Arkansas – There is a very old saying that still circulates today that states, “If you give an inch, they will take a mile.” It would be wise for Arkansas legislators, voters, and the courts to keep this old saying in mind while considering HB 1236 (ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/2017R/Public/HB1236.pdf). The bill would essentially make it a crime […]
Category: Internet
CableOne – Is it time to do away with bandwidth limits?
Bandwidth is a term associated with the amount of data you use. People have had bandwidth to deal with for as long as the Internet has been cellular, cable, and DSL in format and with some companies even by telephone usage, but that was long ago. We have all likely seen the commercials or […]
Did You Take Part in Another Facebook Psych Experiment?
It now looks as if Facebook’s “Celebrate Pride” tool was a social/psychological experiment with more than 26 million unwitting subjects.
It’s Not Too Late to Stop Net Neutrality
Republican lawmakers are pursuing legislation to reverse the FCC’s February 26 “Net Neutrality” ruling, which at least one lawmaker describes as “illegal.”
China’s Failing Attempts to Censor the Internet
Internet censorship in China is a battlefield, and some of China’s troops come from Silicon Valley.
Net Neutrality: Beginning of the End of the Internet?
The FCC will regulate the Internet in the same way they already regulate the telephone and cable television industries — and they call that “neutral.”
Government Snooping of E-mail Target of New Legislation
Thirty-year-old privacy laws leave us much more vulnerable to government snooping than we realize.
China’s Main Internet Censor Addresses Tech Execs, Government Officials in DC
Do the US and China have common interests than differences on cyber issues?
Who Will Control Your Internet?
Companies such as Intel, Yahoo, Nortel, Cisco Systems, Motorola, and Sun have been working with oppressive governments to control the Internet. Is the US next?
The United Nations Grabs for Internet Control
As insane as it may seem, the ruling powers here in the United States are preparing to turn over the Internet — invented and built here — to the United Nations.