Tag: fcc
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For Web Users, FCC Raises Specter of Unequal Internet
from bloomberg.com: Your Netflix bill might rise. You may have to switch Internet providers to get faster YouTube videos. Or, you may miss out on the next big thing on the Web. Those are some of the concerns that consumer advocates are raising about U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler’s proposal this week for…
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Net neutrality gets a kick in the teeth
A US court has ruled against the FCC’s Open Internet regulations, putting the future of net neutrality completely up in the air. from zdnet.com: The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled in the case of Verizon et al. v. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and it’s bad, bad news…
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Obama Executive Order Seizes Control Of Communications Systems
Video: Controlling Communications Via Executive Order from theintelhub.com: President Obama has usurped all available forms of communication for the use and discretion of the US government. Under executive order (EO), Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions, Obama has enabled the executive branch to control communications under all “possible under all circumstances to…
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Media/Memes: Twilight Time
Can You Answer 25 Difficult Questions The Mainstream Media Refuses To?* House Republicans Reject FCC Rule to Force TV Stations to Publish Who Paid for Political Ads* Video: The arrogance and failure of news media* Boy Has Seizure Over Gory Scene in Prometheus* Gory Prometheus Scene Gives Young Boy A Seizure* Blade Runner: 30 Years…
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#DataDump: #SuperMoon, Snooping, Sidesteps and more
#Supermoon Saturday: May’s Full Moon coincides with Perigee, first of 6 Celestial events this month // 7M Birds Die in US and Canada a Year because of Communication Towers // Justice Department Clears Google In Wi-Fi Sniffing Scandal // Equipment Maker Caught Installing Backdoor Vows to Fix Following Public Pressure // How Apple Sidesteps Billions…
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#DataDump: #Discovery, Debacle, #David8 and more
Space Shuttle #Discovery Wows DC in 45min Flyover* Video: Space shuttle Discovery arrives in Washington* Video: Smithsonian Welcomes Discovery to Collection* Video Playlist: Space Shuttle Discovery* US military intelligence critic to lead spy agency* Contradicting Fed. Judge, FCC Clears Google in WiFi Sniffing Debacle* FCC’s Ruling on Google’s WiFi Snooping Sets Horrible Precedent* Video: New…
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12/15 defcon: god’s particles, takedown sprees & more
ndaa gives pentagon a green light for cyberwar* congress authorizes pentagon to wage internet war* ‘blueprint for a secure cyber future’: dhs releases cyber strategy framework* california unveils cyber crime unit* florida arrests 48 in child computer sex crimes investigation* cops target climate-sceptic bloggers in three countries* sopa tweet triggers political explosion, delays vote* carrier…
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nationwide ‘presidential emergency alerts’ to be tested on 11/9
confluence of drills on 11/9 as #EAStest to last for 3:30* from kake-tv: A nationwide Emergency Alert System test will take place early next month. All television and radio stations will be interrupted for the test. How widespread the test will be and will the test shut down general communications like phones and computers? Good…
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Net Neutrality Rules Published, Lawsuits Soon to Follow
The FCC has finally officially published long-delayed rules prohibiting cable, DSL and wireless internet companies from blocking websites and requiring them to disclose how they slow down or throttle their networks.
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Emergency Alert ‘Plan’ Coming to Your ‘Smart’ Phone
The emergency broadcast system is coming to cellphones. Updating the national emergency alert system, federal officials planned to announce on Tuesday in Manhattan that some cellphone users in New York and Washington will soon be able to receive alerts by text message in the event of a national or regional emergency.




