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A National Broadband Clearinghouse, FCC
It's not just the FCC that's interested in figuring out the best way to use and deploy broadband. We've learned that lots of organizations: towns and cities, state governments, small businesses, non-profits, and others are also looking at the question. Several parties have suggested that an online clearinghouse of broadband data and best practices would make it much easier for everyone to get this
http://blog.broadband.gov/blog/index.jsp?entryId=10798
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm
Cyber Security, FCC
The recent Cyber Security Broadband Workshop was a fascinating discussion, featuring panelists from a diverse group of backgrounds and perspectives. We explored solutions and discussed many of the challenges that government and the private sector face in achieving cyber security as a matter of public safety and economic security. So much of our lives rely on the Internet and the need to secure our online infrastructure is critically important, so I want to highlight just a few take-aways from the workshop. The experts agree that cyber security is not a barrier to broadband deployment, but methods of prevention, detection and restoration must continually be developed. The public must have
http://blog.broadband.gov/blog/index.jsp?entryId=10890
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm
AT&T to Verizon: We Have a Lawsuit for That, Gigaom
In the time-honored tradition of dealing with competition by suing the pants off someone for an inaccurate ad, AT&T today filed suit against Verizon for its "There's a Map for That" advertising campaign. The AT&T complaint alleges that the Verizon ads use misleading maps that show wide areas of the country where AT&T doesn't have 3G coverage, and implies that in those
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ocdwfVxyfrw/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w3g.htm
AT&T Sues Verizon Over 'There's A Map For That' Ad Campaign, Techdirt
Recently, Verizon came up with a rather clever ad campaign, mocking the iPhone ads that claim "there's an app for that" with ads that showcase Verizon's wider 3G footprint, claiming "there's a map for that," and showing the two services' 3G coverage maps side by side:
http://techdirt.com/articles/20091103/1818276787.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w3g.htm
Driven to Distraction: When Texting Kills, Britain Offers Path to Prison, NYT
Britain has become aggressive in cracking down on the use of cellphones while driving.
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=cec0150a359bd3674a016dc743743b9f
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm
iKeepSafe Partnering With Woogi World, RIT and Harvard's CMCH for Cell-Safe Kids Program, iKeepSafe
The risks our children face when using today's connected technology are real and require the undivided attention of parents and educators. That's why we are partnering with Woogi World, the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and Harvard's Center on Media and Child Health (CMCH) to create the Cell-Safe Kids program. Cell-Safe Kids is a pilot project of the Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
http://ikeepsafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/ikeepsafe-partnering-with-woogi-world.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm
What about the Children? The Emerging Case for a "Child Exception" to First Amendment Protections, Tech Lib Front
What to do about the influences of media and advertising on children? Generally, the saying goes that where you stand depends on where you sit–but that was not apparent at today's event on children and media.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techliberation/~3/Etl7GzkhEuw/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/fcc.htm
Internet Obscenity Conviction Requires Assessment of National Community Standards--US v. Kilbride, Technology & Marketing Law
U.S. v. Kilbride, 2009 WL 3448360 (9th Cir. Oct. 28, 2009) Jeffrey Kilbride and James Schaffer were...
http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2009/10/internet_obscen.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/obscene.htm
Get Congress Out of the Net Neutrality Debate, Please, Gigaom
The Democrats' efforts to preserve our Internet freedom through net neutrality legislation needs more help, according to U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who held a press conference today in order to recruit more sponsors for his net neutrality bill and petition more citizens to make their views known on the topic. But after listening to Markey and the other folks on the call, I think that now, more
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/1eW_O0mLg4M/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm
House, Senate get separate bills to kill net neutrality, Ars Technica
Real argument about "network neutrality" is fascinating stuff, provocative and well worth anyone's time if they care about the Internet. Unfortunately, Congress isn't great at having intelligent arguments, and net neutrality is rapidly on its way to becoming the latest victim of the Sound Bite Wars.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/10/house-senate-get-separate-bills-to-kill-net-neutrality.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm
Did Congress really give the FCC power to protect the 'Net?, Ars Technica
With the release of the Federal Communications Commission's new Internet nondiscrimination proposals (that is, network neutrality), one vexing question continues to vex. Does the FCC have the legal authority to regulate access to the 'Net? The issue came up again this week, and not just because of the net neutrality proceeding; Comcast, which is suing the FCC for its sanctions against
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/11/does-the-fcc-have-authority-to-enforce-net-neutrality-rules.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm
Due Process Too Expensive? Time for the "Trust Us" Model., PK
Thomas Sydnor, a Senior Fellow at the Progress & Freedom Foundation (PFF) – more about them here – has proudly announced that moving away from the practice of copyright holders suing their consumers is a "step forward for common sense and the rule of law on the Internet." While Public Knowledge certainly agrees with that sentiment, Mr. Sydnor appears to be stepping towards something even worse.
