The Federal Communication Commission has formally published its plans on revisions to the way the Internet is regulated and begun a four month public consultation period. The commission voted 3-2 on party lines to publish a proposed notice of rulemaking — in effect, draft rules that could be amended before they take effect. Although FCC […]
A European court ruling against Google means search engines may have to respect “the right to be forgotten.” But exactly how the judgment will work in practice is unclear. In principle, the ruling means people have the right to demand that search results pointing to information about them be removed from indexes. It appears to […]
An awesome explanation of Net Neutrality by Youtuber ViHart. If you’re wondering what YOU can do to help the fight for Net Neutrality, head over to this link and check out the description below the video. [ViHart]
Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler has hinted at further revisions to the way the FCC approaches net neutrality. But he’s still stopping short of a “pure” implementation of the principles. Wheeler sparked criticism back in April when the FCC suggested new rules to deal with the problem that, as things stand, it doesn’t have […]
Listen as CGP Grey gives a simple explanation on what net neutrality is and tells us why we all need to defend it. [CGP Grey]
Google has agreed to stop scanning emails on around 30 million accounts used by students and teachers. It follows Microsoft offering a special version of Bing for schools that cuts out ads and other commercial results. The new policy will affect any emails on accounts using Google Apps for Education. That’s a free service but, […]
You wouldn’t accept lag offline, so why do it online? ume.net, a fiber broadband provider, performed an experiment. Four volunteers got to experience internet’s biggest disturbance in real life – lag. [umeaenergi]
The chairman of the FCC has denied that proposed rule changes will spell the death of the net neutrality principle. Tom Wheeler says the changes will instead maintain net neutrality but in a way compatible with court rulings. A federal appeals court recently ruled that the FCC does not have the authority to make rules […]
Google has developed an algorithm that can decipher house numbers from Street View images with impressive accuracy. The problem is that the algorithm can match or even outperform humans when confronted with Google’s own use of CAPTCHA tests. Because so much of the data collection for Google Maps is automated, the first drafts of the […]
The man behind filesharing site Megaupload is to get back cash and property seized when his house was raided in 2012. But while Kim Dotcom seems to be having a great time right now, he still faces the threat of extradition. US officials want Dotcom to stand trial for criminal copyright infringement in a case […]