Some 1.5 billion sensitive online files, from pay stubs to medical scans to patent applications, are visible on the open internet, security researchers said today. … 1.5 bn sensitive documents on open internetRead more
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Data is the new lifeblood of capitalism – don’t hand corporate America control
One hundred and sixty years ago, the first transatlantic telegram traveled from Britain to the United States along a rickety undersea wire. It consisted of … Data is the new lifeblood of capitalism – don’t hand corporate America controlRead more
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The Internet Is Enabling a New Kind of Poorly Paid Hell
Technology has helped rid the American economy of many of the routine, physical, low-paid jobs that characterized the workplace of the last century. Gone are … The Internet Is Enabling a New Kind of Poorly Paid HellRead more
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Trump Drops “Pretense of Neutrality”
At the United Nations last week, 128 countries defied President Trump by voting in favor of a resolution calling for the United States to drop … Trump Drops “Pretense of Neutrality”Read more
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Corporate Cable Networks Largely Ignoring FCC Plan to Kill Net Neutrality
With just over two weeks left until the FCC is set to vote on chairman Ajit Pai’s plan to decimate net neutrality, a new study … Corporate Cable Networks Largely Ignoring FCC Plan to Kill Net NeutralityRead more
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FCC Plans to Gut Net Neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission will publish on Wednesday its plan to reverse Obama-era net neutrality rules that banned internet service providers from blocking or slowing … FCC Plans to Gut Net NeutralityRead more
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Web is not Google
Accelerated Mobile Pages (“AMP”), a Google project that purportedly seeks to improve the user experience of the Web. In fact, AMP keeps users within Google’s … Web is not GoogleRead more
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Tech giants are building their own undersea fibre-optic networks
WHEN Cyrus Field, an American businessman, laid the first trans-Atlantic cable in 1858, it was hailed as one of the great technological achievements of its … Tech giants are building their own undersea fibre-optic networksRead more
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The future of the internet is up for grabs
The Trump administration is weighing one of the most significant rulings on how the internet will operate in the future — broadly affecting both the … The future of the internet is up for grabsRead more