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Op-ed: Imminent "six strikes" Copyright Alert System needs antitrust scrutiny

With the "Copyright Alert System" going into operation over the next few months, major American ISPs will start sending out "strikes" to users accused of infringing copyrights online. Sean Flaim, who has just...

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Monday, March 19th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Supreme Court: AT&T can force arbitration, block class-action suits

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that AT&T—and indeed, any company—could block class-action suits arising from disputes with customers and instead force those customers into binding arbitration. The ruling reverses previous lower-court decisions...

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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 Net News No Comments

FBI: businesses lost $11M over 12 months to China-based phishers

US businesses have been taken for at least $11 million over the last year thanks to unauthorized wire transfers to China. The situation is so serious that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)...

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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 Net News No Comments

How do you use 1Gbps Internet links? Chattanooga residents find out

Google is bringing 1Gbps fiber connections to Kansas City, Kansas next year—but what can Kansans expect when the fiber arrives? Chattanooga, Tennesse provides a partial answer. As the first US city to make...

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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Apple comments on iPhone location storm, software update soon

Apple has finally commented on the iPhone and iPad location logging controversy that erupted last week, saying that a software update would be available soon. Apple provided a Q&A page with the answers...

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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 Net News No Comments

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