Nov 10 President Obama urges FCC to ban paid internet ‘fast lanes’ By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press In a statement released by the White House Monday, the president called for an "explicit ban" on such deals. Obama also said that federal regulators should reclassify the Internet as a public utility under Title II of the 1934 Communications… Continue reading
Nov 08 More diverse emojis coming to a smartphone near you By Rialda Zukic Some new, more diverse faces may soon be used for emoji symbols, after a push for more racial diversity earlier this year by smartphone users gained traction with developers. Continue reading
Sep 28 FCC to rule on ‘paid prioritization’ deals by Internet service providers By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press Netflix and much of the public are accusing the FCC of handing the Internet over to the highest bidders. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch David Pogue explains why consumers care so much about net neutrality By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Sep 12 One simple legal fix could help fight overseas credit card fraud, claims DOJ By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Though prosecutors do have existing tools and have brought international cybertheft cases in the past year, the Justice Department says a new law is needed at a time when criminals operating largely in Eastern Europe are able to gobble up… Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch The roots of ‘Anonymous,’ the infamous online hacking community By PBS NewsHour As online hacking becomes more common, interest in the individuals and groups behind such cyber attacks rises. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with David Kushner of The New Yorker on the origins of one of the most infamous hacking groups, “Anonymous.”… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch Could the celebrity photo hack happen to you? By PBS NewsHour A slew of intimate celebrity photos have surfaced this week after several celebrities’ personal online storage accounts were hacked. Though it is not clear who hacked the accounts or posted them, Apple said that the breach on its iCloud server… Continue watching
Sep 02 A map of every device connected to the internet on the planet By Anna Christiansen John Matherly, founder of internet search engine Shodan, created a map that shows the location of internet-connected devices across the globe. Continue reading
Aug 22 As governments invade privacy, tools for encryption grow more popular By Charles Pulliam-Moore In the wake of Edward Snowden’s revelations about the NSA collecting massive amounts of user meta-data, many people went in search of safer, more secure ways to use the internet anonymously. Once thought to be something only used by the… Continue reading
Aug 22 Up to 25,000 Homeland Security staff have personal data stolen By Stephen Braun, Associated Press The official says the estimate of Homeland Security workers affected by the breach at USIS may rise further. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss details of an incident that is under active federal criminal investigation. Continue reading