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12.11 :: CT is now a G+ Community :: Google Wins :: Loves Google :: Embarrasses Google :: oh yeah and WCIT ::

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Federal Internet Law and Policy :: An Educational Project

I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book. - Groucho Marx

Netflix ranks ISPs by streaming performance, Google Fiber wins, CNET :: Keyword: [FIBER] Netflix uses its copious streaming-video data to rank ISP performance in November, with Google Fiber easily taking the top spot

CDA 230 Success Cases: Yelp, EFF :: Keyword: [230] This is the first part in a series of posts about the importance of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA 230). CDA 230 provides websites, blogs, and social networks that host speech with protection against a wide range of laws that might otherwise hold them

Mary Meekr, 2012 Internet Trends Year-End Update, KPCP :: Keyword: [Data] KPCB’s Mary Meeker and Liang Wu provide an update to the 2012 Internet Trends report with a focus on Asset-Light Generation and discuss new areas of re-imagination — from Data, Wallet, Education and Healthcare.

Zayo Announces 100G National Network Expansion, Zayo :: Keyword: [Backbone] Zayo Group announces its implementation of 100G wavelength services across major markets in the US. The 100G wavelength platform is already operational in some locations and will continue to be deployed during the rest of 2012 and into the first half of 2013.

Netflix loves Google Fiber, thinks Uverse is too slow for its own good, Gigaom :: Keyword: [Google] It’s official: Google Fiber is Netflix’s favorite ISP. The video service published the first in what it promises will be monthly ISP rankings, revealing the average speed of Netflix speeds for each service provider. Google Fiber unsurprisingly captured the first spot, with viewers

Gmail Outage Embarrasses Internet Giant -- Cause Was a Software Update, Forbes :: Keyword: [Google] What would life be like if Google crashed? People got an unexpected opportunity to experience Google withdrawal on Monday morning, when a configuration change to piece of infrastructure known as a "load balancer" knocked Gmail offline for total of 18 harrowing minutes.

Huawei to Open Research Center in Finland, NYT :: Keyword: [Huawei] The planned center, which will work on smartphone development, is the latest move in the Chinese telecommunications company's rapid expansion into Europe.

Data deluge motivates ITU standard on deep packet inspection, ITU :: Keyword: [ITU] ITU-T members have approved a new ITU standard on Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) which will enable Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to manage network traffic more efficiently and thereby heighten users’ quality of service and quality of experience (QoS and QoE).

WCIT-12: New Resolution to make ICT’s accessible to people with disabilities, ITU :: Keyword: [ITU] Approximately six-hundred and fifty million people around the world live with some form of disability – including both physical and cognitive – with a high percentage of these individuals living in developing countries. This also

US Ambassador on the importance of multi-lateral engagement, ITU :: Keyword: [ITU] His Excellency Ambassador Terry D. Kramer – appointed by President Barack Obama as Ambassador and Head of the U.S. Delegation for the #WCIT12 – took the opportunity to articulate his thoughts in a video interview with ITU on the discussions currently underway at the conference in Dubai.

Russia abandons proposal for U.N. governance of Internet, CNET :: Keyword: [WCIT] Opposed by Western governments, the proposal would have allowed member states to seize control of key Internet engineering assets.

Russia, China withdraw controversial proposal at treaty conference, CW :: Keyword: [ITU] Russia, China and other countries withdrew a proposal at the World Conference on International Telecommunications that according to some accounts aimed to bring the Internet under the control of the International Telecommunication Union.

Tough internet regulation plan dropped, FT :: Keyword: [ITU] Telecommunications conference left scrambling to find a compromise deal after Russia and China dropped their support for the proposal

Syria disappears from the Internet, CAIDA :: Keyword: [Syria] On the 29th of November, shortly after 10am UTC (12pm Damascus time), the Syrian state telecom (AS29386) withdrew the majority of BGP routes to Syrian networks (see reports from Renesys, Arbor, CloudFlare, BGPmon). Five prefixes allocated to Syrian organizations remained reachable for another several hours, served by Tata

Netflix signs unprecedented movie deal with Disney, CNET :: Keyword: [Video] The deal will let Netflix subscribers stream films from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Marvel and Disneynature. Starting in 2016, that is. You knew there was a catch.

FTC to Announce Latest Kids’ App Report, FTC :: Keyword: [Coppa] On Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, the FTC will hold a press call to announce a follow-up report to an earlier FTC staff report on mobile apps for kids.

FTC: Many kids' apps don't disclose what info they share, CW :: Keyword: [Coppa] Many mobile apps aimed at children collect and share personal data without notifying parents, potentially violating U.S. law, the Federal Trade Commission said in a report released Monday.

Tackling State Surveillance And Protecting Human Rights, EFF :: Keyword: [4th Amendment] December 10 m a r k e d H u m a n R i g h t s D a y , t h e 6 4 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s a d o p t i o n o f t h e U n i v e r s a l D e c l a r a t i o n o f H u m a n R i g h t s ( U D H R ) . A s w e a p p r o a c h 2 0 1 3 ,

The Calm Before (and After) the Storm, Sidera :: Keyword: [Hurricanes] It’s no secret what Hurricane Sandy taught us just a few weeks ago. The flooding and power outages that overwhelmed much of low-lying New York and New Jersey had a dramatic impact on connectivity throughout the region. Preparation, strategy, and expecting the

Safe Web Act extended until 2020, Cybertelecom :: Keyword: [Safe Web Act] On Dec. 4th, President Obama signed into law HR 6131 extending the Safe Web Act until 2020. The Safe Web Act was set to expire in 2013. The Safe Web Act authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to engage in international enforcement efforts and information sharing.

Walden Statement on FCC’s “Technology Transitions Policy Task Force”, Commerce Committee :: Keyword: [VoIP] Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement on the Federal Communications Commission’s newly created “Technology Transitions Policy Task Force”:

AT&T Statement on FCC’s Technology Transitions Policy Task Force, AT&T :: Keyword: [VoIP] “Today’s announcement by the FCC to appoint a Technology Task Force to modernize its rules for the transition of traditionally regulated services to applications that ride on an IP broadband infrastructure is welcome news. As AT&T pointed out in our recent filing, that

FCC Task Force is Timely Move, USTelecom :: Keyword: [VoIP] The Federal Communications Commission has made a timely decision to deploy a special task force to study the vast changes that have occurred across communications industries, reshaping competition

NARUC 'Applauds' New FCC Task Force on Technology, NARUC :: Keyword: [VoIP] The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners issued the following statements after the Federal Communications Commission announced the creation of its Technology Transitions Policy Task Force:

FCC Task Force to Address Critical IP Transition, Telecompetitor :: Keyword: [VoIP] FCC Task Force to Address Critical IP Transition The move to an all IP communications network is well underway. Most everyone in the telecommunications industry ecosystem recognizes this, yet there is disagreement on how best to manage the transition from the legacy

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12.4 :: Dubai :: and some other stuff

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CyberTelecom News Weekly
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"Books will soon be obsolete in the schools... Our school system will be completely changed in the next ten years" -Thomas Edison, 1913 speaking about motion pictures

"Common Carriage" and the Open Internet after the DC Circuit's Data Roaming Decision, PK :: Keyword: [Neutral] The FCC won a big legal victory today, when the DC Circuit denied a challenge by Verizon to its data roaming order. The data roaming order itself is important, since it updates the Commission's long-standing voice roaming rules to include wireless Internet access services. It allows smaller carriers to offer nationwide service, and it makes it so that all users can travel around the country without losing service or incurring high bills.

Mobile Internet traffic gaining fast on desktop Internet traffic , CNET :: Keyword: [Data] VC Mary Meeker's year-end Internet trends report shows explosion in all things mobile, especially smartphones and apps.

FTC nominee to recuse self from Google cases, report says , CNET :: Keyword: [Google] Joshua Wright, a commission nominee who is considered a Google ally, will reportedly tell a Senate committee that he would not vote on Google cases for two years.

The Necessity of an Inclusive, Transparent and Participatory Internet , NTIA :: Keyword: [ITU] Lawrence E. Strickling, Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Julius Genachowski, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Phillip L. Verveer, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, State Department

Preserving Internet Freedom , White House :: Keyword: [ITU] In the coming week, a delegation of leaders from government, industry, and civil society will represent the United States at the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai. At that meeting, they will underscore the President’s commitment to the multi-stakeholder, bottom-up, and decentralized

The Necessity of an Inclusive, Transparent and Participatory Internet , FCC :: Keyword: [ITU] On the eve of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), we believe that it is the right time to reaffirm the U.S. Government’s commitment to the multistakeholder model as the appropriate process for addressing Internet policy and governance issues. The multistakeholder model has enabled the Internet to

Report on the eve of WCIT , ITU :: Keyword: [ITU] Hello from Dubai where the WCIT – World Conference on International Telecommunications #WCIT12 – under the auspice of the United Nations agency the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) - is set to get underway. But obviously there is already a buzz around the

Cybersecurity: Managing risks for greater opportunities , OECD :: Keyword: [ITU] While the nature of cyber attacks continues to include criminal activities motivated by financial gain, the main emerging threats are large-scale denial of service attacks, information leaks, targeted cyber espionage, and the disruption of critical infrastructures.

Keep the Internet free and open , Google :: Keyword: [ITU] Starting in 1973, when my colleagues and I proposed the technology behind the Internet, we advocated for an open standard to connect computer networks together. This wasn’t merely philosophical; it was also practical.

Three little ICANN atrocities that make the ITU look good by comparison , IGP :: Keyword: [ITU] December 1st marks the beginning of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai. Fussing about the threat to the Internet posed by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is reaching that state of critical mass where media outlets write about it mainly because other media outlets are writing

Dear ITU, please don't bill Internet use like phone calls , Ars Technica :: Keyword: [ITU] That's the input that a number of former monopoly, European telecoms sent to the member states of the United Nation's International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Why? Because, for the first time since 1988, the ITU will be negotiating new international telecom regulations from December 3 to 14 in Dubai. And that meeting will

Report on the Eve of WCIT , Circleid :: Keyword: [ITU] Hello, from Dubai where the WCIT (World Conference on International Telecommunications) — under the auspices of the United Nations agency, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) — is set to get underway.

The Internet Isn't Broken; So Why Is The ITU Trying To 'Fix' It? , Techdirt :: Keyword: [ITU] We've been talking about the ITU's upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) for a while now, and it's no longer "upcoming." Earlier today, the week and a half session kicked off in Dubai with plenty of expected controversy. The US, the EU and now Australia have all come out strongly against the

Beltway Consensus: No Global Regulation of the Internet , Broadband for America :: Keyword: [ITU] Is it time for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to be dismantled? At an event titled “Who Should Govern the Internet?” held by the New America Foundation on Nov

WCIT Watch, Day 1: WCIT Opened to Public; Foundational Fights to Come , CDT :: Keyword: [ITU] During the first day of the ITU’s World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), being held in Dubai, leaders of government delegations decided to open the conference’s

WCIT off to a flying start , ITU :: Keyword: [ITU] The conference started off in a positive way that did not reflect the sometimes bitter debate that has taken place in the press in recent months – although, of course, there was a great deal of discussion about the comments made in the press over that period. All comments were welcomed, as an indication of the importance of the Internet and telecommunications; nevertheless the Secretary-General, Hamadoun Touré, was clearly critical of some of the deliberate misinformation that has been spread before the conference.

ITU and Google face off at Dubai conference over future of the internet , Guardian :: Keyword: [ITU] The battle lines are drawn for an east v west showdown at a UN conference on telecoms regulation starting on Monday

U.N. confab puts focus on control of the Internet , CNET :: Keyword: [ITU] Starting today in Dubai, a U.N. conference will become the battleground for opposing sides to argue over new Internet regulation proposals. Meanwhile, Google joins the fray.

Will The U.N. Bring About The End Of Internet Freedom? , Huffpo :: Keyword: [ITU] A hitherto quasi-anonymous part of the U.N. (that is, nevertheless, almost 150 years old) is attempting to redraw a quarter century-old communications treaty that

UN internet regulation talks in Dubai threaten web freedom | Dan Gillmor , Guardian :: Keyword: [ITU] Thanks to leaks, we have a good idea of the kind of control and censorship member states would like to impose on the internet

Berners-Lee warns of net threat , BBC :: Keyword: [ITU] Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee says the agenda of some delegates at a UN conference could pose a "disruptive threat" to the internet.

Berners-Lee warns against changes to Net at UN conclave , CNET :: Keyword: [ITU] World Wide Web's inventor becomes the latest technology notable to raise red flag over proposals being voted on this week at Dubai conference

Internet Users Shouldn't Have to Pay the Price of This International Treaty , Wired :: Keyword: [ITU] Requiring content providers to establish bilateral relationships with all of the network operators that comprise the global Internet simply cannot be made to scale ? because every Internet user is a potential content provider.

Syrians Use Old and New Tools to Stay Online During Internet Shutdown , EFF :: Keyword: [Syria] Information coming out of Syria has slowed to a trickle in the wake of Thursday’s country-wide communications shutdown, which included nearly all Internet traffic and intermittent cellular network and landline outages. Earlier today, Renesys reported that the last fiv

When Technology Sanctions Backfire: The Syria Blackout , Freedom to Tinker :: Keyword: [Syria] American policymakers face an increasingly complex set of choices about whether to permit commerce with “repressive regimes” for core internet technologies. The more straightforward cases involve prohibitions on US import of critical network technology from states that we suspect may include surveillance backdoors. For example, fears of “cyber espionage” have fueled a push for import bans on routers and other equipment from China

Netflix signs unprecedented movie deal with Disney , CNET :: Keyword: [Video] The deal will let Netflix subscribers stream films from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Marvel and Disneynature. Starting in 2016, that is. You knew there was a catch.

666 chip? Why a Texas student thinks her school ID is the “Mark of the Beast” , Ars Technica :: Keyword: [Privacy] By now, you've probably heard the story: exemplary student Andrea Hernandez has decided to fight her San Antonio high school's plan to outfit every student with an RFID-equipped badge in order to better take attendance and track students while on school property. (Radio frequency identification tags are short-range tracking tags

I Know Where You Tweeted Last Summer , NPR :: Keyword: [Privacy] Ever get that odd sensation that someone's watching you? Well, if you're online, someone always kind of is. Conceptual artists Larson & Shindelman are exploring that idea in photographs.

Matthew H. Fleming and Eric Goldstein, An Analysis of the Primary Authorities Governing and Supporting the Efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to Secure the Cyberspace of the United States , SSRN :: Keyword: [Security] The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a central role to play in the cybersecurity of the United States. However, authorities governing and supporting this central role appear to lack sufficient clarity. As a result, it remains difficult to judge their adequacy — and, more importantly, the fundamental nature and extent of the department’s role in securing U.S. cyberspace. In an attempt to provide clarity to the national cybersecurity community, staff from the Homeland Security

Stewart Baker, Why Cybersecurity Matters , Volokh Conspiracy :: Keyword: [Security] For those who think I’m a little paranoid on the subject of cybersecurity, I suggest this story – a nightmare made in China for a small US businessman. Brian Milburn’s parental control software was pirated and used in a China’s infamous Green Dam software.