http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/UNbeeKFUXIg/2742
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm
FCC Fine Print Could Undermine an Open Internet, Free Press
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http://www.freepress.net/node/74126
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5 Minutes with Harold Feld: "Dear FCC: No Special Favors for Hollywood!", PK
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http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/jDslMc-Y8SY/2746
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm
MPAA Tells The FCC: If We Don't Stop Piracy, The Internet Will Die, Techdirt
Never let it be said that the folks in Hollywood aren't good at coming up with a totally fictional horror story. I just have a problem when they use it not to entertain, but to create a moral panic to push the government to pass laws in their favor. In discussing the recent 60 Minutes piece that was really nothing more than an MPAA scare tactic, some suggested that it was really just a first step in the process of getting the government
http://techdirt.com/articles/20091103/0434486780.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm
Is IPv6 Wrestling Within an Unpredictable Telecommunications Industry?, CircleID
The theme of the 40th International Institute of Communications (IIC) conference in Montreal this week was "Wrestling with unpredictability in Global Communications". The panel I had the pleasure to be part of was under the motto : "Broadband futures". One of the questions addressed to me : Should we be concerned about a shortage of IP addresses as more people use broadband networks for more things? My answer was predictable, at least to me.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20091101_ipv6_wrestling_within_unpredictable_telecom_industry/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm
FTC rules against Web practices of real estate group, CW
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has issued an opinion saying that Realcomp II, the largest real-estate listing group in Michigan, violated federal law by restricting some discount real-estate listings from its own and other publicly available Web sites.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140236/FTC_rules_against_Web_practices_of_real_estate_group?source=rss_news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/advertising.htm
In Congress, a call to review internal cybersecurity policies, Wash Post
House leaders on Friday called for an "immediate and comprehensive assessment" of congressional cybersecurity policies, a day after an embarrassing data breach that led to the disclosure of details of confidential ethics investigations.
http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=3dbe6fe949e37bc3026beab0daf9cfa9
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/egov/
Comcast Quarterly Profit Up 22%, NYT
Profit rose to $944 million as customers signed up for additional phone and Internet services, helping the cable operator fight competition from phone and satellite operators.
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=84e022fa547799143500f64c9440dfcd
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/comcast.htm
Bits Of ACTA Agreement Leaking Out - EFF says it's everything they feared..., dslreports
Remember the ACTA? The international anti-piracy agreement being hashed out in private between governments and the entertainment industry? The one the EFF sued to try and get information about but the Obama Administration classified as a state secret? Canadian Law Professor Michael Geist says bits and pieces are leaking out, and the law does indeed revolve around forcing ISPs into the role of Internet copyright nannies -- an expensive and likely futile endeavor. According to the EFF, the ACTA is everything they feared it would
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Bits-Of-ACTA-Agreement-Leaking-Out-105317
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm
More ACTA Details Leak: It's An Entertainment Industry Wishlist, Techdirt
The latest round of "negotiations" over the ACTA treaty continue in secret due to as yet unexplained national security reasons (despite the fact that the entertainment industry lobbyists have had full access to the document) are kicking off in Korea. Once again is becoming clear that the claims by US trade reps that ACTA did not represent any kind of major change in copyright law, and thus didn't require public scrutiny, are
http://techdirt.com/articles/20091103/1308526784.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm
Leaked ACTA Internet Provisions: Three Strikes and a Global DMCA, EFF
Negotiations on the highly controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement start in a few hours in Seoul, South Korea. This week's closed negotiations will focus on "enforcement in the digital environment." Negotiators will be discussing the Internet provisions drafted by the US government. No text has been officially released but as Professor Michael Geist and IDG are reporting, leaks have surfaced. The leaks confirm
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/11/leaked-acta-internet-provisions-three-strikes-and-
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm
Australian Radio Program On 'Piracy' What 60 Minutes Should Have Done, Techdirt
On Monday, we wrote about that that ridiculous attempt by 60 Minutes to do a story about movie piracy that was basically one long press release for the MPAA's position. Facts weren't checked, and the reporter, Leslie Stahl, didn't bother to push back on a single claim made by any of the (all industry insider) guests. However, Boing Boing points us to a "radio documentary" on piracy that was done on Australian radio the
http://techdirt.com/articles/20091103/0303386776.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm
60 Minutes Puts Forth Laughable, Factually Incorrect MPAA Propaganda On Movie Piracy, Techdirt
31 years ago, in 1978, the television program 60 Minutes put on an episode about the awful threat of "video piracy" to the movie industry. Featuring the MPAA's Jack Valenti, the episode focused on how the VCR was going to destroy the movie business because anyone could copy and watch a movie in the privacy of their own home. Of course, in retrospect, that episode is hilariously wrong. You would think that, given how wrong they got it thirty years ago on this particular subject, 60 Minutes would be a bit more careful taking on the same subject again.
