WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says an Internet search site that posted false information about people can be sued only if the errors caused actual harm.
The founding father would have been rejected by any employer who learned that the man took “air baths” regularly — sitting naked in front of an open window.
The ability of the U.S. government to regulate broadband internet service is back in court, as the Washington D.C. federal appeals court on Friday heard arguments by the cable and telecom industry challenging rules the FCC established earlier this year…
It started with a hole in the wall. Sugata Mitra, working for a software company in Delhi, cut a gap between his firm and the slum next door, putting out an Internet-connected computer for kids in the community to use.
It’s getting a little easier to send an email in Cuba these days. Over the past few months, about 35 new WiFi hotspots have opened in parks, plazas and schools.
For years, the British government has reportedly tracked and stored billions of records of Internet use by British citizens and those outside the UK in an effort to track every visible user on the Internet. Ryan Gallagher of the Intercept…
In the burgeoning days of the Internet, everything was free, says author Joshua Cohen. Or at least it felt free. And then he started writing for himself, learning the pride of making something and receiving the spark of recognition. In…
Google said Friday that the company will begin allowing users to request that nude or sexually explicit images posted without their consent be removed from Google search results.
Ask Bay Area native Jenny Odell to describe her artistic practice and she just might tell you her work is more akin to a scientist or archivist. Typically it involves scouring the internet for images on Google Maps, YouTube, Yelp…
Even though the Internet was invented in the United States, Americans pay the most in the world for broadband access. And it’s not exactly blazing fast. So why are Americans paying more for slower service?…