Cybercrime to get higher priority , Guardian :: Keyword: [Security] Military to enlist private sector in developing advice service for individuals and companies whose computers come under attack

The Biggest Cybersecurity Threats Of 2013 , Forbes :: Keyword: [Security]

Senate fails to advance cybersecurity bill , CW :: Keyword: [Security] The U.S. Senate failed to muster enough votes to move forward on the Cybersecurity Act.

During a Crisis, Communication is Critical , Level3 :: Keyword: [Emergency] In times of trouble, what you don’t know can really add to the problem. The full impact of Hurricane Sandy, now known as Superstorm Sandy, has yet to be determined. As I write this, thousands of people are still without power, thousands more are salvaging what is left of their homes and people all over the world want to know how they

Superstorm Sandy and the Global Internet , Potaroo :: Keyword: [Hurricanes] The Internet has managed to collect its fair share of mythology, and one of the more persistent myths is that from its genesis in a cold war US think tank in the 1960's the Internet was designed with remarkable ability to "route around damage.” Whether the story of this cold war think tank is true or not, the capability of the Internet to route

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11.27 :: So Whose Gonna be in Dubai Next Week? :: Lawsuits Are Stupid :: Flawed :: Mantra :: Who Pays? :: Take Over the Internet :: Panic, Chaos :: Dark Warnings ::

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Federal Internet Law and Policy :: An Educational Project

"It is foolish to see any other person as the cause of our own misery or happiness". Buddha

My Third Post on IP Interconnection – Innovation in Networks, Verizon :: Keyword: [Internet Interconnection] Innovation happens throughout the Internet ecosystem, from the physical networks and broadband connections, to computers and devices, to software. While innovation in some aspects of the Internet is readily visible – such as new web applications or content sites (think Facebook or Netflix) – innovation in how the physical

Broadband in America Report Updated, CITI :: Keyword: [Plan] Professor Robert Atkinson has released an update to his Broadband in America report which was used as the basis for the National Broadband Plan

ICANN Security Team Members Appointed to Lead Roles in Global Community Initiatives, ICANN :: Keyword: [ICANN] Two senior members of ICANN’s Security Team have been appointed to lead roles on global cybersecurity and DNS security initiatives. John Crain has been appointed by the root server operators to a seat on Board of Directors for the Domain Name System Operations Analysis and Research Center (DNS-OARC), and Dave Piscitello has been nominated by the Commonwealth Cybercrime

Huge Traffic Volumes on Black Friday, Akamai :: Keyword: [Ecom] It was a strong Black Friday online by all accounts. IBM is reporting that sales on the day grew nearly 20% over last year. Black Friday also drove huge volumes of traffic, averaging over 6.3 million page views from 10AM Eastern through to the end of the night. As expected, peak traffic levels hit at approximately 11am ET, but there

Cyber Monday 9PM Purchasing Peak 104% Above Black Friday, Akamai :: Keyword: [Ecommerce] Morning show broadcasts reported on the hottest Cyber Monday deals at the 9AM EST hour along with many online publications doing the same yesterday morning. But most online consumers didn't need any encouragement to get shopping - most continued with their clicking exercises right through the morning commute. Early browsing behaviors mirrored those of

Cyber Monday Breaks New Traffic Records, Akamai :: Keyword: [ECOM] Before we call it a night after a long but exciting day watching the Retail Net Usage Index, I owe you the final details. Cyber Monday traffic first began to climb early this morning, at 6:00 AM ET, and steadily grew to an early record peak at 11:00 AM. Traffic held steady at these levels until about 2:00 PM - a much stronger midday than in

Yet Another Ruling That Competitive Keyword Ad Lawsuits Are Stupid--Louisiana Pacific v. James Hardie, Forbes :: Keyword: [Advertising] It's been surreal watching plaintiff-side trademark lawyers lament that the Rosetta Stone v. Google settlement means we won't get clearer precedent on keyword advertising's legitimacy under trademark law. See, e.g., this paywalled BNA article, Attorneys Lament Lost Chance for Clarity On Lawfulness of Marks' Sale as Keywords. Those lawyers and I are living in parallel universes. The

EU Parliament Resolution on WCIT flawed, ITU :: Keyword: [ITU] As a citizen of Italy and as a person who is familiar with the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) and the proposals presented to that body, I must express my deep disappointment at parts of the Resolution on this topic that was adopted by the European Parliament.

The Google campaign – An ITU view, ITU :: Keyword: [ITU] ITU notes the recent comments made by Google in relation to the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) in Dubai.

US Internet Stakeholders United on ITU Treaty Negotiations, US Telecom :: Keyword: [ITU] With member countries of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) set to renegotiate a 24-year-old treaty on international telecommunication regulations at the

As the WCIT Nears, US Resists Global Internet Regulation, Broadband for America :: Keyword: [ITU] Don’t fix what isn’t broken: an important mantra delegates would do well to remember as they gather in Dubai in December for the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT).

UN Internet Meeting About Who Pays, Not Who Rules, Geist :: Keyword: [ITU] Should the Internet be treated like traditional phone services when it comes to regulation and pricing? That is the contentious question as the International Telecommunications Union, a United Nations agency with roots dating back to 1865 and the interconnection of telegraph services, meets in Dubai next week for the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT). The WCIT is a

'Don't Let The UN Take Over The Internet', Huffpo :: Keyword: [ITU] The United Nations should not be allowed to 'take over the Internet', European MPs have urged.

UN Agency's Leaked Playbook: Panic, Chaos over Anti-Internet Treaty, Forbes :: Keyword: [ITU] The International Telecommunications Union, the UN agency at the center of a firestorm over new efforts to regulate the Internet, is preparing a social media campaign to target what it expects will be fierce opposition to a revised telephone treaty being decided next month at a secret conference in Dubai.

Dark Warnings About Future of Internet Access, NYT :: Keyword: [ITU] With envoys from more than 100 nations convening in Dubai to discuss telecommunications, diverse groups are warning of plans to censor the Internet. But analysts say the real debate is about business.

Should UN regulate the Internet? Summit courts controversy, Globe :: Keyword: [ITU] International Telecommunications Union poised to assert authority over Internet; debate pits revenue-seeking nations and authoritarian regimes against open Internet champions

Feds scoop up 132 websites in annual Cyber Monday ritual, Gigaom :: Keyword: [Copyright] The Department of Homeland Security celebrated a holiday tradition of its own today by announcing the seizure of dozens of domain names that were allegedly used to sell fake consumer swag like jerseys and jewelry.

ICE Clearly Didn't Need SOPA to Cripple Websites - As Agency Proudly Announces 132 Downed Websites, dslreports :: Keyword: [copyright] Apparently the government didn't need SOPA to shut down foreign websites afterall. One of the largest justifications for the immensely-unpopular SOPA was that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) simply didn't have the power to shut down foreign websites that violate copyright. However, Techdirt notes, a new announcement by ICE clearly states that they seized and

Nominations Hearing, Senate Commerce Committee :: Keyword: [FCC] The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced a hearing on the nominations of Dr. Mark Doms, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, Department of Commerce; Ms. Polly Ellen Trottenberg, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, Department of Transportation; Ms. Mignon L. Clyburn, to be a

Student Suspended for Refusing to Wear a School-Issued RFID Tracker, Wired :: Keyword: [Privacy] A Texas high school student is being suspended for refusing to wear a radio-frequency identification chip implanted on student ID cards. Northside Independent School District in San Antonio began issuing the RFID-chip-laden student-body cards when the semester began in the fall. The ID badge has a barcode associated with a

EPIC Appeals NSA's Withholding of Cybersecurity Directive, EPIC :: Keyword: [Security] EPIC has appealed a decision by the National Security Agency to deny EPIC's Freedom of Information Act Request for the public release of Presidential Policy Directive 20. The Policy Directive expands the NSA's cybersecurity authority and has raised concerns about government surveillance of the Internet. EPIC's FOIA appeal points to numerous substantive and procedural defects in the

Pace of US Cyber-Preparedness Accelerating, Forbes :: Keyword: [Security] Three recent moves by the Pentagon, State Department and White House indicate that the pace of preparation for engaging in offensive cyber attacks is increasing. The first was the speech given by Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense on October 12 where he used the term cyber Pearl Harbor. Of course to anyone who follows these developments the term is not at all new as Jason Healey of the

When can police search a cell phone?, MTTLR :: Keyword: [Big Brother] How does the Fourth Amendment apply to the contents of technological devices, particularly in the context of inventory searches pursuant to a lawful arrest? In March 2012, headlines such as "Police can now search cell phones without warrant" warned Americans of the possibility of police committing severe violations of privacy by

How likely is a DDoS Armageddon attack?, Arbor Networks :: Keyword: [DOS] The recent DDoS attacks against many of the North American financial firms had some unique characteristics that put a strain on the defenses in place and resulted in a number of well publicized service outages. The escalating threat is not new. It’s been steadily building up over the last few years as botnet command and control has

Leahy Reaffirms Strong Support of Warrants for Content, CDT :: Keyword: [ECPA] Senator Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has released a manager’s amendment that reaffirms the underlying premise of the legislation that the Judiciary Committee will mark up on Thursday: Law enforcement officials need a warrant in order to access the contents of electronic communications. (A section-by-section summary of the manager’s amendment is here.) If the

Leahy pledges no warrantless e-mail access for feds, CNET :: Keyword: [ECPA] Privacy groups cautiously applaud, but are concerned about a requirement that would force Internet companies to notify police before letting customers know they're under surveillance

NIST Publishes Methods to Manage Risk in the Federal ICT Supply Chain, NIST :: Keyword: [NIST] The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the final version of Notional Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Federal Information Systems. This guide offers an array of supply chain assurance methods to ...

Protect Your Data From Fire And Floods, Forbes :: Keyword: [Reliability] Taking time out from furiously stuffing turkey into my mouth to answer a quick question from the mailbox.

69% of Mobile Phone Users Get Text Spam, Pew :: Keyword: [Can Spam Act] You hear the text message alert ping, scramble to find your phone, only to find that the message is from an unknown number and the message is asking you to click on a link or text back.

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11.20 :: More Agree :: a List of Objections :: Still in Limbo :: Eskinder Nega :: Extensive Public Criticism :: Catastrophic Failure ::

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Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. – George Bernard Shaw

CDT, Scholars, Technologists and More Agree: ISPs Shouldn’t Have Right to Edit the Net, CDT :: Keyword: [Neutral] Is MetroPCS the publisher of your tweets? Is Verizon’s FiOS Internet service a newspaper? They seem to think so. In their pending challenge to the FCC’s Open Internet Rules, Verizon and MetroPCS argued that the Rules violate their purported First Amendment right to exercise “editorial discretion” over their customers’ Internet access. Yesterday, CDT and other friends of the court (not to mention friends of the Internet) filed briefs rebutting this dangerous assertion.

Amicus brief filed in the Verizon v. FCC case by ISP fellows, Yale ISP :: Keyword: [Neutral] Last week, the semester-long efforts of ISP fellows Anjali Dalal, Erica Newland, Josh Weinger, and Albert Wong manifested in an amicus brief filed in the Verizon v. FCC case, currently in the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. The brief, filed by the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) on behalf of a number of First Amendment scholars (and members of the ISP family), urges the court to

New net names to face objections, BBC :: Keyword: [Icann] Governments are to file a list of objections to Icann's proposed new internet address endings.

Dissecting the strawman: ICANN’s 11th Hour Trademark policy negotiations, IGP :: Keyword: [ICANN] On November 15-16 2012, ICANN organized a meeting in Los Angeles to consider the implementation of the Trademark Clearinghouse for new top level domains. Pressure by trademark and business interests, however, expanded the scope of the meeting to consider 8 demands to strengthen trademark protections in new top level domains. The letter with the 8 demands was sent to the

ICANN's 11th-Hour Domain Name Trademark Policy Negotiations: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, Circleid :: Keyword: [ICANN] ICANN organized a meeting on 15-16 November 2012 in Los Angeles, the Trademark Clearinghouse policy negotiations, to consider the 8-point policy requests sent by the Intellectual Property and Business Constituencies (IPC-BC) to the ICANN board and senior staff in a letter of 16 October 2012. ICANN's Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG) sent a response to the IPC-BC letter on

Report Reveals Planned DNSSEC Adoption of 2010 by Key Industries Still in Limbo, CircleID :: Keyword: [DNSSEC] A recent progress report on DNSSEC adoption reveals the extent to which organizations in a number of industries are falling short of their own objectives for making Domain Name Server (DNS) infrastructure more secure. The progress report, conducted by Secure64 Software Corporation, is a follow-up to a 2010 study by Forrester Research titled, "DNSSEC Ready for Prime Time," which

Rockefeller on Online Sales Tax, Senate Commerce Committee :: Keyword: [Tax] Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today gave an opening statement at the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing titled "Marketplace Fairness: Leveling the Playing Field for Small Business."

Journalism is Not Terrorism: Calling on Ethiopia to #FreeEskinder Nega, EFF :: Keyword: [Ethiopia] Eskinder Nega, an award-winning journalist who has been imprisoned for over a year, appeared briefly in court to appeal the terrorism charges levied against him. Eskinder has unwaveringly denied the charges, maintaining that blogging about human rights abuses and democracy is not a form of terrorism. In July, Eskinder was

UNESCO warns ITU on regulating Internet, LIRNasia :: Keyword: [ITU] UNESCO and ITU have formed the Broadband Commission. Now in an unprecedented intervention the UNESCO’s Director for Freedom of Expression and Media Development, Professor Guy Berger, has warned ITU that the amended ITR will not only “threaten freedom of expression” but may also “incur extensive public criticism that could impact upon the UN more broadly.”

Latest WCIT Leak Makes Explicit Russian Desire to Overturn ICANN, Tech Lib Front :: Keyword: [ITU] On Friday evening, I posted on CNET a detailed analysis of the most recent proposal to surface from the secretive upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications, WCIT 12. The conference will discuss updates to a 1988 UN treaty administered by the International Telecommunications Union, and throughout the year there have been reports that both governmental and

Internet Governance Should Not be Taken Over by the ITU, ITIF :: Keyword: [ITU] n response to the Internet Governance Hearing, ITIF Senior Analyst Daniel Castro released the following statement:

Battle for Internet Control Looms Over ITU Meet , Guatemala Times :: Keyword: [ITU] A battle for the control of the Internet threatens to overshadow the forthcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) to be held in Dubai from December 3 to 14.

The real work starts after WCIT, ITU :: Keyword: [ITU] The really important part of the World Conference on International Telecommunications 2012 (WCIT-12) is not the Internet battles that have caught the interest of the press – it’s what will happen after the conference has ended.

