It’s been a struggle for internet companies to contain a live streamed video of the Christchurch terror attack.
In light of this, internet service providers are teaming up to block sites which refuse to take down the video, echoing calls by police an…
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Tencent moves into automotive with $150M joint venture
China’s internet firms are getting pally with giant state-owned automakers as they look to deploy their artificial intelligence and cloud computing services across traditional industries. Ride-hailing startup Didi Chuxing, which owns Uber China, announced earlier this week a new joint venture with state-owned BAIC. Hot on the heels came another entity set up between Tencent and the […]
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David Gorodyansky Contributor David Gorodyansky is the CEO and co-founder of AnchorFree. More posts by this contributor Warrantless surveillance law proves it’s time to take privacy into our own hands This is the future if net neutrality is repealed; the creeping, costly death of media freedom Congressman Ro Khanna’s proposed Internet Bill of Rights pushes […]
View More The Internet Bill of Rights is just one piece of our moral obligationsWebsite flaw exposed a Canadian ISP’s entire customer database
Canadian internet provider Altima Telecom has fixed a flaw in its website that could have given an attacker full access to its customer database. The customer database was connected to the company’s website, but could be remotely accessed with a blind SQL injection attack. Daley Borda, founder of Underdog Security, found the bug and reported […]
View More Website flaw exposed a Canadian ISP’s entire customer databaseExpanding its internet service to more countries in Africa, Tizeti raises $3 million
Tizeti, the Nigerian internet service provider behind the brand Wifi.com.ng, has raised $3 million in a new round of funding as it expands its unlimited internet service into Ghana. The new financing was led by 4DX Ventures, a new, Africa-focused fund that’s been deploying capital at an incredibly fast clip since its launch earlier this year. […]
View More Expanding its internet service to more countries in Africa, Tizeti raises $3 millionFrance takes legal action against Apple and Google for their app stores
France’s Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire criticized Apple and Google for the way they run the App Store and Play Store. According to him, Google and Apple have too much power against app developers. Le Maire will ask a court to look at it and fine tech giants if necessary. “When developers want to develop […]
View More France takes legal action against Apple and Google for their app storesMesh networks: An alternative way to connect to the internet gains steam
The repeal of Obama-era net neutrality laws has folks looking for ways to connect to the internet other than relying on the nation’s powerful service providers.
One of these options is “mesh networks.”
Mesh networks already exist, but in …
Internet pioneers call on Congress to save net neutrality
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An impressive list of early internet pioneers and technologists have issued an updated letter to Congress in which they urge a hard stop on Thursday’s Federal Communications Commission vote to repeal net neutrality protections.
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Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the web; Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak; Vint Cerf, another early internet leader; and others signed a letter Monday arguing that the upcoming decision from FCC chairman Ajit Pai is “based on a flawed and factually inaccurate understanding of internet technology.” Read more…
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