House Democrats punt on net neutrality
In the latest development in the fight over so-called “net neutrality” regulations, House Democrats have shelved a last-ditch effort to broker a compromise between phone, cable, and internet…
Month: September 2010
In Schmidt’s vision, Google will search before you even ask
In the not-so-distant future, you'll be walking down the street and your phone will beep and offer you a few lunch suggestions just around the corner, or it…
Texting ban report met with anger, skepticism
Are texting-while-driving bans working? In a controversial report released Sept. 28, the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, found that…
Rutgers student kills self after sex act broadcast online
A Rutgers University student jumped to his death off a bridge a day after authorities say two classmates surreptitiously recorded him having sex with a man in his…
Lawmaker’s net neutrality compromise: Solution or last gasp?
As House Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., prepares to release his legislative proposal for new rules to preserve an open internet, a leaked version reveals that it…
Rutgers freshmen charged for using hidden camera on a student
In a case of video voyeurism gone high-tech, a pair of Rutgers University freshmen secretly placed a camera in a dorm room earlier this month and broadcast a…
Mobile device boom sparks U.S. web address shortage
A telecommunications official on Sept. 28 warned that the United States could run out of unique internet addresses to assign to new devices by the end of next…
New tool helps explore path to more tech grads
Policy makers and philanthropists have a new resource in the effort to increase the number of graduates in science, technology, engineering, and math, reports the Associated Press: An…
Amazon launches ‘Kindle for the Web’
Amazon has unveiled a program that allows Kindle electronic books to be sampled in a web browser, AFP reports.
Network Security Glossary of Terms
ACL (access control list): A method of keeping in check the internet traffic that attempts to flow through a given ... Read more