The Disaster Will Be Tweeted, IPLJ :: Keyword: [News] On Monday night, October 29, Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc across the Atlantic Seaboard. The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, the world’s largest stock exchange, dr‧

Senate bill rewrite lets feds read your e-mail without warrants, CNET :: Keyword: [Big Brother] Proposed law scheduled for a vote next week originally increased Americans' e-mail privacy. Then law enforcement complained. Now it increases government access to e-mail and other digital files.

Israeli Military To Citizens: Don't Facebook, Tweet, Instagram Rocket-Hit Locations, Huffpo :: Keyword: [Cyberwar] Location metadata stored on Twitter and other social media are feared by Israeli officials to be assisting Hamas' efforts and counter-attacks.

Anonymous declares 'cyberwar' on Israel, CNN :: Keyword: [Cyberwar] In the digital age, war isn't contained to the ground.

Anonymous escalates its 'cyberwar' against Israel, CNET :: Keyword: [Cyberwar] The hacking collective's latest campaign against Israel escalates, with defacements of Microsoft Israel Web sites and the publication of alleged donors to a pro-Israel group

Hurricane Sandy leaves wounded servers in its wake, CW :: Keyword: [Hurricanes] Data recovery experts have been kept busy in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, which left a slew of data centers underwater, damaging equipment and threatening a significant loss of business-critical data.

After Sandy, Verizon Confronts ‘Catastrophic Failure’ at NY Cable Vault, Data Center Knowledge :: Keyword: [Hurricanes] When SuperStorm Sandy sent a storm surge into lower Manhattan, the flooding caused a "catastrophic failure" in a cable vault beneath Verizon's central office on Broad Street. The Verge provides a closer look at the damage.

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11.13 :: Shutting it Down :: Pesky FCC :: Dont Text While.... :: Caves :: Partisan and Contentious :: So Large and Powerful :: Chevron ::

2012-11-13T20:16:00.000-05:00

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There are two major products that came out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence. - Jeremy S. Anderson

AT&T is glad to expand service, but wants pesky FCC regulations dropped, Ars Technica :: Keyword: [Broadband]
On Wednesday, AT&T announced a plan to invest $14 billion in expanding its wireless and U-Verse service around the country. At the same time, the company submitted a petition to the Federal Communications Commission asking for an end to the "conventional public-utility-style regulation."

Shutting Down The Phone System Gets Real: The Implications of AT&T Upgrading To An All IP Network., PK :: Keyword: [Broadband]
I believe AT&T’s announcement last week about its plans to upgrade its network and replace its rural copper lines with wireless is the single most important development in telecom since passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. It impacts just about every aspect of wireline and wireless policy.

Rob Frieden, Rationales For and Against Regulatory Involvement in Resolving Internet Interconnection Disputes, Yjolt :: Keyword: [Backbone]
This Article will examine the terms and conditions under which Internet Service Providers (“ISPs”) switch and route traffic for each of several links between a source of content and consumers. The Article concludes that the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) may lack direct statutory authority even to resolve disputes based on its determination that Internet access constitutes an unregulated information service.

Girl looks for cell signal, steps on rattlesnake nest, CNET :: Keyword: [Wireless]
In a rural area outside San Diego, a teenage girl is snakebit just because she wanted to text her boyfriend and call her mom. Life can be cruel.

BITAG Announces Next Technical Topic on Port Blocking, BITAG :: Keyword: [Neutral]

AT&T lifts FaceTime restrictions on Apple iPhones, WAPO :: Keyword: [Neutral]
AT&T said Thursday that it will allow all subscribers to access FaceTime on Apple devices, reversing a controversial policy to block the app for certain data plan customers.

A Few Thoughts on FaceTime, AT&T :: Keyword: [Neutral]
As most observers are aware, Apple’s FaceTime application is currently enabled on AT&T’s popular Mobile Share plan as well as on Wi-Fi, though not at this time on our other billing plans. This approach has raised questions and some concerns. We decided to take this cautious approach for important reasons. AT&T has by far more

AT&T caves, opens FaceTime over cellular for more customers, Gigaom :: Keyword: [Neutral]
AT&T has backed down and agreed to make Apple’s video calling service, FaceTime, available over cellular networks to more of its customers, not just those who subscribed to a certain type of data plan. The service will roll out to customers subscribed to a tiered data plan who own an LTE-capable iPhone running iOS 6 in eight to

OMG! Text messaging in decline for the first time, CNET :: Keyword: [Data]
A wireless industry research report says both messaging revenue and total volume declined in the third quarter in the U.S., a first for both.

2012 ARIN Board and Advisory Council Election Results, ARIN :: Keyword: [RIR]

ARIN XXX Meeting Report Now Available, ARIN :: Keyword: [IP Numbers]

Antitrust in High-Technology Industries, Jnl of Competition Law & Econ :: Keyword: [Antitrust]
One of the most interesting and challenging phenomena of our information age is the rapid and significant change that takes place in high-technology industries. This change is shaking some of our assumptions regarding the role of technology (for example, endogenous

U.S. government sanctions Iran for creating 'electronic curtain', CNET :: Keyword: [Iran]
The U.S. State Department is targeting several Iranian groups and individuals that have been particularly oppressive in restricting Internet freedom.

Remarks of Assistant Secretary Strickling at Internet Governance Forum, NTIA :: Keyword: [ITU]
Today is Election Day in the United States. Through the miracle of the Internet and modern communications, people in every corner of the globe know how partisan and contentious this election has become. Yet, on one issue, all Americans stand shoulder-to-shoulder, and that is, how essential it is that the Internet remain stable, secure and free from governmental control.

The Internet Monopoly, ITU :: Keyword: [Itu]
Companies such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and many of the other national social network and media sites are becoming so large and powerful that they can dictate the use of their services in such a way that people lose control over their own information and their participation in these networks.

ITU Boss Explains Why He Wants The UN To Start Regulating The Internet, Techdirt :: Keyword: [ITU]
We've written a few times about why we should be worried about the ITU (a part of the UN) and its attempts to regulate the internet, to which some have responded by arguing that the ITU/UN doesn't really want to regulate the internet. However, the Secretary-General of the ITU, Hamadoun Toure has now taken to the pages of Wired, to

The ITU WCIT - a Springboard for a Larger Debate on Internet Governance, PK :: Keyword: [ITU]
The World Conference on International Telecommunications will convene this December to revise the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs). Certain proposals to revise the ITRs would adversely impact the open Internet. PK and many others believe that any revision of the ITRs should not stray from their basic

The Internet Radio Fairness Act: What It Means for Radio, Musicians, and You, PK :: Keyword: [Copyright]
Last week we broke down the details of the Internet Radio Fairness Act, the recently proposed bill that aims to update the compulsory licenses for online radio services. This week we’ll be delving more into the real world impacts of IRFA.

NAACP calls Pandora-backed legislation unfair, CNET :: Keyword: [Copyright]
In a letter to Congress, the civil rights group asks that lawmakers vote no on legislation designed to cut the rates paid by Pandora and other Webcasters to artists -- some of whom are elderly Motown performers who weren't compensated fairly for their original work.

Pamela Samuelson , Can Online Piracy Be Stopped by Laws?, SSRN :: Keyword: [Copyright]
This article will explain the key features of SOPA, why the entertainment industry believed SOPA was necessary to combat online piracy, and why SOPA came to be perceived as so flawed that numerous sponsors withdrew their support from the bill.

Twitter Improves DMCA Policy: Alerts Public To 'Removed' Tweets, Techdirt :: Keyword: [DMCA]
For years, we've criticized Twitter's DMCA policy, in which it completely disappears tweets that are subject to DMCA takedown notices it receives. The company, as part of its transparency campaign, has now changed its policy slightly, such that it will now replace the taken down tweet with one that indicates the tweet was removed due to

Jury says journalist arrested while videotaping police is not guilty, Ars Technica :: Keyword: [News]
A jury acquitted a Florida photojournalist who was arrested on January 31 while documenting the eviction of Occupy Miami protesters. The police accused Carlos Miller, author of a popular blog about the rights of photojournalists, of disobeying a lawful police order to clear the area. But another journalist testified he had been standing nearby without incident.

Gawker's Anti-SLAPP Victory Could Be Good For The Web - But Judge Refuses To Publish The Ruling, Techdirt :: Keyword: [News]
A few months ago, Eric Goldman wrote about a good ruling by a California court to knock out a bogus defamation claim against blog site Gawker. There were a few interesting elements to the ruling, including that it used California's anti-SLAPP law, and that it was willing to look at the context of the use of certain words like "scam."

Naqeeb Ahmed Kazia , An Overview of Cloud Computing and Its Legal Implications in India, SSRN :: Keyword: [Cloud]
Cloud computing is a growing trend in industry. Organisations these days are switching to virtual workspaces because of flexibility. In this article I define what cloud computing is and deal with the various delivery models and deployment methods.

Jeremy H. Rothstein, Track Me Maybe: The Fourth Amendment and the Use of Cell Phone Tracking to Facilitate Arrest, Fordham L Rev :: Keyword: [4th Amendment]

Susan Freiwald and Sylvain Métille , Reforming Surveillance Law, SSRN :: Keyword: [Surveillance]
As implemented over the past twenty-six years, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which regulates electronic surveillance by law enforcement agents, has become incomplete, confusing, and ineffective. In contrast, a new

Transparency Report: Government requests on the rise, Google :: Keyword: [Big Brother]
We think it’s important to shine a light on how government actions could affect our users. When we first launched the Transparency Report in early 2010, there wasn’t much data out there about how governments sometimes hamper the free flow of information on the web. So we took our first step toward greater transparency by disclosing the number of government requests we received. At the

ICE Releases Documents Detailing Electronic Surveillance Problems . . . and then Demands Them Back a Year Later, EFF :: Keyword: [Surveillance]
This is a first for us in all of EFF's history of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation—Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has demanded we return records it gave us more than a year ago. The release of these documents doesn't endanger national security or create a risk to an ongoing law enforcement

Petraeus Case Shows FBI's Authority To Read Gmail, Huffpo :: Keyword: [Big Brother]
The downfall of CIA Director David Petraeus demonstrates how easy it is for federal law enforcement agents to examine emails and computer records if they believe a crime was committed. With subpoenas and warrants, the FBI and other investigating agencies routinely gain access to electronic inboxes and information about email accounts offered by Google, Yahoo and other Internet providers.

Virus Aimed at Iran Infected Chevron's Network, WSJ :: Keyword: [Cyberwar]
Stuxnet, a computer virus that former U.S. officials say was created by the U.S. and Israel to attack Iran's nuclear-enrichment facilities, also infected Chevron's network in 2010, shortly after it escaped from its intended target.

Cyberwarfare evolves faster than rules of engagement, CW :: Keyword: [Cyberwar]
As the rhetoric heats up over cyberwar -- including warnings that attacks on the U.S. are imminent and alarms that the U.S. has escalated the risk via malware attacks on Iran's nuclear program -- the rules of engagement are missing in action.

How Equinix Data Centers Defied Superstorm Sandy, Equinix :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
Last week this time Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on data centers across America’s northeast coast. You may have seen your favorite sites and web services go down for hours at a time, yet, Equinix data centers remained strong with little or no downtime to customers. Why did Equinix fare differently than others?

Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts Online, USTelecom :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
Super-storm Sandy rocked the northeast last week – causing catastrophic destruction and harm to many residents.

Hurricane Sandy Had Surprising Impact on Global Internet Traffic Flow, CircleID :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
In addition to knocking out power and Internet connectivity in a significant part of the New York metropolitan area, Sandy also had a surprising impact on the world's Internet traffic, traffic that neither originated from nor was destined to areas effected by the storm, Renesys reports. "From locations around the globe as varied as

Sandy’s Lessons About Disaster Recovery, Data Center Knowledge :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
Were you ready for Sandy? Sure it was downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm, but it still had a devastating effect. For those of use who manage data centers, that impact had many layers. Let me start at the core and work my way out.

Voting technology issues in Virginia on election day, Freedom to tinker :: Keyword: [Vote]
I spent Election Day in one of the command centers for the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline. The command center was accepting calls from New Jersey, Maryland, DC, and Virginia, but 95% of the technology issues were from Virginia. I was the designated “technology guy”, so pretty much everything that came through that center came to

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2012-11-03T21:15:00.002-04:00

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2012-11-03T21:10:00.002-04:00

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In a democracy, the people get the government they deserve. - Hunter S. Thompson

How You Can Help #Sandy WSJ
Why We Have An Open Wireless Movement, EFF :: Keyword: [WiFi]
In troubled times, it's important to help each other out. Right now, we're witnessing an unprecedented hurricane hitting the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, and the ensuing damage and power outages are crippling rescue efforts, businesses large and small, and personal communications.

Consumer Review Website Isn't Liable for Users' Copyright Infringement--Ripoff Report v. ComplaintsBoard, Tech & Marketing Law Blog :: Keyword: [47 U.S.C. § 230]
Xcentric Ventures, LLC v. Mediolex Ltd., 2012 WL 5269403 (D. Ariz. October 24, 2012). The initial complaint....

Counting IPv6 over DNS, Potaroo :: Keyword: [IPv6]
At the recent ARIN XXX meeting in October 2012 I listened to a debate on a policy proposal concerning the reservation of a pool of IPv4 addresses to address critical infrastructure. This term is intended to cover a variety of applications, including use by public Internet Exchanges and authoritative nameservers for various top level domains. As far as I can tell,

Best Buy Tells Time Warner Customers to Ditch VoIP - In Order to Avoid New Modem Fee, DSLReports :: Keyword: [TW]
Time Warner Cable took heavy criticism earlier this month when they announced users would have to pay a new $4 monthly modem rental fee. Time Warner Cable struggled to adequately support users looking to buy their own modems, and then stumbled when asked to justify the price hike on the company's already pricey service. As noted previously

The Future, the Internet and Economic Growth, Verizon :: Keyword: [Verizon]
I am an optimist about the potential of technology – particularly information technology – to spur growth and progress in society. But this view is not universal. In fact, a debate about the growth of our economy and the broader world economy has been emerging recently and it relates

Vonage Holdings Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results, Vonage :: Keyword: [Vonage]
All the reasons for not extending the ITU’s scope to the Internet at WCIT12, LIRNasia :: Keyword: [ITU]
The Center for Democracy and Technology has been in the trenches of Internet policy from the 1990s. They played a leading role in expanding the debate over the various proposals to extend the ITU’s scope to include the Internet at the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT) in December 2012

CDT to ITU: Promote Access and Openness, Don't Stifle It, CDT :: Keyword: [ITU]
If members of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)—a UN agency known for its non-transparent, government-centric structure—vote to expand ITU authority to cover Internet policy and technical standards, Internet openness, affordability, and functionality could be at risk.

