user of the internet, thanks to a rise of more than 61 per cent of people in the country using the web in the past year. More than 221 million Chinese were online at the end of February compared with 137 million at the start ...
tagged Internet and World-NewseBay sues craigslist; cites dilutionWednesday, April 23rd, 2008 By Larry Dignan |
EBay said Tuesday that it is suing craigslist, Craig Newmark and Jim Buckmaster to “safeguard its four-year financial investment.”
The auction giant bought a 28.4 percent stake in craigslist in 2004, but alleges that in January that Newmark and Buckmaster “adopted measures that, among other things, unfairly diluted eBay’s economic interest in craigslist by more than 10 percent.” I have ...
tagged InternetSuperfast internet may replace world wide webWednesday, April 9th, 2008By Lewis Carter The internet could soon be made obsolete by a new "grid" system which is 10,000 times faster than broadband connections. Web could collapse as video demand soars Scientists in Switzerland have developed a lightning-fast replacement to the internet that would allow feature films and music catalogues to be downloaded within seconds. The invention could signal the end of the dreaded ... tagged Internet and World-NewsNSA releases new version of Linux softwareWednesday, April 9th, 2008WASHINGTON, March 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. National Security Agency has released its own version of the open-source computer operating system Linux, which offers enhanced security for users. The new software was rolled out earlier this month to an e-mail list for users of Linux -- an operating system that many experts believe provides a more secure alternative to the ubiquitous Microsoft Windows. Linux is open-source, which means the core ... tagged Internet, NSA and TechnologyDocuments prove FBI tracks Internet and phonesWednesday, April 9th, 2008FBI also spies on home soil for military, documents show; Much information acquired without court order John Byrne The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been routinely monitoring the e-mails, instant messages and cell phone calls of suspects across the United States -- and has done so, in many cases, without the approval of a court. Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act and given to the Washington Post -- which stuck ... tagged Big-Brother, FBI, Internet, Spying, Technology and USA-NewsDid BT spy on 36,000 customers?Sunday, April 6th, 2008By MATTHEW HICKLEY BT tested secret "spyware" on tens of thousands of its broadband customers without their knowledge, it admitted yesterday. It carried out covert trials of a system which monitors every internet page a user visits. Companies can exploit such data to target users with tailored online advertisements. An investigation into the affair has been started by the Information Commissioner, the personal data watchdog. Privacy campaigners reacted with horror, accusing BT of illegal interception ... tagged Internet, Technology and UK-News« Previous Entries |
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