With worries growing over computer hacking, data theft and the risk of digital attacks destroying essential systems, western states and their allies are co-operating closer than ever on cyber security.
But as they do so, the gulf between them and China and Russia – blamed for many recent hacks and with a very different and much more authoritarian view over the future of the Internet – grows ev
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Cold War 2.0: East and West divide on digital rights
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Rogers vows end to Internet #throttling in 2012
Posted by globe (#3) 1 day 23 hours ago (http://www.theglobeandmail.com)
Rogers Communications Inc. will stop “throttling” Internet traffic on its network later this year – a long-awaited move that follows a similar decision by rival BCE Inc.
Toronto-based Rogers made that revelation in a letter to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on Friday, as it sought to refute allegations that it engages in unauthorized throttling of online games.
Toronto-based Rogers made that revelation in a letter to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on Friday, as it sought to refute allegations that it engages in unauthorized throttling of online games.
Super Sunday means Super Scams
Posted by avast 2 days ago (https://blog.avast.com)
The Super Bowl, the much-hyped championship American pro football game, will be broadcast this Sunday night to an estimated 200 million people. Any major sporting event from the Australian Open to the World Cup brings out scammers hoping to cash in on the excitement. The most popular ways to separate you from your money are by peddling knock-off team jerseys, counterfeit memorabilia, and fake gam
Anonymous penetrates FBI, Scotland Yard
Posted by globe (#3) 3 days ago (http://www.theglobeandmail.com)
A sensitive conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard was recorded by the very people they were trying to catch, the hacking group known as Anonymous claimed Friday.
The group released a roughly 15-minute-long recording of what appears to be a Jan. 17 conference call devoted to tracking and prosecuting members of the loose-knit hacking group.
The group released a roughly 15-minute-long recording of what appears to be a Jan. 17 conference call devoted to tracking and prosecuting members of the loose-knit hacking group.
Why Facebook may not be a growth story
Posted by globe (#3) 3 days ago (http://www.theglobeandmail.com)
Hype? Not really. Facebook Inc. is so much of what people say it is. It’s an unquestioned technology leader with an astonishingly large user base. Its ability to customize advertising is something old-media companies only dream about. And unlike so many other tech offerings, the company is already deeply profitable.
The company responsible for the most popular social network on the Web took its first step toward going public on Wednesday. Facebook filed a 200-page regulatory document with the Securities and Exchange Commission as it prepares for an initial public offering in the spring.
Even though investors have been clamouring to get a piece of Facebook for years, the company's regulatory filing reveals
Even though investors have been clamouring to get a piece of Facebook for years, the company's regulatory filing reveals
Facebook unveils $5bn stock market flotation plans
Posted by bbc (#7) 4 days ago (http://www.bbc.co.uk)
The world's largest social networking site, Facebook, has announced plans for a stock market flotation.
Facebook said it would seek to raise $5bn (£3.16bn), about half the amount many analysts expected.
But the initial public offering (IPO) is still expected to be the biggest sale of shares by an internet company.
The rise of Facebook, begun by Harvard University students, has been meteo
Facebook said it would seek to raise $5bn (£3.16bn), about half the amount many analysts expected.
But the initial public offering (IPO) is still expected to be the biggest sale of shares by an internet company.
The rise of Facebook, begun by Harvard University students, has been meteo
Why Twitter’s censorship plan is better than you think
Posted by globe (#3) 5 days ago (http://www.theglobeandmail.com)
Last week, Twitter ignited a censorship debate in a big way, after the company announced a new policy that effectively allows it to block certain Tweets (and, more disturbingly, certain Twitter accounts) only in particular parts of the world. For example, a Tweet that runs afoul of local laws in Thailand would become inaccessible to users whose Internet addresses show they are located in Thailand
French accents to be allowed on domain names
Posted by globe (#3) 7 days ago (http://www.theglobeandmail.com)
French accents could soon be allowed in Internet domain names ending with “.ca.”
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority launched the final phase of a consultation process into the move last week.
Accents on French characters are expected to be permitted in Canadian domain names within nine to 18 months.
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority launched the final phase of a consultation process into the move last week.
Accents on French characters are expected to be permitted in Canadian domain names within nine to 18 months.
Big Business Of Hi-Tech Crime With Botnets
Posted by bbc (#7) 7 days ago (http://www.bbc.co.uk)
A large-scale global study suggests 5-10% of all domestic computers are regularly linked to criminal networks called botnets.
The figures suggest that about 6% of the UK's 19 million net-using households are enrolled in botnets.
Hijacked PCs could be sending spam, attacking websites or surrendering bank details to criminals.
The figures suggest that about 6% of the UK's 19 million net-using households are enrolled in botnets.
Hijacked PCs could be sending spam, attacking websites or surrendering bank details to criminals.
Twitter users threaten boycott over censorship accusation
Posted by thexyz (#15) 8 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
"The Tweets must flow", Twitter declared a year ago, and quickly became an instrument of fast-moving revolution across the Arab world, coordinating mass protests in Egypt and sidestepping the state censorship in Syria. But, the microblogging site conceded that the tweets would not flow evenly in every country.
Here comes the Sun. There goes the Internet
Posted by avast 9 days ago (https://blog.avast.com)
Last year, the Egyptian government shut down the Internet for 5 days during the anti-government protests. Last week, some websites on the Internet voluntarily blacked out to protest SOPA. What would happen if the whole Internet went black? Scientists thought it could happen this week.
The massive solar storm that bombarded Earth’s magnetic field Tuesday morning caused minor disruptions to spac
The massive solar storm that bombarded Earth’s magnetic field Tuesday morning caused minor disruptions to spac
Twitter to censor tweets in individual countries
Posted by globe (#3) 10 days ago (http://www.theglobeandmail.com)
Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis.
The additional flexibility announced Thursday is likely to raise fears that Twitter’s commitment to free speech may be weakening as the short-messaging company expands into new countries in an attempt to broaden its audience and make more money.
The additional flexibility announced Thursday is likely to raise fears that Twitter’s commitment to free speech may be weakening as the short-messaging company expands into new countries in an attempt to broaden its audience and make more money.
FBI plans social network map alert mash-up application
Posted by bbc (#7) 10 days ago (http://www.bbc.co.uk)
The FBI is seeking to develop an early-warning system based on material "scraped" from social networks.
It says the application should provide information about possible domestic and global threats superimposed onto maps "using mash-up technology".
It says the application should provide information about possible domestic and global threats superimposed onto maps "using mash-up technology".
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