Japan Was the First to Ratify ACTA. Will They Join TPP Next?, EFF :: Keyword: [Copyright]
Two of the biggest threats to the Internet are two international agreements: the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). TPP continues to expand across the Pacific, with Mexico and Canada joining in the next round in New Zealand. With ACTA, it is increasingly doubtful that it was successfully

Court rules against Ripoff Report in copyright case, Internet Cases :: Keyword: [DMCA]
Plaintiff Xcentric Ventures provides the infamous Ripoff Report, a website where consumers can go to defame complain about businesses they have dealt with. Defendant ComplaintsBoard.com is a similar kind of website

Leveraging the Science and Technology of Internet Mapping for Homeland Security slideset, CAIDA :: Keyword: [Security]
This slideset was presented at the Cyber Security Division 2012 Principal Investigator Meeting in October 2012.

Police allowed to install cameras on private property without warrant, Ars Technica :: Keyword: [4th Amendment]
A federal judge has ruled that police officers in Wisconsin did not violate the Fourth Amendment when they secretly installed cameras on private property without judicial approval.

Cell broadcasting used to warn public about Sandy, LIRNasia :: Keyword: [EAS]
With slow-moving Sandy leaving New York State, they are counting the dead. It appears that 22 people died. Each death is a tragedy that the disaster managers would have loved to avoid. But can you imagine what the toll would have been if not for extensive planning and early warning?

Hurricane Sandy Exposes Some Truths About Our Communications Networks, NTCA :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
Policymakers don’t always demonstrate the patience needed to understand the complex and interrelated nature of the communications network in this country. Building these networks is far more than an academic exercise, and I have worried greatly over the course of the past two years that policymakers are willing to throw up a “house of cards” and hope that the pieces fall together somehow.

A Letter from CEO Steve Smith in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy, Equinix :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
As the U.S. East Coast continues to deal with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, our thoughts are with the people of New York, New Jersey and other hard-hit areas, many of whom remain without power and may be facing the loss of family, friends, homes and possessions.

Here’s what the Internet looked like on the East Coast during Sandy, LIRNasia :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
Sandvine, a company selling deep-packet inspection gear to ISPs, shared a blog post noting that in one East Coast city on the Monday ahead of Sandy’s landfall in New Jersey, Internet traffic was up 114 percent. Sandvine also tracked a more than 150 percent rise in Netflix traffic, which was later confirmed by Netflix. Skype usage in the afternoon was up as well.

Carriers Waive Fees, Make Red Cross Donations - Also Allowing Users to Charge Devices in Stores , DSLReports :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon are helping Sandy victims by allowing customers to charge devices in stores, as well as giving customers some relief in paying bills. Until November 8, T-Mobile says the company won't be cutting off prepaid users in New York City, Long Island, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania for failing to pay their bills. AT&T meanwhile stated that the company will extend

New York Internet rides out the storm, Netcraft :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
New York Internet looks set to make it through the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy with barely a scratch on its uptime or performance.

During Hurricane Sandy, Twitter Proves A Lifeline Despite Trolls, Huffpo :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
As Hurricane Sandy pounded the U.S. Atlantic coast on Monday night, knocking out electricity and Internet connections, millions of residents turned to Twitter as a part-newswire, part-911 hotline that hummed through the night even as some websites failed and swathes of Manhattan fell dark.

Websites knocked offline by Sandy, BBC :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
News websites operating out of New York have been affected by the storm damage left in the wake of Sandy.

Hurricane Sandy disrupts wireless and Internet services, CNET :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
High winds and storm surge flooding have taken their toll on cell phone, Internet, and other communications services for many in Hurricane Sandy's path.

FCC activates disaster reporting system for Hurricane Sandy #thecircuit, WAPO :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
The Federal Communications Commission activated the Disaster Information Reporting System Monday for Washington, D.C. and other areas up and down the East Coast in response to Hurricane Sandy. Wireless, wireline, broadcast, cable and VoIP providers can report their

Hurricane Sandy Takes Down Popular Websites, Huffpo :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
Sandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit eastern United States, flooded servers of Datagram Inc in New York City, bringing down several media websites it hosts, including Huffington Post and Gawker.

Hurricane Sandy Floods New York Data Centers, Huffpo :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
Superstorm Sandy knocked out a quarter of the cell towers in an area spreading across 10 states, and the situation could get worse, federal regulators said Tuesday.

FCC on Sandy: Cell service likely to get worse before it gets better, CNET :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
The Federal Communications Commission said today that 25 percent of cellular sites are down in 10 states affected by superstorm Sandy.

Hurricane Relief Efforts: How Social Media Helps And Hurts, Huffpo :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
As Hurricane Sandy eases away from the East Coast and the cleanup begins, major charitable organizations are increasing their reach and personalizing relief efforts thanks to social media.

Superstorm Sandy wreaks havoc on internet infrastructure, Gigaom :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
Hurricane Sandy continued to take a toll on internet infrastructure in New York City and beyond on Tuesday.

Time Warner offers free Wi-Fi and charging stations to NYC, CNET :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
The cable provider's vehicles are equipped with free Wi-Fi access and mobile charging stations so New Yorkers hit by Sandy can charge their devices and access the Internet.

New York scrambles to reconnect, FT :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
The telecoms companies who keep their systems at New York’s main technology hubs have been scrambling to keep power flowing into the city’s vital telecoms nerve centres

Restoring wired service after Sandy may take 2 weeks, Verizon says, CW :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
Consumers in the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy may not get wired phone, Internet and video service back for as long as two weeks, Verizon Communications warned on Friday, while the FCC reported continued slow progress by carriers in restoring mobile coverage.

The Impact of Hurricane Sandy, Forbes :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
A look at the wake of one of the biggest storms to ever hit the East Coast.

Hurricane Sandy Delivers 'Another Catastrophe' To Verizon's Home, Complicating Network Repairs, Huffpo :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
The water came rushing through the lobby, crashing against doors, shattering windows and scattering sandbags meant to stop it. Then, it cascaded down the stairs and flooded the underground cable vault, soaking tangled wires that deliver phone and Internet service to customers across the region.

Will Romney's Convention Punchline Give Climate Activists The Last Laugh?, Forbes :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, a moment at the Republican National Convention in August (which was itself truncated by Hurricane Isaac) is looking ill-considered. Mitt Romney said, "President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans." The candidate then archly bit his underlip as a wink to the audience that was in on the joke. "And to heal the planet," he continued as the

New York Data Centers Battle Back from Storm Damage, Data Center Knowledge :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
As Thursday dawned on lower Manhattan, the city's battered data centers continued their recovery efforts. Wednesday was a day of fast-moving events, as some facilities that were down came up, and some that were up went down. Several of the hardest-hit facilities were hoping to be back in action...

NYFD worker was Twitter lifeline during Sandy, CNN :: Keyword: [Hurricanes]
As Hurricane Sandy swept through New York City and emergency crews scrambled to rescue victims, Emily Rahimi was responding to cries for help and offering words of comfort -- all in 140 characters or less.

South Carolina reveals massive data breach of Social Security Numbers, credit cards, CW :: Keyword: [SC]
Approximately 3.6 million Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers belonging to South Carolina taxpayers were exposed after a server at the state's Department of Revenue was breached by an international hacker, state officials said Friday.

Cyber Security Fails As 3.6 Million Social Security Numbers Breached In South Carolina, Forbes :: Keyword: [SC]
South Carolina has announced that an "international hacker" has compromised the Social Security numbers of more than three-quarters of the State's population. Is South Carolina's cyber security particularly lax, or do we have a national problem?

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10.28 :: "Dont Panic" :: icePhone :: Smear :: Not the Titanic :: Unintended Consequenses :: Harass Me Maybe ::

2012-10-28T21:37:00.002-04:00

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Oct 28 :: 1998 :: DMCA Signed into Law
Oct 29 :: 1969 :: 1st Message Sent on ARPANET
Oct 30 :: Third Annual NICE Workshop Adds a Virtual Cyber Threat Training and Competition Track CANCELLED
Oct 31 :: 8:30 am :: ISOC-DC Event - Fragmenting the Internet: The WCIT & What's At Stake
Nov 2 :: 1988 :: Morris Worm Unleashed
Nov 2 :: Copyright Exceptions for Libraries in the Digital Age: Section 108 Reform:: NYC
Nov 4 :: IETF 85 Atlanta
Nov 7 :: NTIA Privacy Multistakeholder Process Open Meeting
Nov 8 :: 23rd Annual FCBA Charity Auction
Nov 13 :: 12:30 pm :: Looking Back to Look Forward: The Next Ten Years of Spectrum Policy Washington DC
Nov 14-16 :: FOSI Annual Conference Wash DC
Nov 15 :: 1971 :: Intel Releases the 4004 Microprocessor
Nov 17 :: 2005 :: FCC Releases Order Approving the SBC / AT&T Merger

Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession. – Kingman Brewster, Jr.

OECD Study: Internet Thriving without Regulation, USTelecom :: Keyword: [Backbone]
The Internet is thriving in a competitive and largely decentralized environment, according to a new study released by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and D

Store refuses to serve customers talking on cell phones, CNET :: Keyword: [Wireless]
A British store is so fed up with people coming up to the counter and gassing on their cell phones that it has put up signs to say the next person in line will be served instead.

US government agency drops BlackBerry in favor of iPhone, CW :: Keyword: [Wireless]
Over 17,600 users in U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) are being moved from their BlackBerry devices to Apple's iPhone, after it was found that technology from Research In Motion cannot meet the mobile technology needs of the agency, according to contract documents

Average teenager has never met quarter of Facebook friends, Guardian :: Keyword: [Child]
Girls send more than 220 texts a week, and 12- to 15-year-olds spend 17 hours a week on internet, research shows

FCC Commissioner McDowell Wrong on Net Neutrality and Investment, Free Press :: Keyword: [Neutral]
Washington, D.C., is often referred to as a “bubble,” and for good reason. On any given day there will be some kind of panel at an industry-funded “think tank” that includes regulators or other government officials speaking about the ills of government — and the virtues of unrestrained monopoly. This week we got two of these bubble

Digital Differences, Pew :: Keyword: [Data]
Pew Internet Research Analyst Kathryn Zickuhr discussed differences in how different demographic groups use technology at the WSU Elliott School of Communications’ annual Comm Week conference.

Verisign Reports 13 Percent Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth in Third Quarter 2012, Verisign :: Keyword: [DNS ]
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012.

ICANN's core principles and the expansion of generic top-level domain names, Intl J of Law & Info Tech :: Keyword: [ICANN]
ICANN is a self-regulatory body that oversees the registration of domain names and coordinates Internet protocol addresses. As a multi-stakeholder body with significant influence over the root of the Internet, ICANN’s role is crucial in order to maintain its stability and interoperability. From January 2012, a call for Expressions of Interest

Is ICANN Stumbling Forward? GAC Advice and Shared Decision Making Procedures, CircleID :: Keyword: [ICANN]
When Bill Clinton addresses the 40th ICANN meeting in San Francisco in March 2010 he described Internet Governance as a process of "stumbling forward". Stumbling is good, he said, as long as it goes forward. Five ICANN meetings later — in the meantime ICANN adopted the new gTLD program, got nearly 2000 applications for Top

Is ICANN Stumbling Forward? GAC Advice and Shared Decision Making Procedures , CircleID :: Keyword: [ICANN]
When Bill Clinton addresses the 40th ICANN meeting in San Francisco in March 2010 he described Internet Governance as a process of "stumbling forward". Stumbling is good, he said, as long as it goes forward. Five ICANN meetings later — in the meantime ICANN adopted the new gTLD program, got nearly 2000 applications for Top

Akamai Reports 460 Times Increase in IPv6 Requests Over Its Platform Since Last Year, CircleID :: Keyword: [IPv6]
In its latest State of the Internet report, Akamai has highlighted industry numbers showing imminent global exhaustion of IPv4 addresses. Report has also identifies 460 times increase in IPv6 requests over Akamai's platform from June 2011 – June 2012. A fair amount of the IPv6 request growth is attributed to the "World IPv6 Launch"

Counting IPv6 over DNS, Potaroo :: Keyword: [IPv6]
At the recent ARIN XXX meeting in October 2012 I listened to a debate on a policy proposal concerning the reservation of a pool of IPv4 addresses to address critical infrastructure. This term is intended to cover a variety of applications, including use by public Internet Exchanges and authoritative nameservers for various top level domains. As far as I can tell,

Re-Counting DNSSEC, Potaroo :: Keyword: [DNSSEC]
This is a followup article to Counting DNSSEC that reflects some further examination of the collected data. This time I'd like to describe some additional thoughts about the experiment, and some revised results in our efforts to count just how much DNSSEC is being used out there.

Blase Ur, Pedro G. Leon, Lorrie Faith Cranor, Richard Shay and Yang Wang, Smart, Useful, Scary, Creepy: Perceptions of Online Behavioral Advertising, FPF :: Keyword: [Advertising]
We report results of 48 semi-structured interviews about online behavioral advertising (OBA). We investigate non-technical users’ attitudes about OBA, then explain these attitudes by delving into users’ understanding of its practice. Participants were surprised

Best Buy Tells Time Warner Customers to Ditch VoIP - In Order to Avoid New Modem Fee, DSLReports :: Keyword: [TW]
Time Warner Cable took heavy criticism earlier this month when they announced users would have to pay a new $4 monthly modem rental fee. Time Warner Cable struggled to adequately support users looking to buy their own modems, and then stumbled when asked to justify the price hike on the company's already pricey service. As noted previously

Apple warns of pre-Christmas profit fall, FT :: Keyword: [Apple]
Apple reported earnings broadly in line with recently lowered expectations as it shrugged off fears of supply shortages for its smartphone

Akamai Reports Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results, Akamai :: Keyword: [Backbone]
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. Revenue for the third

Google's email security flaw is embarrassing, but no catastrophe, CW :: Keyword: [Google]
It was almost a year ago that a curious mathematician with no real Internet security training was able to walk through a gaping security hole left by Google -- a weak email cryptographic key.

Knowledge Management for eDiplomacy Resources, Brookings :: Keyword: [International]
The third area at State attracting serious ediplomacy resources is knowledge management. This was the first use ediplomacy at State. It is also emerging as one of the most far-reaching applications of ediplomacy, and has garnered the attention of big business as well as other foreign ministries. It is attempting to solve some of the toughest organizational challenges foreign ministries face including:

The History of eDiplomacy at the U.S. Department of State, Brookings :: Keyword: [International]
Despite the United States’ long history of innovation in the field of communications technologies, the State Department’s emergence as the world’s leading user of ediplomacy was not a natural consequence of this. A 2001 book by Wilson Dizard Jr., Digital Diplomacy: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Information Age, tracks a long history of reluctant adaptation to technological innovations at State. In a discussion about the UK and other countries’ adoption of the telegraph, he notes:

China Blocks Web Access to Times, NYT :: Keyword: [China]
The Chinese government began blocking access to The Times after publication of an article describing the wealth accumulated by relatives of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.

