Tag: net neutrality
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2/10 Defcon: Harsh Sentences, Trojan Horse, Hotfile
Hackers hit NASDAQ computers // Hypnosis by LCD becoming increasingly rampant // FCC net neutrality is a regulatory ‘trojan horse’ // Motion Picture Association sues Hotfile.com for direct copyright infringement & theft ‘on a staggering scale’
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internet splits in two
“The Internet Splits in Two” by Dan Lyons sees the recent Net Neutrality Ruling by FCC leading to a bifurcation of fast internet for the rich and slow crappy internet for the poor and the amounts of information available. Lyons views the ruling as tantamount to having a Bloomberg terminal to do stock trading versus…
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fcc loses net neutrality battle against comcast
court: fcc had no right to sanction comcast for p2p blocking from washington post: Comcast on Tuesday won its federal lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission in a ruling that undermines the agency’s ability to regulate Internet service providers just as it unrolls a sweeping broadband agenda. The decision also sparks pressing questions on how…
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defcon 10/29: smart grid, nsa supercenters & surveillance
obama announces stimulus funding for the ‘smart grid’*obama invests $3.4b in US electricity grid*feds’ smart grid race leaves cybersecurity in the dust*flashback: corbett report: episode103 – the smart grid cometh*cyberattacks: espionage now, sabotage soon*nsa supercenters to store americans’ private data permanently*government to build $1.5b cybersecurity data center*dhs to announce cyber merger*scan of internet uncovers 1000s…
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defcon 10/22: obama’s cyberthreats, telecoms & crypto
nasa: lunar pole-shot plume shows up in pictures*nsa director tapped for cyber command*nsa director to be new cyber commander*the growing cyberthreat*ucla study: the internet is altering our brains*former fbi agent slams defence tactics in mckinnon case*time-warner cable exposes 65k customer routers to remote hacks*crypto spares man who secretly video taped flatmates*free download turns blackberry into…