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Fairphone Opens Pre-Sales of Ethically Sourced Smartphone

Fairphone opens up European pre-sales to the general public for the first ethically sourced smartphone in the world.  Three years ago the Netherlands-based hardware initiative Fairphone began as a project to highlight the use...

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Friday, May 24th, 2013 Net News No Comments

The Future Of The Internet Discussed At The World Conference On International Telecommunications

A month ago, the World Conference on International Telecommunications took place in Dubai, its purpose being that of updating some old regulations regarding the Internet.  Prior to this conference, internet activists predicted trouble, and they...

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Monday, January 28th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Hollywood’s Total Piracy Awareness Program Set for January Launch

Beginning in a few weeks, the nation's major internet service providers will roll out an initiative -- backed by Obama and pushed by Hollywood and the record labels -- to disrupt and possibly terminate...

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Thursday, December 6th, 2012 Net News No Comments

ISPs Delay Monitoring of Illicit File-Sharing

The nation's major internet service providers are delaying an initiative backed by the Obama administration and pushed by Hollywood and the major record labels to disrupt and possibly terminate internet access for online copyright...

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Thursday, November 29th, 2012 Net News No Comments

France convicts first person under anti-piracy law (even though he didn’t do it)

This street art in eastern France reads: "Hadopi: The French Internet is under control!" mathias A 40-year-old Frenchman living in rural eastern France has become the first person ordered to pay a fine...

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Thursday, September 13th, 2012 Net News No Comments