China condemns NY Times 'smear', BBC :: Keyword: [China]
China condemns as a "smear" a New York Times report saying Premier Wen Jiabao's relatives have accumulated billions of dollars.

Proposal for ICT and internet ecosystem: setting new rules on trade order, ITU :: Keyword: [ITU]
Internet usage patterns have evolved from web/text based usage to a high concentration on video. This has led to a sudden spike in traffic and the number of heavy users

WCIT and the tower of Babel, ITU :: Keyword: [ITU]
A key reason for the heated debate in relation to the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) at the next World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) is the problem that different parties are talking about different elements while using the same words.

The Great ITU Internet Heist, CircleID :: Keyword: [ITU]
There was a meeting in Geneva a few weeks ago dealing with Internet names and addresses. Known as the Second Informal Expert Group Meeting of the Fifth World Telecommunication / Information and Communication Technologies Policy Forum, it was yet another of the endless blathering bodies on this subject that have met for the past fourteen years.

UN: Terrorists Just Love An Open Useful Internet - Thinks ISPs Should Crack Down to Stop Terrorists, DSLReports :: Keyword: [ITU]
CNET directs our attention to a new study (pdf) that effectively complains that the Internet has become too open and useful, and that ISPs need to crack down on anonymity, increase data retention, and even crack down on open Wi-Fi hotspots -- or the terrorists win. The report, recently released at a conference in Vienna by the

UN: The Problem With The Internet Today Is It's Just Too Open & Terrorists Might Use It, Techdirt :: Keyword: [ITU]
Ah, the UN. As highlighted by Declan McCullagh, a new report from the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, clocking in at an unwieldy 158 pages (pdf) warns that this old internet of ours is just too damn open, and that means terrorists can use it. Thus, it has to stop the openness. The report really is just

The ITU: How we got here, how PK is involved, and what’s at stake, PK :: Keyword: [ITU]
This December, the 193 countries of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) will gather in Dubai to revise the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs). Before diving into specific issues and proposals, let’s lay out how we got here, how PK is involved, and what’s at stake.

The Internet is not the Titanic, ISOC :: Keyword: [Itu]
In recent months, the question of whether the Internet is sustainable in the face of increasing demand has been a focal point for discussions surrounding the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), which is being convened to modify the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITR) treaty

U.N. calls for 'anti-terror' Internet surveillance, CNET :: Keyword: [ITU]
United Nations report calls for Internet surveillance, saying lack of "internationally agreed framework for retention of data" is a problem, as are open Wi-Fi networks in airports, cafes, and libraries.

U.S. Ambassador Terry Kramer Says Leave Well Enough Alone for Regulating Internet, TechZone :: Keyword: [ITU]
While the topics here are about technology today, how technology will be used tomorrow has moved to center stage. The reason is the run up to the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s) convention in December in Dubai

The ETNO Proposal: Unintended Consequences, CircleID :: Keyword: [ITU]
In the run up to the WCIT negotiations in December, the most talked about proposed change to the ITRs (International Telecommunications Regulations) is the ETNO proposal. Most of the discussion centers around the clause;

Japan Was the First to Ratify ACTA. Will They Join TPP Next?, EFF :: Keyword: [Copyright]
Two of the biggest threats to the Internet are two international agreements: the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). TPP continues to expand across the Pacific, with Mexico and Canada joining in the next round in New Zealand. With ACTA, it is increasingly doubtful that it was successfully

Internet Providers Begin Rolling Out Warning System To Stop Illegal Downloads, CNN :: Keyword: [Copyright]
It is about to get a bit more difficult to illegally download TV shows, movies or music online.

NTIA 2012 DMCA Letter, NTIA :: Keyword: [DMCA]
NTIA letter to the Register of Copyrights continuing the consultative process required by the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA). The Copyright Office's Federal Register Notice containing the Librarian's Determination and Final Rule can be found at http://www.copyright.gov/1201/ .

Final Rule Published in Section 1201 Proceeding , LOC :: Keyword: [DMCA]
The Librarian of Congress, upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, has announced the classes of works to be subject to the exemption from the prohibition in 17 U.S.C. section 1201(a)(1) against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works.

United States Copyright Office: Ripping is Illegal, PK :: Keyword: [DMCA]
Today the Register of Copyrights and the Librarian of Congress announced the 1201 exemptions. You may remember that the 1201 review is the triannual process where organizations, communities, and individuals request permission to circumvent Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies that prevent them from doing otherwise perfectly legal things. This time around, Public Knowledge requested an exemption that would allow people to rip DVDs they already own in order to transfer

Netflix misses subscriber target for third quarter, CNET :: Keyword: [Video]
he video-rental service adds 1.2 million new U.S. subscribers in its third quarter, shy of the nearly 1.8 million it needed to hit its full-year target of 7 million

Privacy and Technology in Balance?, MS :: Keyword: [Privacy]
This week, I had the opportunity to speak in Uruguay at the 34th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners. This conference brings together leading authorities on privacy from more than 50 countries, including many of the key government officials and regulators

Use fake birthdate, official says, BBC :: Keyword: [Privacy]
A government internet security chief sparks anger by advising people not to put accurate personal details on social networking sites to protect their security.

Deirdre Mulligan and Jennifer King, Bridging the Gap Between Privacy and Design, FPF :: Keyword: [Privacy]
This article explores the gap between privacy and design in the context of “lateral privacy”— privacy issues arising among users of a service rather than from the service provider—on social networking sites (SNSs) and other platforms by analyzing the privacy concerns lodged against the

Hey, I’ve Never Met You. And This Is Crazy. But Here’s My Number. Harass Me Maybe., VOA :: Keyword: [Social Networks]
Facebook has never had a stellar reputation when it comes to privacy. Here is the latest annoyance.

Wi-Fi Electricity Meters Helping Burglars? - Easily Hacked, Showing Whether You're Home, DSLReports :: Keyword: [Security]
Add increased home thefts as another potential side-effect of utilities' efforts to deploy electricity meters with embedded Wi-Fi. We've already noted how these meters have a strong tendency to interfere with home routers and WISP equipment, but now concerns are being raised that they're too easy to hack, allowing people to easily

Leveraging the Science and Technology of Internet Mapping for Homeland Security slideset, CAIDA :: Keyword: [Security]
This slideset was presented at the Cyber Security Division 2012 Principal Investigator Meeting in October 2012.

Suspect Named In Devastating Cyberattack On World's Most Valuable Oil Company, NYT :: Keyword: [Security]
On Aug. 15, more than 55,000 Saudi Aramco employees stayed home from work to prepare for one of Islam's holiest nights of the year -- Lailat al Qadr, or the Night of Power -- celebrating the revelation of the Koran to Muhammad.

Peter Swire and Kenesa Ahmad, ‘Going Dark’ Versus a ‘Golden Age for Surveillance’, FPF :: Keyword: [Big Brother]
Law enforcement and national security agencies are worried that they are “going dark” due to new technology. Their fear is that they will not be able to wiretap and decode new forms of Internet and

Cyberattack on Saudi Oil Firm Disquiets U.S., NYT :: Keyword: [Cyberwar]
American officials believe a virus unleashed on an oil giant was a return volley in a conflict begun by the United States and Israel with software that targeted Iran’s centrifuges.

A Decade of DDoS, Arbor Networks :: Keyword: [DOS]
In a little over a decade, DDoS attacks have broken the 100 Gbps barrier, up 1000%. Watch this video to see the evolution of DDoS attacks — from nuisance to menace

Interne2's NSTIC Pilot Plan, SecureID :: Keyword: [NSTIC]
nternet2 has been in the online identity business for more than a decade so its involvement with the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace may seem like a given.

FCC May Consider Whether Unsolicited Email To Text On Mobile Phones Is Legal, Techpresident :: Keyword: [Can Spam Act]
The Federal Communications Commission opened a proceeding on Tuesday to determine whether e-mails sent to phones as texts should be subject to its rules that protect consumers from unsolicited messages on their mobile phones.
South Carolina reveals massive data breach of Social Security Numbers, credit cards, CW :: Keyword: [SC]
Approximately 3.6 million Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers belonging to South Carolina taxpayers were exposed after a server at the state's Department of Revenue was breached by an international hacker, state officials said Friday.

Cyber Security Fails As 3.6 Million Social Security Numbers Breached In South Carolina, Forbes :: Keyword: [SC]
South Carolina has announced that an "international hacker" has compromised the Social Security numbers of more than three-quarters of the State's population. Is South Carolina's cyber security particularly lax, or do we have a national problem?

Uncertified voting equipment, Freedom to tinker :: Keyword: [Vote]
Or, why doing the obvious thing to improve voter throughput in Harris County early voting would exacerbate a serious security vulnerability.

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10.22 :: Nobody Goes There Any More :: 90% Physical, the other half is Mental :: We made too many wrong mistakes. :: Even Napoleon had his Watergate ::

2012-10-22T21:03:00.002-04:00

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Federal Internet Law and Policy :: An Educational Project

Oct 23 :: 1998 :: COPA Passed by Congress
Oct 23 :: DC ISOC Happy Hou, 6:30 - 8:30 pm The Science Club 1136 19th Street NW, Washington DC
Oct 24 :: ARIN XXX
Oct 25 :: 1994 :: CALEA Signed into law
Oct 28 :: 1998 :: DMCA Signed into Law
Oct 29 :: 1969 :: 1st Message Sent on ARPANET
Oct 30 :: Third Annual NICE Workshop Adds a Virtual Cyber Threat Training and Competition Track
Oct 31 :: 8:30 am :: ISOC-DC Event - Fragmenting the Internet: The WCIT & What's At Stake
Nov 2 :: 1988 :: Morris Worm Unleashed
Nov 2 :: Copyright Exceptions for Libraries in the Digital Age: Section 108 Reform:: NYC
Nov 4 :: IETF 85 Atlanta
Nov 7 :: NTIA Privacy Multistakeholder Process Open Meeting
Nov 8 :: 23rd Annual FCBA Charity Auction

“People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.” - Abraham Lincoln

Netflix will add closed captions to all of its videos within two years, Gigaom :: Keyword: [ADA]
Netflix has settled a court case brought against it by the National Association for the Deaf and other disability rights advocates, agreeing to a consent decree that will require it to have closed captions for all of its videos by October 2014.

Netflix and deaf-rights group settle suit over video captions, CNET :: Keyword: [ADA]
A two-year class action lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act ended with the streaming service agreeing to put captions on 100 percent of its video library by 2014.

Is There Something To Be Done About Broadband Competition?, Forbes :: Keyword: [Broadband]
Two dominant schools of thought have emerged in the broadband policy arena. The first, represented by the views of Susan Crawford, a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, is that there is not enough competition to cable modem service and thus government must intervene to prevent a likely abuse of market power. A second

FOIA Request Turns Up Info on Non-FCC-Compliant Transmitters., Comlawblog :: Keyword: [Wifi]
In our recent blog post about an AT&T wireless Internet service causing interference to an airport weather radar in Puerto Rico, we asked whether the FCC had charged AT&T with the wrong offense. Because the transmitter operated outside its FCC-certified frequency range (among other

AT&T's FaceTime policy triggers formal complaint, Fierce :: Keyword: [Net Neutrality]
AT&T's (NYSE:T) decision to offer Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) FaceTime video calling feature over cellular at no extra charge only to its Mobile Share data plan customers has led one consumer to file a formal complaint with the FCC.

Akamai Releases Second Quarter 2012 'State of the Internet' Report, Akamai :: Keyword: [Data]
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere, today released its Second Quarter, 2012 State of the Internet report. Based on data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent

Nobody 'Goes Online' Anymore, Huffpo :: Keyword: [Data]
A large survey of Internet users found that they say they spend fewer hours per week online than they did a year ago.

Internet Governance World Meets in Toronto Amid New Domains Controversy, Michael Geist :: Keyword: [ICANN]
The Internet governance world gathers in Toronto this week as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the California-based non-profit corporation charged with the principal responsibility for maintaining the Internet's domain name system, holds one of its meetings in Canada for only the third time. My

Indian Internet Governance Conference: a Multistakeholder Success Story, ISOC :: Keyword: [ICANN]
On 04-05 October, the Internet Society was honored to be a co-organiser of the first-ever Indian Internet Governance Conference (IIGC). Organized

FCC targets Craigslist cellphone jammer vendors, issues six citations, Ars Technica :: Keyword: [eCommerce]
The Federal Communications Commission has stepped up its enforcement game, issuing citations to six individuals for advertising and selling signal cellphone jamming devices on Craigslist. The FCC has also warned several online vendors and produced public service announcements in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.

Kirk D. Homeyer, Can a State Seize an Internet Gambling Website's Domain Name? An Analysis of the Kentucky Case, SSRN :: Keyword: [Gambling]
The recently developed Internet gambling forum has produced myriad legal issues affecting state, federal, and international law, which issues arise in large part from the ubiquity of the Internet. Based on an analysis of the Kentucky Case, this

Google Under Pressure from EU Regulators on Privacy Policy, EFF :: Keyword: [Google]
On Oct. 16, European Union data protection authorities issued a letter to Google CEO Larry Page calling upon the search engine giant to revisit its privacy policy. Earlier this year, the policy was unified into one policy covering a wide range of different Google services and integrating data from Google search history and YouTube

EU warns Google risks fines over privacy, FT :: Keyword: [Google]
Regulators demand policy changes after an investigation shows Google fails to provide users with adequate information about use of their personal data

F.T.C. Staff Prepares Antitrust Case Against Google Over Search, NYT :: Keyword: [Google]
For investigators preparing a recommendation that the government sue, a main line of inquiry has been whether Google has manipulated its search results to favor its products.

US lawmaker questions FTC Google antitrust probe, CW :: Keyword: [Google]
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should "tread carefully" before bringing an antitrust complaint against Google, a veteran U.S. lawmaker said as news reports suggested the agency is ready to move forward.

Sprint gains control over Clearwire with stock buy, Gigaom :: Keyword: [Sprint]
Sprint has upped in investment in Clearwire to give it the majority stake it needs to take direct control of the struggling 4G carrier. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, Sprint revealed it has bought the outstanding shares of Eagle River Holdings, the investment arm of Clearwire’s original founder Craig McCaw.

Japanese Company to Acquire 70% of Sprint, MTTLR :: Keyword: [Sprint]
On October 15, Japanese tech titan SoftBank announced that it will acquire 70% of Sprint Nextel. The $20.1 billion deal will allow Sprint to compete with the two largest American wireless companies, Verizon and AT&T, by providing Sprint with $8 billion in new capital. Of the $8 billion, $3.1 billion will come in the form of a bond, to be

US review finds no proof of Huawei spying, FT :: Keyword: [China]
A White House-ordered inquiry has concluded that relying on the networking gear maker exposes security vulnerabilities that hackers could exploit

'No evidence' of Huawei espionage, BBC :: Keyword: [China]
A leaked report into the activities of Huawei found no evidence that the firm was in league with the Chinese government.

