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Closing web browser windows doesn’t close connections
Months ago I noticed something strange in the Little Snitch Network Monitor: Safari was still connecting to web sites after every window had been closed. … Closing web browser windows doesn’t close connectionsRead more
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Why Google’s Supreme Court Case Could Rattle the Internet
We’ve all lost countless hours to online recommendation algorithms that suggest we might enjoy watching yet another cat video or following just one more influencer. … Why Google’s Supreme Court Case Could Rattle the InternetRead more
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How Google has downgraded importance of news websites in search results
News websites saw a significant drop in their prominence on Google search results in 2022, according to data from independent search visibility performance company Sistrix. … How Google has downgraded importance of news websites in search resultsRead more
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Over 55,000 Websites Blocked Since January 2015, Most to ‘Protect Indian State’
One of the reasons most often cited for the blocking of websites is the ‘protection of the Indian state,’ a recently released report notes. The … Over 55,000 Websites Blocked Since January 2015, Most to ‘Protect Indian State’Read more
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Email discrimination is unethical
Many companies have been trying to disrupt email by making it proprietary. So far, they have failed. Email keeps being an open protocol. Hurray? No … Email discrimination is unethicalRead more
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Serfing the Net
We are living in an age of unprecedented creativity, they tell us. But there was a dark time not long ago, the story goes, when … Serfing the NetRead more
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Protecting the Internet As We Know It
We’ve seen signs of a looming splinternet for years. And while Internet shutdowns and clashing country approaches to Internet regulation aren’t new, recent geopolitical events … Protecting the Internet As We Know ItRead more
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A cloud without Google and Microsoft for all italian schools
A bill just presented to the italian Senate proposes the establishment of one “single national interconnection network” called UNIRE (“to join”). The mission of this … A cloud without Google and Microsoft for all italian schoolsRead more
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Today’s Toxic, Concentrated Internet
At its inception, the internet was imagined as a decentralized, horizontal and open space that would foster freedom and equality. Today, it is a collection … Today’s Toxic, Concentrated InternetRead more