http://techdirt.com/articles/20091101/1818186751.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm
Attacks On File Sharing Simply Drive People Further Underground, Techdirt
Admittedly it's just an estimate, but reports coming out of Sweden suggest that, rather than stop file sharing, under the new IPRED law, a growing number of file sharing users have simply gone further underground using anonymizing services. Of course, this shouldn't surprise anyone, as plenty of people have been predicting that's exactly that would happen for the better part of a decade. You would think that folks in
http://techdirt.com/articles/20091103/1744406785.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/p2p.htm
File-sharers are big spenders too, BBC
A survey finds that people who download music illegally also spend more buying tunes legitimately.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/8337887.stm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/p2p.htm
Washington Post Calls For Federal Funding Of Newspapers?, Techdirt
Just days after we wrote about a study that showed more government funding of the press leads to less reporting on government corruption, along comes the Washington Post with an editorial saying it's time to have the federal government fund more journalism. I wonder how Watergate would have turned out if the Washington Post was relying on Nixon for cash... The editorial piece claims that no one is "filling the gap" left by fewer newspaper reporters, but presents no evidence whatsoever to support that. The market is changing, absolutely, but we're
http://techdirt.com/articles/20091030/1118206742.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm
What is the government's weakest cyber security link?, Safe Internet
In an interview with a blogger earlier this year, Colonel Gary McAlum, a cybersecurity expert and former chief of staff of US Strategic Command's Joint Task Force Global Operations, identified what he considered a weak point in the government's cyber security: Government contractors.
http://safeinternet.org/blog/what-governments-weakest-cyber-security-link
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/
Put cybersecurity chief in DHS not the White House, Senator says, CW
Five months after President Obama announced the need for a White House-appointed coordinator to oversee national cybersecurity affairs, the debate continues in Washington over whether such a coordinator would be more effective if outside the White House.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140307/Put_cybersecurity_chief_in_DHS_not_the_White_House_Senator_says?source=rss_news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/
Announcing PFF's Taxonomy of Online Security & Privacy Threats, PFF
PFF summer fellow Eric Beach and I have been working on what we hope is a comprehensive taxonomy of all the threats to online security and privacy. In our continuing Privacy Solutions Series, we have discussed and will continue to discuss specific threats in more detail and offer tools and methods you can use to protect yourself.
http://blog.pff.org/archives/2009/10/a_taxonomy_of_online_security_and_privacy_threats.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/
Cable modem hacker busted by feds, CW
An expert on cable modem hacking has been arrested by federal authorities on computer intrusion charges.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140239/Cable_modem_hacker_busted_by_feds?source=rss_news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/crime.htm
US Opens Unified Cyber Security Command Centre, CircleID
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today opened the new National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) — a 24-hour, DHS-led coordinated watch and warning center that will improve national efforts to address threats and incidents affecting the nation's critical information technology and cyber infrastructure. From the official announcement released on Friday:
http://www.circleid.com/posts/us_opens_unified_cyber_security_command_centre/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/dhs.htm
Sanford Wallace Loses Again; Owes Facebook $711 Million, Techdirt
Sanford "Spamford" Wallace, of course, was the original "spam king" back in the 1990s. Despite his claim to have reformed at one point, he apparently has been spamming various social networks and advertising spyware. Back in 2004, the FTC investigated him and fined him $4 million. Last year, MySpace won a $234 million judgment against him. Wallace responded by disappearing. At one point, even his lawyer couldn't find him. Earlier this year, when Facebook sued him for spamming their users as well, it seemed unlikely that he would bother to
http://techdirt.com/articles/20091029/1840516725.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/enforce.htm
VoIP Generated $21 Billion In Just Six Months - Apparently, VoIP isn't dead..., dslreports
A new report by Infonetics Research indicates that VoIP service generated a whopping $21 billion for global service providers during the first half of 2009. The majority of that revenue came from residential VoIP service, and as most of you are aware, the majority (more than 90%) of the residential VoIP industry is now dominated by the biggest cable TV operators.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/VoIP-Generated-21-Billion-In-Just-Six-Months-105248
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/
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