Rise In U.S. Hacker Attacks Against China, Forbes :: Keyword: [China]
News last week that a U.S. government report alleged Chinese telecom companies were likely spying on U.S. firms comes at a time when Chinese companies are getting hacked into like never before. Including from computer systems in the U.S.

U.S. Says Iran Is Behind Cyberattacks, WSJ :: Keyword: [Iran]
Iranian hackers with government ties have mounted cyberattacks against American targets in recent months, escalating a low-grade cyberwar.

ETNO response to the Commission Public Consultation on specific aspects of transparency, traffic management and switching in an open Internet, ETNO :: Keyword: [ITU]
ETNO does not call for regulation of IP-Interconnection, be it at global, EU or national level. IP-Interconnection should be covered by commercial agreements, including on the provision of enhanced quality of service, allowing the development of new sustainable models of traffic and payment flows in the internet value chain, and supporting sustained investment in network infrastructure.

WCIT Civil Society Briefing Leaves Many Questions Unanswered, CDT :: Keyword: [ITU]
Earlier this week, the ITU Secretariat hosted a briefing for civil society organizations interested in the ITU's upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications. Although the Secretariat's official aim was to "provide an overview of the conference, the preparatory process, and some of the main principles and

Internet is not broken, Bangkok Post :: Keyword: [ITU]
A conference sponsored by the United Nations in Dubai this week bears careful watching. The good news is that Thai representatives at the ITU Telecom World 2012 are well aware of the hidden agenda of the conference. The bad news is that some influential governments and self-interested groups want to use the meeting to undermine the freedom of the internet.

Study Finds File Sharers Buy 30% More Music Than Non-File Sharers, Michael Geist :: Keyword: [Copyright]
A new study by the American Assembly finds that file-sharers buy 30 percent more music than non-file sharers. The study is consistent with many other studies that confirm that file sharers spend more on music and cultural products than those that do not. Study author Joe Karaganis has a follow-up post responding to criticisms from NPD, which has done survey work for the RIAA.

AT&T's Version of Six Strikes Launches November 28 - Will Include Walled Garden and 'Education' Campaign, DSLReports :: Keyword: [Copyright]
Leaked documents suggest that AT&T will begin their "six strikes" entertainment-industry anti-piracy campaign starting on November 28. Efforts to tame user piracy will vary slightly by ISP (ranging from filters and throttle to potentially severed connectivity) and will be spearheaded by the Center for Copyright Information (CCI). Leaked

"Six strikes" system goes live this fall, appeals to cost $35, Ars Technica :: Keyword: [Copyright]
The Center for Copyright Information has revealed more details about its "six strikes" system, which it calls the Copyright Alert System (CAS). In a blog post published Thursday morning, the program’s head, Jill Lesser, announced that the CAS “will begin in the coming weeks.”

Why It's Almost Impossible To Get Punished For A Bogus DMCA Takedown, Techdirt :: Keyword: [DMCA]
Yesterday, we wrote about the latest in the long running saga that is Stephanie Lenz's battle (with the help of the EFF) over whether or not Universal Music was right to issue a DMCA takedown for her 29 second video of her toddler son dancing to a (barely audible) Prince song. Once again, here's the video.

How a single DMCA notice took down 1.45 million education blogs, Ars Technica :: Keyword: [DMCA]
Web hosting firm ServerBeach recently received a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) violation notice from Pearson, the well-known educational publishing company. The notice pertained to Edublogs, which hosts 1.45 million education-related blogs with ServerBeach, and it focused on a single Edublogs page from 2007 that

Here comes Boxee TV: A $99 box with over-the-air TV and cloud DVR, Gigaom :: Keyword: [Video]
Boxee plans to announce a new device dubbed Boxee TV Tuesday that aims to combine over-the-air broadcast content with a cloud DVR and streaming services like Netflix and Vudu. Boxee TV will allow consumers to record two shows at a time, and upload each and every recording to the cloud, where it will offer unlimited storage for

Will Consumers Cut the Pay TV Cord?, IPLJ :: Keyword: [Video]
In the debate over the future of pay TV, Bernstein Research analysts Todd Jeunger and Craig Moffet have opposing outlooks on the solvency of cable and satellite in their current forms, leaving a great deal of room for speculation over whether consumers will continue to subscribe despite rising costs or simply cut the cord

Alan Turing Remembered As LGBT Icon, Huffpo :: Keyword: [History]
June 23, 2012 marked the 100 year anniversary of mathematician and logician Alan Turing's birth. It was celebrated around the world in his honor. Alan Turing was a genius, a visionary, and a war hero. He developed a machine that cracked the German Enigma code during World War II, helping to end the war early, saving millions

Christopher S. Yoo , When Antitrust Met Facebook, SSRN :: Keyword: [Social Networks]
Social networks are among the most dynamic forces on the Internet, increasingly displacing search engines as the primary way that end users find content and garnering headlines for their controversial stock offerings. In what may be considered

Cyberthieves steal $400,000 from Bank of America, CNET :: Keyword: [Security]
The account -- now frozen -- is used to pay city government workers in Burlington, Wash., via direct deposit.

The Fourth Amendment in the Digital Age, Columbia Sci & Tech L R :: Keyword: [4th Amendment]
In the old days – and even now, as Occupy Wall Street exemplifies – people took to the streets to protest. But as technology evolved, new forms of demonstrations appeared. One such form is hacking to pursue political ends – hack-activism, or hactivism. A famous example of a hactivist group is Anonymous, whose attacks on

Panetta Warns of Dire Threat of Cyberattack: Why the US is Losing the Cyberwar, Forbes :: Keyword: [Cyberwar]
Several hours ago, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta issued a warning that the United States is vulnerable to a ?Cyber Pearl Harbor,? and revealed that digital attackers intent on causing "panic, destruction and loss of life" have already breached highly sensitive infrastructure including computers that run chemical, electric, and water systems.

US readies cyber-attack forces, BBC :: Keyword: [Cyberwar]
The US is preparing military forces skilled at conducting operations via computer networks to counter imminent cyber-attacks, says US secretary of defense.

Recent Cyber Attacks, Forbes :: Keyword: [Cyberwar]
William Banks, The Role of Counterterrorism Law in Shaping Ad Bellum Norms for Cyber War, SSRN :: Keyword: [Cyberwar]
Most cyber-intrusions now and in the foreseeable future will take place outside the traditional consensus normative framework for uses of force supplied by international law. For the myriad, multi-layered and multi-faceted cyber-attacks that

VOIP Outage Reporting Requirements to Take Effect December 16, 2012, Telecom Law Monitor :: Keyword: [Outage]
In several earlier posts, we informed you the FCC had adopted mandatory outage reporting regulations for both facilities-based and non-facilities-based interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers. The FCC has now established those rules will take effect before the end of the year.

Twitter at the Town Hall Debate, Twitter :: Keyword: [Vote]
As the presidential candidates met at Hofstra University tonight to answer questions from a group of self-declared undecided voters, viewers around the country came to Twitter to participate in the debate exchanges and offer their own commentary. Th

The Obama And Romney Campaigns Know If You've Visited Porn Sites. Why 'Do Not Track' Matters., Forbes :: Keyword: [Vote]
The New York Times published two articles on Sunday that perfectly book-end the increasingly fractious debate over online tracking and data aggregation.

Google 'completely wrong' = Romney, CNN :: Keyword: [Vote]
To the amusement of Mitt Romney's critics, a Google Image search for the phrase "completely wrong" on Wednesday returned a page nearly full of images of the Republican presidential candidate

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10:13 :: No NATs; No Birds :: Quadrillion :: Groundless :: Many Questions Unanswered :: Trail of Illegality :: How Regs Can Go Awry :: De-Spinning ::

2012-10-13T22:09:00.002-04:00

CyberTelecom News Weekly
Federal Internet Law and Policy :: An Educational Project

Oct 14 :: ICANN 45 Toronto
Oct 15-16 :: NIST Computer Security Division Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Workshop
Oct 16 :: 12 noon :: Net Caucus: "Will $Billions in Patent Lawsuits Kill Smartphone and Tablet Innovation?"
Oct 21 :: 1986 :: 1986 :: ECPA Signed into law
Oct 22 :: Replies Due FCC 9th Sec. 706 NOI
Oct 23 :: 1998 :: COPA Passed by Congress
Oct 24 :: ARIN XXX
Oct 25 :: 1994 :: CALEA Signed into law
Oct 28 :: 1998 :: DMCA Signed into Law
Oct 29 :: 1969 :: 1st Message Sent on ARPANET
Oct 30 :: Third Annual NICE Workshop Adds a Virtual Cyber Threat Training and Competition Track
Oct 31 :: 8:30 am :: ISOC-DC Event - Fragmenting the Internet: The WCIT & What's At Stake
Nov 2 :: 1988 :: Morris Worm Unleashed
Nov 2 :: Copyright Exceptions for Libraries in the Digital Age: Section 108 Reform:: NYC
Nov 4 :: IETF 85 Atlanta

"The weakest link in the security chain is the human element." "I obtained confidential information in the same way government employees did, and I did it all without even touching a computer . . . . I was so successful with this line of attack that I rarely had to go towards a technical attack." - Kevin Mitnick

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10.8 :: Floating a Weather Balloon :: Taken for Granted :: Binging on WiFi :: Trolls Still Arguing :: Meme that Will Not Go Away :: 25% of Americans :: The Dangers :: No Useful Intelligence ::

2012-10-08T21:02:00.001-04:00

CyberTelecom News Weekly
Federal Internet Law and Policy :: An Educational Project

Oct 9 :: 1973 :: Telenet Files Application with FCC
Oct 9 :: Open Internet Advisory Committee Meeting 10 am
Oct 9 :: State of the Net West
Oct 10 :: NTIA Privacy Multistakeholder Process Open Meeting
Oct 14 :: ICANN 45 Toronto
Oct 15-16 :: NIST Computer Security Division Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Workshop
Oct 21 :: 1986 :: 1986 :: ECPA Signed into law
Oct 22 :: Replies Due FCC 9th Sec. 706 NOI
Oct 23 :: 1998 :: COPA Passed by Congress
Oct 24 :: ARIN XXX
Oct 25 :: 1994 :: CALEA Signed into law
Oct 28 :: 1998 :: DMCA Signed into Law
Oct 29 :: 1969 :: 1st Message Sent on ARPANET

"The average American family hasn't time for television." The New York Times, 1939

LightSquared asks to share weather-balloon spectrum for its LTE network, CW :: Keyword: [Lightsquared]
Embattled satellite carrier LightSquared proposed that the government let it share spectrum with federal uses such as weather balloons so it can get enough spectrum to launch its proposed national LTE mobile network.

IP Interconnection – Blog Post Number Two, Verizon :: Keyword: [Backbone]
In the legacy telecommunications market place, economic regulation of interconnection – including price regulation as well as interconnection mandates – was taken for granted. IP networks, on the other hand, have neither been subject to economic regulation in general, nor to interconnection rules in particular.

Summary of Recent LightSquared Hearing, GPS.gov :: Keyword: [Lightsquared]
The committee received testimony on the process and decision-making leading up to the FCC's grant of a conditional waiver to LightSquared on January 26, 2011.

LightSquared Seeks a Fresh Signal, WSJ :: Keyword: [Lightsquared]
LightSquared wants regulatory approval for a plan it thinks will overcome the technical problems that have postponed its launch of a next-generation network and tipped the company into bankruptcy protection.

Comcast binges on Wi-Fi hotspots in California, Gigaom :: Keyword: [Wifi]
Comcast may not have been able to cut it as a mobile operator, but it doesn’t seem to have any trouble becoming a wireless hotspot provider. On Thursday the cable company said it has completed a build of a “few thousand” Wi-Fi hotspots throughout its northern and central California cable territory, including the San Francisco Bay Area.

Copyright Trolls Still Arguing That Open WiFi Is 'Negligent', Techdirt :: Keyword: [WiFi]
We've written a few times now about the argument used by some copyright trolls that leaving WiFi open is negligence. This has become a common claim in cases where an accused defendant claims they did not do any unauthorized file sharing of the work(s) in question, but that since their WiFi is open, it could have been just about

No Virginia, You Have No Duty to Secure Your WiFi Access Point, CircleID :: Keyword: [Wifi Security]
Every now and again a report flies across the network about the police breaking down someone's door and attempting to arrest the home owner for bad things online — assuming that whatever happened from that person's Internet connection is their fault. Now there are lots of problems with this — lots of problems. But one of the big

FCC chief lays out plans to boost mobile carriers' spectrum, CW :: Keyword: [Wireless]
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski detailed plans on Thursday to free up more wireless spectrum that carriers say they need to offer high-speed mobile services.

F.C.C. Backs Plan on Reclaiming Spectrum for a Wireless Auction, NYT :: Keyword: [Auctions]
The Federal Communications Commission approved a process to pay television broadcasters to give up airwaves that would then be auctioned to cellphone companies.

FCC moves forward on incentive spectrum auctions, CW :: Keyword: [Auctions]
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission took the first step toward groundbreaking auctions of television spectrum to mobile carriers faced with skyrocketing bandwidth demands from their customers.

Comcast’s New Policy Raises Net Neutrality and Antitrust Concerns, IPLJ :: Keyword: [Neutral]
In 2008, Comcast announced a new policy to institute data caps on residential Internet use. Comcast subscribers who exceeded 250GB of data usage twice in a six-month span were cut off from service. While the policy was initially met with some criticism, the relatively generous cap did not affect the vast majority of subscribers,

Net Neutrality: The Past, Present and Future, Broadband for America :: Keyword: [Net Neutrality]
Network Neutrality is a topic that draws strong feelings from both sides of the aisle. Republicans oppose it. Democrats favor it. Yet there is still room for agreement.

A Network Neutrality Meme That Will Not Go Away, PK :: Keyword: [Net Neutrality]
Recently, arguments against network neutrality as a “solution in search of a problem” have resurfaced (recently subscribed to by Mitt Romney’s campaign, recently argued by Verizon in its challenge to the Open Internet Order, and also argued here and here). People who make this argument essentially claim either (1)

Internet Grows to More Than 240 Million Domain Names in the Second Quarter of 2012, Verisign :: Keyword: [Data]
More than seven million domain names were added to the Internet in the second quarter of 2012, bringing the total number of registered domain names at June 30, 2012, to more than 240 million worldwide across all domains, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief, published by VeriSign, Inc.

25% of American Adults Own Tablet Computers, Pew :: Keyword: [Data]
A quarter of American adults now own tablet computers, a major increase from the first measurement of tablet ownership by Pew Internet in the late summer of 2010.

