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Category Archives: InternetPolicy
Not OK, Google: Chromium voice extension pulled after spying concerns
Company agreed that a closed source module wasn’t a good fit for an open source browser.
Source: Not OK, Google: Chromium voice extension pulled after spying concerns
How the future of US wireless service hangs on a government auction – CNET
The name of the game is spectrum, and the carriers are jockeying for rules that could determine the ultimate winners and losers of the wireless wars.
Source: How the future of US wireless service hangs on a government auction – CNET
The US Navy wants to buy unpatched security flaws
It won’t surprise you to hear that governments are eager to buy unpatched security exploits for the sake of cyberdefense or surveillance, but they’re rar
NSA Has Reverse-Engineered Popular Consumer Anti-Virus Software In Order To Track Users | TechCrunch
The NSA and its British counterpart the GCHQ have put extensive effort into hacking popular security software products to “track users and infiltrate networks,” according to the latest…
Source: NSA Has Reverse-Engineered Popular Consumer Anti-Virus Software In Order To Track Users | TechCrunch
How the future of US wireless service hangs on a government auction – CNET
The name of the game is spectrum, and the carriers are jockeying for rules that could determine the ultimate winners and losers of the wireless wars.
Source: How the future of US wireless service hangs on a government auction – CNET
Time Warner Cable may face net neutrality complaint from webcam hoster
Company demands free interconnection—but FCC rules don’t ban peering payments.
Source: Time Warner Cable may face net neutrality complaint from webcam hoster
The First Net Neutrality Complaints Are Coming – NationalJournal.com
At least one Internet backbone company is planning to complain to the FCC over network congestion.
Source: The First Net Neutrality Complaints Are Coming – NationalJournal.com
Internet naming body moves to crack down on ‘.sucks’
Al Franken Urges FBI to Crack Down on Revenge Porn – NationalJournal.com
“New technologies can pose significant threats if bad actors are not held accountable to our nation’s laws,” Franken said.
Source: Al Franken Urges FBI to Crack Down on Revenge Porn – NationalJournal.com