Day: January 24, 2014
End of Net Neutrality – Tim Wu – The Colbert Report – 2014-23-01 – Video Clip | Comedy Central
Net Neutrality Dies With a Whimper, Not a Bang | DSLReports, ISP Information
If you’ve been paying attention this has been the plan all along. Create completely arbitrary data limits on the network based on neither real-world network performance nor cost, then charge select companies for the ability to bypass them (or let your own content bypass the cap to unfair competitive advantage).
via Net Neutrality Dies With a Whimper, Not a Bang | DSLReports, ISP Information.
Apple’s Mac Still Influences, 30 Years After Debut
Social Media Update 2013 | Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project
Rand Paul: ‘Overwhelm the Government’ with Class-Action Suit Against Obama’s NSA
Sen. Rand Paul says he’s filing class-action lawsuit over NSA policies on email, phone records | Fox News
The NSA refuses to deny spying on members of Congress
Sanders didn’t use the word “spy” lightly. He was careful to define his terms, indicating he meant the collection of phone records from personal as well as official telephones, “content from Web sites visited or e-mails sent,” and data that companies collect but don’t release to the public.
Yale Surrenders to Technology – Bloomberg
“.. questions of who owns data are evolving before our very eyes.”
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