AS Core IPv4+IPv6 Graph 2011 available, CAIDA :: Keyword: [IPv6]
CAIDA's visualization of both IPv4 and IPv6 AS-level Internet topology based on Archipelago data for 2011. This visualization represents macroscopic snapshots of IPv4 and IPv6 Internet topology samples captured in April 2011. For the IPv4 map, CAIDA collected data from 54 monitors located in 29 countries on 6 continents. For the

Measuring the Deployment of IPv6: Topology, Routing and Performance, CAIDA :: Keyword: [IPv6]
"Measuring the Deployment of IPv6: Topology, Routing and Performance", in Internet Measurement Conference (IMC), Nov 2012

Most U.S. Agencies Expected to Miss IPv6 Deadline, CircleID :: Keyword: [IPv6]
Most federal agencies are expected to miss the September 30 deadline that requires their public-facing websites to support IPv6. An official weekly snapshot provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology showed that as of September 26, just 11 percent of the 1,498 government external domains tested had operational

Congress set to pass online sales tax, trade group says, CW :: Keyword: [Tax]
Steve DelBianco is worried that the U.S. Congress will soon pass a law allowing states to collect sales taxes from most online sellers.

Huawei mulls initial public offering, report says, CNET :: Keyword: [Backbone]
The company has so far only reached out to investment banks to see what it would take to bring its shares public.

Steve Pearlstein and the Internet Ecosystem, Verizon :: Keyword: [Verizon]
I’ve authored posts in the past (see here for an example) about the dynamically competitive and highly innovative nature of the Internet ecosystem, the wide array of companies, providers and the users themselves that make the Internet valuable and a vital part of society. Recently, US Telecom

Lofgren’s Task Force on the Global Internet, PK :: Keyword: [Internet Freedom]
There has been a flurry of activity around Internet freedom recently. Not only have both parties included it in their platform, but Rep. Zoe Lofgren has taken an affirmative step in its favor by proposing the Global Free Internet Act of 2012, H.R. 6530 (a predecessor bill called the “One Global Internet Act” was proposed by

China’s secretive networking giant Huawei weighs an IPO, Gigaom :: Keyword: [China]
Telecom infrastructure powerhouse Huawei has reached out to investment banks about a possibility of publicly listing its stock on an international exchange, according to reports from the Wall Street Journaland Reuters. While the news agencies’ sources said no final decision has been made, an initial public offering (IPO) could help the

Gmail access restored inside Iran, BBC :: Keyword: [Iran]
Iran lifts restrictions imposed a week ago on the secure version of the Google email service and search engine.

Remarks of Assistant Secretary Strickling at Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, NTIA :: Keyword: [ITU]
Over the next few months, countries around the world, including the United States, will be considering their positions on these important issues as they prepare for the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), to be held under the auspices of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Dubai in

ETNO threatens digital revolution in Africa and beyond, LIRNasia :: Keyword: [ITU]
African scholar Dele Meiji Fatunla is respected beyond Africa. He has slammed ETNO’s proposal as a threatening element to the economic future of Africa as well as the developing world. And LIRNEasia CEO Rohan Samarajiva’s analysis on ETNO’s doctrine shines, along with OECD’s researcher Rudolf Van Der Berg, in Fatunla’s arsenal.

The Evolution of the ITU's Views on Internet Governance (2006-2012), CircleID :: Keyword: [ITU]
Someone was talking the other day about the ITU and what they think about the issue of Internet Governance. I know what the ITU Secretariat wrote in a paper some years ago (Bulgaria was one of the governments heavily criticizing the errors and flaws in the ITU paper), but also decided it might be interesting to show how this

UN IP group tells Pirate Party: You can't even watch, Ars Technica :: Keyword: [UN]
In Germany, the Pirate Party has sent a candidate to a state senate; in Sweden, the party has actually elected members of the European Parliament. But whatever its successes, the Pirate Party still won't be able to sit in on proceedings of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a UN body that sets international rules for

Is the WCIT Indeed Wicked?, CircleID :: Keyword: [ITU]
The traditional network operators see OTT services as a threat, and the companies offering them are perceived to be getting a free lunch over their networks — they are calling for international regulation.

Ghana echoes LIRNEasia: Minister bins ETNO doctrine, LIRNasia :: Keyword: [ITU]
Ghana’s Communication Minister Mr. Haruna Iddrisu said his government “will not allow any economic cost or value to the internet that will limit access” and ubiquitous access to Internet is a “nonnegotiable” issue. In a stakeholder meeting Idrisu also said, “One ingredient that had helped Ghana to enjoy the stable and peaceful economy

Robert Pepper, Net Threat: The Dangers From Global Web Regulation , Forbes :: Keyword: [ITU]

U.N. Agency Reassures: We Just Want to Break the Internet, Not Take it Over, Forbes :: Keyword: [ITU]
In recent months, the International Telecommunications Union, the U.N.’s telephone regulatory agency, has been fighting hard to quiet a growing chorus of warnings that it is maneuvering to rewrite the rules of Internet governance.

MPAA chief admits: SOPA and PIPA "are dead, they're not coming back.", Ars Technica :: Keyword: [Copyright]
MPAA CEO Chris Dodd didn't seem eager to talk about the aftermath of SOPA when he spoke at San Francisco's Commonwealth Club on Tuesday night. The former Connecticut senator would have preferred to wax poetic about innovation, California, and the collaboration between Hollywood and Silicon Valley. "Every studio I deal with has a distribution agreement with Google," said Dodd. "We've divided up this discussion in a way that doesn't really get us moving along as a people."

YouTube Upgrades Its Automated Copyright Enforcement System, EFF :: Keyword: [Copyright]
From its inception, YouTube’s algorithmic copyright cop, Content ID, has been rife with problems — at least from the user’s perspective. Overbroad takedowns, a confusing dispute process, and little in the way of accountability turned the “filter” into an easy censorship tool. On Wednesday, however, YouTube announced several

US Military Classifies Wikileaks As 'Enemy Of The United States', Techdirt :: Keyword: [Media]
Back when Wikileaks first released some State Department cables, creating quite the uproar among government officials, the Treasury Department was clear that it would not declare Wikileaks a terrorist organization or list Julian Assange as a "Specially Designated National" on the list, because it did not meet the proper criteria.

Pew study: News consumption up via mobile, social media, CNET :: Keyword: [News]
Social-networking sites grew from 9 percent to 19 percent as a source for news in the last two years, but only 3 percent of respondents say they regularly get news from Twitter.

Ambrose, Meg Leta, It’s About Time: Privacy, Information Lifecycles, and the Right to Be Forgotten, SSRN :: Keyword: [Privacy]
The current consensus is that information, once online, is there forever. Content permanence has led many European countries, the European Union, and even the United States to establish a right to be forgotten to protect citizens from the

Congressional Investigation Slams DHS Anti-Terror Centers: Wasted Taxpayer Funds, Created No Useful Intelligence & Violated Civil Liberties, Techdirt :: Keyword: [Privacy]
Since September 11th, the government has often had something of a blank check (and the equivalent lack of oversight) for anything labeled as being part of an anti-terror effort. As such, it should hardly come as a surprise that programs are wasteful, possibly fraudulent, bad for civil liberties and (oh yeah) completely useless (to

Senate Report Finds Fusion Centers "Wasteful," Likely Violate Federal Privacy Laws, EPIC :: Keyword: [Privacy]
A Senate Investigations Committee has released a new report on "State and Local Fusion Centers", government data warehouses that store an enormous amount of information on Americans. The Senate report found that Fusion Centers, operated by the Department of Homeland Security, "often produced irrelevant, useless or

FTC settles with Bieber fan site over child data-collection claims, CNET :: Keyword: [COPPA]
The FTC has agreed to accept $1 million from Artist Arena, a division of Warner Music Group that creates fan Web sites, to settle charges that it illegally collected names and e-mail addresses from children

Feds Nab Bieber Fan Site Promoter In Kids' Online Privacy Case, Forbes :: Keyword: [COPPA]
If you have kids, you may be all too familiar with Justin Bieber ? in fact, you may even know of his girlfriend Selena Gomez. Indeed, welcome to the world of Bieliebers.

F.T.C. Moves to Tighten Online Privacy Protections for Children, NYT :: Keyword: [COPPA]
Federal regulations intended to curb the collection of data from young Internet users without their parents’ permission might cause companies to stop creating child-centric sites.

Cyberattacks on 6 American Banks Frustrate Customers, NYT :: Keyword: [Security]
The cyberattacks, by a group claiming Middle Eastern ties, caused Internet blackouts and delays in online banking, and the banks did not explain clearly what was going on.

U.S. Law Enforcement Is Tracking Who Calls, Texts And Emails Whom More Often Than Ever Before, Forbes :: Keyword: [4th Amendment]
Law enforcement isn't just interested in what Americans are saying on the phone or on the Internet. They're also interested in whom they're saying it to--a piece of information that conveniently doesn't require a warrant to obtain. And according to newly released documents, the Feds are surveilling and mapping out those social

ACLU: Electronic surveillance by US agencies skyrocketing, CW :: Keyword: [4th Amendment]
U.S. law enforcement surveillance of email and other Internet communication has skyrocketed in the last two years, according to data obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Obama Goes All-In On Warrantless Spying, Huffpo :: Keyword: [4th Amendment]
The Obama administration has overseen a sharp increase in the number of people subjected to warrantless electronic surveillance of their telephone, email and Facebook accounts by federal law enforcement agencies, new documents released by the American Civil Liberties Union on Friday revealed.

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9.8 :: Recently Out of the Limelight :: Question Authority :: Real Lawyers Read Footnotes :: Tweeting to an Empty Chair ::

2012-09-08T22:30:00.001-04:00

CyberTelecom News Weekly
Federal Internet Law and Policy :: An Educational Project

Sept. 11 :: Berkman Center: Book Launch: Open Access :: Harvard Law School
Sept. 12 :: FOSI: A Platform for Good - Launch Event :: National Press Club
Sept. 13 :: Public Knowledge's 9th annual IP3 awards :: Washington DC
Sept. 15 :: 1998 :: MCI and WCOM become WCOM
Sept. 19 :: NTIA Privacy Multistakeholder Process Open Meeting :: Washington DC
Sept. 20 :: Comments Due 9th FCC 706 NOI
Sept. 21-23 :: Telecommunications Policy Research Conference :: Arlington, VA
Sept. 24 :: Extended Deadline Comments FTC Modification to COPPA
Sept. 25 :: GMU: Bronwyn Howell: Regulating Broadband Networks: The Global Data for Evidence-Based Public Policy

[M]any problems that can be thought through in advance are very difficult to think through in advance. They would be easier to solve, and they could be solved faster, through an intuitively guided trial-and-error procedure in which the computer cooperated, turning up flaws in the reasoning or revealing unexpected turns in the solution. Other problems simply cannot be formulated without computing-machine aid. Poincare anticipated the frustration of an important group of would-be computer users when he said, "The question is not, 'What is the answer?' The question is, 'What is the question?'" One of the main aims of man-computer symbiosis is to bring the computing machine effectively into the formulative parts of technical problems. - J.C.R. Licklider, "Man-Computer Symbiosis," IRE Transactions on Human Factors in Electronics, HFE-1 (1960): 4-11, accessed May 21, 2012, http://groups.csail.mit.edu/medg/people/psz/Licklider.html

FCC to measure mobile broadband speeds, WAPO :: Keyword: [706]
The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday that it would begin to measure the speeds of wireless networks, a move to give consumers more information on the performance of their wireless providers and to keep carriers accountable for advertised speeds.

FCC to test mobile broadband performance for consumers, CNET :: Keyword: [706]
The government agency says that the evaluations will be useful to consumers and will "spur competition among service providers."

Former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin lobbies for LightSquared, CW :: Keyword: [GPS]
Two names that have recently been out of the limelight recently turned up on Tuesday at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission: Bankrupt would-be mobile broadband carrier LightSquared and former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, who was helping to sell LightSquared's story to the agency.

Broadband Progress Report Map – Another Digital First, FCC :: Keyword: [MAP]
In another digital first for the FCC, we just released an interactive, web-based map that illustrates our Broadband Progress Report. This congressionally mandated report assesses how well broadband deployment and adoption is progressing in the nation. With this new map, our report is more responsive to both Congress and the American people.

Olympics Stimulate Growth of Wi-Fi Service in Britain, NYT :: Keyword: [WIFI ]
In preparations for the Games, the operators O2 U.K., Virgin Mobile and BT carved up public places across London, broadcasting open wireless networks in major squares, airports and subways.

FCC TO LAUNCH MOBILE BROADBAND SERVICES TESTING AND MEASUREMENT PROGRAM., FCC :: Keyword: [Wireless]
The National Broadband Plan (NBP), developed by the FCC, made recommendations to improve the availability of information for consumers about their broadband service. The FCC has undertaken a series of projects as part of its Consumer Empowerment Agenda to realize this charge, including launching a

FCC Authority Questioned In Wake of Verizon Deal Approval, Teckfreedom :: Keyword: [Wireless]
"There's a common misperception that the FCC somehow gets to review all deals in the communications industry," said TechFreedom's Berin Szoka in an interview with Bloomberg BNA Aug. 27. "

FCC Authority In VZ/SpectrumCo, or "Real Lawyers Read The Footnotes.", Tales From the Sausage Factory :: Keyword: [Wireless]
Many years ago, I taught a semester of law school as an adjunct. I assigned the students to read the FCC's 2005 Internet Policy Statement. I was dismayed to discover that, after doing the reading, none of them had

Section 230 Immunizes Links to Defamatory Third Party Content--Directory Assistants v. Supermedia, Tech & Marketing Law Blog :: Keyword: [47 U.S.C. § 230]
Assistants, Inc. v. Supermedia, LLC, 2012 WL 3329615 (E.D. Va. May 30, 2012) [For some reason,...

George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak , Justifying the Ends: Section 706 and the Regulation of Broadband, Phoenix Center Policy Perspective No. 12-04 :: Keyword: [Open Internet]
Over the past several years, the FCC under Chairman Julius Genachowski has argued that because broadband is not universally ubiquitous, the agency may use the "reasonable and timely" standard contained in Section 706 in the Communications Act as an independent source

90% of US households with computers have broadband, Gigaom :: Keyword: [Broadband]
Broadband penetration in the U.S. is continuing to grow, and now stands at 90 percent of U.S. households that have a computer at home, according to Broadband Access & Services in the Home 2012, a study by Leichtman Research Group (LRG). Five years ago, 65 percent of households with a computer subscribed to broadband service, LRG notes. Its research shows that broadband subscriptions go up with household incomes.

comScore Reports July 2012 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share, comscore :: Keyword: [Broadband]
key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending July 2012. The study surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers and found Samsung to

Accelerating IPv6 Growth and Sunsetting IPv4, Arbor Networks :: Keyword: [IPV6]
The next-generation Internet Protocol, IPv6, has experienced more growth in the last 2 years than in any other period in its 18-year existence . While there are many challenges ahead in the deployment of IPv6, IPv6 is a certain, although eventual, replacement for the currently dominant IP protocol, IPv4. As deployment of IPv6 gains

Chris Jay Hoofnagle, Ashkan Soltani , Nathan Good , Dietrich James Wambach, Mika Ayenson, Behavioral Advertising: The Offer You Cannot Refuse, 6 Harvard Law & Policy Review 273 (2012) :: Keyword: [Advertising]
At UC Berkeley, we are informing political debates surrounding online privacy through empirical study of website behaviors. In 2009 and 2011, we surveyed top websites to determine how they were tracking consumers. We found that advertisers were using persistent tracking technologies

Visiting the White House, "Anytime, Anywhere, and on Any Device", White House :: Keyword: [EGOV]
Today, we're excited to announce some big changes to the way you connect with the White House. More Americans rely on tablets and smart phones for news and information than ever before and we've certainly seen these trends reflected at WhiteHouse.gov. Over the past two years the number of mobile visits to the site has

Chinese Dissident in Yahoo Case Is Freed After 10 Years, NYT :: Keyword: [YAHOO]
Wang Xiaoning served 10 years after being convicted of state subversion on evidence provided by the Internet giant Yahoo, which was criticized for helping Chinese authorities in the case.

