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We might have a hint, but we never let our brain trick us into the fact that real-time tracking has made way past movies. A breaking story by NY Times has uncovered Securus Technologies — a US-based company that runs a service for monitoring calls to prison inmates. The technology can do a lot more than […]
The group, which embodies countless tech organizations including Google, Amazon, Facebook, Etsy and various companies, stated that the organization will not only compete in the coming lawsuits which should come shortly after the repeal hits the Federal Register but would carry a “legislative solution” to help make net neutrality permanent. “The final report of Chairman […]
As the FCC has attempted to abandon its role as the defender of a free and open Internet at the federal level, states are attempting ways to step into the void. Prior to December, the FCC’s rules prevented Internet service providers (ISPs) from preventing or slowing down traffic to websites. The rules also restrained ISPs […]
The streaming company retweeted its care for the Internet Association’s Friday announced it would “interrupt in a judicial action to save net neutrality protections.” The IA plans on shoving back against the FCC’s choice last month to pull back Obama-era laws that blocked internet providers from blocking a path to particular sites, as well as […]
THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Commission voted Thursday to dismantle its net neutrality regulations. But that won’t end the fight over rules that prohibit internet service providers from creating fast lanes for some content, while blocking or throttling others. Most immediately, the activity will move to the courts, where the advocacy group Free Press, and probably others, will challenge the […]
Before you throw your computer into a lake, rest ensured this ain’t over. In the days, weeks, and periods to follow honestly, indeed in the next few hours the next phase in the fight to protect net neutrality will begin. It will take several forms, and will happen in several areas, but it’s only just […]
That’s frequently the case with net impartiality: a handful of Republican delegates have joined their voices to those demanding the FCC to delay the vote that would repeal net neutrality, or for legislation that authorizes the principle permanently. The latest to turn is Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO), who addressed in a letter today: The Internet […]
Records request denied because FCC made no “written documentation” of attack. The US Federal Communications Commission says it has no written analysis of DDoS attacks that hit the commission’s net neutrality comment system in May. In its response to a Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) request filed by Gizmodo, the FCC said its analysis of DDoS attacks “stemmed from […]
Short Bytes: In a big blow to the privacy of American internet users, President Donald Trump has signed a resolution to repeal the FCC rules that forced the ISPs to seek customers’ consent before selling their browsing information. This has happened as ISPs argued that internet companies like Google and Facebook have an unfair advantage as […]
Short Bytes: The US Senate has voted to discard the broadband privacy rules that would have forced the ISPs to seek consumers’ permission before selling their personal and web browsing data. The Senate, with Republican Majority, voted 50-48 and made sure that FCC will be prevented from issuing similar rulings in future. The House, also […]
Short Bytes: After facing tons of criticism over the new proposed rules governing the 5GHz spectrum devices (basically your WiFi routers), the FCC has decides to remove the controversial wordings from the proposal. The FCC has modified the proposal and cleaned the air, telling that it allows the use of open source firmware. Some months […]