ISP throttles World of Warcraft “by mistake”

A Canadian internet provider appears to have caused World of Warcraft players to fall victim to its attempts to target peer-to-peer filesharing. Rogers Communications says the effect was unintentional and has offered a workaround. The case is a classic example of mixing up the medium and the message: while there’s little dispute that most p2p […]



Flash still smashed but Chrome’s canary sings sweet tune

On Tuesday I wrote about a problem with Google Chrome not (consistently) displaying Flash content since an upgrade to version 10. We don’t have a confirmed diagnosis or a cure, but we do have something of a workaround. Thanks to everyone who replied — there are certainly plenty of us experiencing the same problem — […]



Privacy “bill of rights” gets White House backing

The US government is considering legislation to protect a basic level of online privacy in a move that’s been dubbed a “privacy bill of rights.” Speaking to the Senate committee that oversees Internet issues, Commerce department official Lawrence Strickling said the White House would support legislation if Congress introduced it. The idea would be to […]