FCC Chair Sides with BitTorrent, Comcast in Violation: “FCC Chairman Kevin Martin spoke to the Associated Press on Thursday about Comcast’s ‘delaying’ policy with words that may not bode well for the ISP. In a…
Bush Signs Spy Bill, ACLU Sues: “Marking a significant win over the Democrats, President Bush signed a bill into law Thursday that blesses his formerly secret, warrantless wiretapping powers and frees telecoms from privacy suits…
Hacker Sentenced to Two Years For MySpace Cyber Stalking: “Jeffrey Robert Weinberg, aka V.I.P., is shipped off to a California state prison after being arrested for allegedly trying to extort phone sex from a teenage…
ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO ANNOUNCES AGREEMENTS WITH AT&T, THE NATION’S LARGEST INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, AND AOL TO STOP MAJOR SOURCES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: July 10, 2008 See also http://www.nystopchildporn.com/ the new web site launched to put…
City Room: AT&T and AOL Agree to Fight Child Pornography: “AT&T and America Online have agreed to eliminate access to child pornography on newsgroups and their servers. Technology.)
Bits: An Imminent Victory for ‘Net Neutrality’ Advocates: “If regulators penalize Comcast for blocking some Internet file downloads, it would be a victory for advocates of an open Internet. But it could end up accelerating…