Net neutrality provision dumped April 27, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Telecom companies won a round in Congress late Wednesday when the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted down the Democratic-backed Net neutrality amendment to a telecom-reform bill in a 34-22 vote. | |
More regulations make websites less trustworthy, study shows August 02, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 53 vote(s)
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Placing strict controls and regulations on website operators does not make the Internet more secure and private for users, according to a new study. In fact, stringent policies seem to make the matter worse, says Dr. Karim ... | |
House Judiciary passes Net-neutrality bill May 25, 2006 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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The House Judiciary Committee passed a bill Thursday, 20-13, that would amend the Clayton anti-trust act to include Net neutrality. | |
Internet promoting pseudo-epidemics? July 03, 2006 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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You see the signs promoting cancer screening nearly everywhere you go these days -- airports, bus stations and online. The ads promote cancer screening as a form of preventive medicine, and almost always refer you to an Internet ... | |
Phishers can use social Web sites as bait to net victims May 24, 2007 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Internet sites such as MySpace and Facebook are popular ways for friends to stay in touch, but they also can be used by cyber sharks posing as "friends," enabling them to steal personal and financial information. | |
Amnesty: Web Companies Violating Rights July 20, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Amnesty International accused Yahoo, Microsoft and Google on Thursday of violating human rights principles by cooperating with China's efforts to censor the Web and called on them to lobby for the release of jailed ... | |
 Wikipedia opens online library on human genes July 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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A group of US researchers laid out the foundations Monday for a new online library on human genetics stored within the existing framework of open-access encyclopedia Wikipedia. | |
Stock exchange for 'grid' computing? February 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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You might soon be selling your spare computer power over the internet, or perhaps buying in extra resources to solve a tricky problem. In either case, network administration used to be a stumbling block – until European researchers ... | |
Web site allows fans to relive history May 03, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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It is the bottom of the ninth inning, the ballgame is tied, the bases are loaded, and Randy Johnson is on the mound. Johnson readies his next pitch, and Babe Ruth steps up to the plate and hits the game-winning homerun. | |
 Nature offers guidance on organising dynamic networks May 26, 2006 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Today, for many, computer networks are an indispensable infrastructure that interconnects people, places and organisations. But increasingly they are beginning to creak as their complexity grows. Biological ... | |
 Giant online security hole getting fixed, slowly August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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(AP) -- A giant vulnerability in the Internet's design is allowing criminals to silently redirect traffic to Web sites under their control. The problem is being fixed, but its extent remains unknown and many ... | |
Jobs Says Apple Customers Not into Renting Music April 27, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs indicates he is unlikely to give in to calls from the music industry to add a subscription-based model to Apple's wildly popular iTunes online music store. | |
The Unleveling of Play: Internet Surveillance & Governmental Intrusion November 28, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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It is estimated that around 25 countries place restrictions on content for citizens utilizing the Internet. Citizens Lab has published a guide for world-wide users to by-pass censors. Additionally, the Lab introduces Psiphon ... | |
 China to censor Internet during Games: organisers July 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The Beijing Olympics were plunged into another controversy on Wednesday as China announced a backflip on Internet freedoms for the thousands of foreign reporters covering the Games. | |
Experimental phone network uses virtual sticky notes June 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The rapid convergence of social networks, mobile phones and global positioning technology has given Duke University engineers the ability to create something they call "virtual sticky notes," site-specific messages that people ... | |
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