Sweden is best at using the Internet, CNN :: Keyword: [Sweden]
Which country is the best at putting the Web to use?

Eldar Haber, Copyrights in the Stream: The Battle on Webcasting, 28 Santa Clara Computer & High Tech. L.J. 769 (2012) :: Keyword: [Webcasting]
The Internet threatens many right holders who consistently battle against technologies that enable people to use their copyrighted materials without their consent. While copyright holders have succeeded in some cases, their main battle against peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing has yet

Castree, Sam, Cyber-Plagiarism for Sale!: The Growing Problem of Blatant Copyright Infringement in Online Digital Media Stores, SSRN :: Keyword: [Copyright]
While much ink and rhetoric have been spilled over cyber-piracy, there has been little mention of the problem of what we shall call 'cyber-plagiarism': thieves copying completely the works of others and selling them on online digital media stores like Apple's App Store and Amazon's

Members of Congress Demand Answers for Homeland Security's Unjust Domain Name Seizures, EFF :: Keyword: [IP DNS]
This morning, a bipartisan group of Representatives, led by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), sent a pointed letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and the Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano protesting the recent spat of domain name seizures—executed on dubious copyright grounds—that have been censoring websites with no due process.

Talking Twitter at the #GOP2012 Convention #2, Twitter :: Keyword: [Media]
While we're here in Tampa, we've been talking to journalists, candidates, political pundits and more about the way Twitter has affected the election and their work. Now we're talking with @BretBaier, Anchor of FOX News Channel's Special Report.

#DNC2012: 3 million Tweets and counting, Twitter :: Keyword: [Media]
Although it's just the first night at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, people have already posted more than 3 million Tweets, including #DNC2012 and related terms. In comparison, there were 4 million Tweets sent throughout the three days of last week's Republican National Convention (#RNC2012).

The Cloud: Understanding the Security, Privacy and Trust Challenges, Rand :: Keyword: [Cloud]
Our research investigated the security, privacy and trust aspects of cloud computing and determined whether these were sufficiently distinct to warrant public policy intervention. On the whole, cloud computing brings into acute focus many security and privacy challenges already

The Privacy Multistakeholder Process Turns to Substance, NTIA :: Keyword: [Privacy]
At the second privacy multistakeholder meeting regarding mobile application transparency held August 22, stakeholders made substantial progress on procedural issues to move this process forward. Poll results from the meeting are available here. NTIA grouped the poll results into three categories: "general support," "mixed views," and

FTC Extends Deadline to Comment on Proposed Modifications to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule Until September 24, 2012, FTC :: Keyword: [COPPA]
FTC Extends Deadline to Comment on Proposed Modifications to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule Until September 24, 2012

Carol M. Hayes and Jay P. Kesan , At War Over CISPA: Towards a Reasonable Balance between Privacy and Security, Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 13-03 :: Keyword: [Security]
Congress has recently begun attempting to address cybersecurity threats. Whenever the topic is raised, alarms sound from both sides of the political aisle. On one side, the intelligence community stresses that protection from cybersecurity threats is essential to national security,

BitCoin exchange loses $250,0000 after unencrypted keys stolen, CW :: Keyword: [Security]
Hackers stole about $250,000 from BitFloor, a BitCoin exchange, and it does not have the money to reimburse account holders, according to the website's founder.

Court ruling that NSA spying violated 4th Amendment remains secret, Ars Technica :: Keyword: [Big Brother]
Last month, a letter to Congress noted that "on at least one occasion" a secretive US court ruled that National Security Agency surveillance carried out under a 2008 act of Congress violated the Fourth Amendment's restriction against unreasonable searches and seizures. But the actual ruling remains secret. Decisions handed down by

Cybercrime costs U.S. consumers $20.7 billion, CNET :: Keyword: [Crime]
An annual cybercrime report has said that over the past 12 months, cybercrime has cost U.S. consumers billions of dollars.

The Law of Cyber-Attack, California Law Review, Vol. 100, No. 4, 2012 :: Keyword: [Cyberwar]
Cyber-attacks have become increasingly common in recent years. Capable of shutting down nuclear centrifuges, air defense systems, and electrical grids, cyber-attacks pose a serious threat to national security. As a result, some have suggested that cyber-attacks should be

FBI: Hackers didn't get Apple IDs from us, CNN :: Keyword: [Hacker]
The FBI on Tuesday said there is "no evidence" to support claims by a hackers group that they accessed information about millions of Apple users on a bureau computer.

David W. Opderbeck, Does the Communications Act of 1934 Contain a Hidden Internet Kill Switch?, Seton Hall Public Law Research Paper :: Keyword: [Kill Switch]
A key area of debate over cybersecurity policy concerns whether the President should have authority to shut down all or part of the Internet in the event of a cyber-emergency or cyber-war. The proposed Cybersecurity Act of 2009, for example, contained what critics derided as an

Universal Service Policies in the Context of National Broadband Plans (OECD Digital Economy Paper 203), OECD :: Keyword: [USF]
This report discusses the main areas in which national strategies to expand broadband networks affect universal service objectives, proposes criteria to rethink the terms of universal service policies, and shares the latest developments across a selected group of OECD countries.

We Believe in America, Telecommunications, and the Internet, Benton :: Keyword: [VOTE]
Meeting in Tampa this week, the Republican Party adopted its 2012 platform self-proclaimed to be "both a vision of where we are headed and an invitation to join us in that journey." Telecommunications and, specifically, the Internet are key planks in the party's principles and policies this year.

2012 Democrat Platform Endorses Internet Privacy, EPIC :: Keyword: [Vote]
The 2012 Democratic National Platform supports the administration's Internet Privacy Bill of Rights to protect consumer privacy. Separate provisions in the platform call for privacy protections for broadband deployment, intellectual property enforcement, and cybersecurity laws; the Democratic platform opposes voter identification laws.

Democratic Convention on pace to trump GOP in social media, Lost Remote :: Keyword: [Vote]
Perhaps this shouldn't come as a surprise, but the DNC is out to a much stronger start than the RNC on social media. Twitter said that Michelle Obama's speech peaked at more tweets per minute (28,003) than Mitt Romney's speech (14,239). The mayor of San Antonio, Julian Castro, drove more Twitter conversation than any GOP speaker except for Mitt Romney

Clint Eastwood's RNC Obama chair gets own Twitter account, CNET :: Keyword: [VOTE]
Wow. It doesn't take long for Twitter to tap into the cultural zeitgeist. Invisible Obama, fast made famous at tonight's RNC, gets an account that goes from zero to nearly 20K followers in less than an hour.

Reddit: Obama visit generates most activity ever, CNET :: Keyword: [VOTE]
The president breaks all the rules, breaks a Reddit record, and draws at least 5.3 million views, news stats reveal.

Obama's response to Eastwood most re-tweeted tweet of RNC, CNET :: Keyword: [VOTE]
Clint Eastwood's berating of an invisible Obama launched a viral "Eastwooding" meme, but it was the president's response that garnered the most Twitter traction.

Democrats push for open internet, cybersecurity, WAPO :: Keyword: [VOTE]
Democrats late Sunday reiterated support for open Internet policies that protect free speech and consumer choice, stronger cybersecurity laws and the protection of movies and songs from online copyright violations.

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2012-08-12T20:43:00.001-04:00

CyberTelecom News Weekly
Federal Internet Law and Policy :: An Educational Project

Aug 13 :: 1912 :: Radio Act of 1912 signed into law
Aug 14 :: 1969 :: FCC Approves MCI's Application to provide service between Chicago and St Louis
Aug 21 :: Replies Due FCC USF Erate Schools Library Eligibility List
Aug 22 :: NTIA Privacy Stakeholder Meeting
Aug 29 :: NTIA Privacy Stakeholder Meeting
Aug 30 :: 1969 :: First ARPANET IMP Delivered
Aug 31 :: 1981 :: IBM Releases 1st IBM PC

"By 1990 75-80 percent of IBM compatible computers will be sold with OS/2." Bill Gates, founder and CEO of Microsoft (January, 1988)

NOTICE OF EFFECTIVE DATE OF IP CLOSED CAPTIONING RULES REQUIRING OMB APPROVAL., FCC :: Keyword: [CVAA]

On January 12, 2012, the Commission adopted the IP Closed Captioning Order, which adopted rules governing the closed captioning requirements for the owners, providers, and distributors of video programming delivered using Internet protocol ("IP"), as well as rules governing the closed captioning capabilities of certain apparatus on which consumers view video programming.1 Those rules became effective on April 30, 2012, except for the rules that require approval by the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB").2 The information collection was submitted to OMB for review under 47 U.S.C. § 3507(d) and was approved by OMB on July 24, 2012.3 The Commission in the IP Closed Captioning Order stated that these rules will become effective after the Commission publishes a notice in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the relevant effective date.4 The Commission has published this notice in the Federal Register, announcing an effective date of today, August 6, 2012.5 Accordingly, the rules that required OMB approval took effect on August 6, 2012.

NIST Shows New Device Could Improve Fiber-Optic Quantum Data Transmission, NIST :: Keyword: [Broadband]

Tests performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) show that a new method for splitting photon beams could overcome a fundamental physical hurdle in transmitting electronic data. These results* could lead to commercial systems that can help safeguard the transfer of sensitive information. The findings confirm that a prototype device developed with collaborators at Stanford University can double the amount of quantum information that can be sent readily through fiber-optic cables, and in theory could lead to an even greater increase in the rate of this type of transmission. Conventional fiber-optic systems, in use for decades, transmit data as a series of light pulses—just a step up from Morse code. Such pulse streams can be intercepted by third parties undetectably. But the photons themselves can carry data, encoded in their quantum states. Because any attempt to intercept that data alters the quantum state, eavesdroppers can always be detected.

U.S. Broadband: Continually Improving, CableTechTalk :: Keyword: [Broadband]

There have been some critical comments recently on the state of U.S. broadband. Some have claimed that there has been little improvement in broadband speeds over the past several years; others question whether there's a path to next generation capabilities.

Average U.S. Broadband Connection Now 6.7 Mbps - We're Improving, But We Remain Very, Very Average, DSLReports :: Keyword: [Broadband]

The latest quarterly Akamai State of the Internet Report (quick registration required, or see press release) shows that the average U.S. broadband speed was up 29% last quarter. The speed of average U.S. connection now at around 6.7 Mbps, thanks largely to continued deployment of faster DOCSIS 3.0 cable services. Globally the

Charter Loses 66,000 Video Subscribers - Which Was Actually An Improvement From 2011, DSLReports :: Keyword: [Cable]

Charter Communications joined the TV customer defection festivities today with an earnings report that shows the cable operator lost 66,000 video subscribers on the quarter. As with Comcast and Time Warner Cable, those losses were offset by the addition of 29,000 broadband and 6,000 voice subscribers, and the 66,000 was

FCC kicks off computer donation program to help low-income people, CW :: Keyword: [Plan]

A Federal Communications Commission-led initiative has launched a program that will allow U.S. organizations to donate used computers to low-income people.

Unlocking Our Nation's Spectrum Resources, AT&T :: Keyword: [Wireless]

Last Friday, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski weighed in on the appropriate spectrum policy for the country and got it absolutely correct. The Chairman made clear he still favors clearing spectrum for auction, where appropriate, while we also explore new sharing ideas that have been developed. He correctly noted that it's not

U.S. report: FCC's cell phone radiation guidelines outdated, CNET :: Keyword: [Wireless]

Cell phone usage changes, and new research could affect cell phone exposure limits, says a report by the Government Accountability Office.

FCC eases microwave backhaul rules, Fierce :: Keyword: [Wireless]

The FCC issued an order designed to reduce operational costs and facilitate the use of wireless backhaul in rural areas. In particular, the commission will allow the use of smaller antennas in the 6, 18, and 23 GHz bands and will permit microwave operators to create higher capacity links by licensing 60 and 80 megahertz channels in

Getting Older Americans Online, NTIA :: Keyword: [Data]

NTIA's Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) is funding innovative programs across the nation that are working to close the digital divide. And a number of those projects are targeting a group of Americans too often left behind by today's fast-moving technology: seniors. Broadband can improve quality of life for older Americans in many ways. Online videoconferencing technology can allow seniors to see grandchildren who live on the other side of the country. Medical websites can provide easy access to everything from health and wellness tips to information about illness and disease. Telemedicine and remote monitoring can enable elderly patients too frail to travel to consult with doctors at distant hospitals. Social media tools can combat isolation and even serve as a lifeline to the outside world. What's more, at a time when many Americans are working into their retirement years, Internet job listings and online employment applications – as well as Web-based training programs and classes - can help seniors retool for today's economy. But not enough older Americans are sharing in the benefits of broadband. NTIA, in collaboration with the Census Bureau, conducts some of the most extensive survey work on broadband adoption trends in the U.S. Our most recent published survey, in October of 2010, found that only 45 percent of U.S. households headed by someone 65 or older had broadband. That compares with 72 percent of households headed by someone ages 45 to 64, and 77 percent of households headed by someone ages 16 to 44. BTOP is helping close this gap. Roughly 20 digital inclusion projects that receive funding through the Recovery Act program provide services targeted at seniors in some capacity

Akamai Releases First Quarter 2012 'State of the Internet' Report, Akamai :: Keyword: [Data]

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere, today released its First Quarter, 2012 State of the Internet report. Based on data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform™, the report provides insight into key global statistics such as Internet penetration, mobile connection speeds, origins of attack traffic, and global and regional connection speeds.

Disability in the Digital Age, Pew :: Keyword: [Data]

A detailed look at people living with disability in the U.S. -- their demographic profile, technology status, and use of the internet for health information.

IPv6 Market Has Liftoff - Now the Hard Part Begins, CircleID :: Keyword: [IPv6]

Starting last week there have been a number of sensational headlines about IPv6 user adoption using adjectives and phrases like, "explodes", "skyrocketing" and "conquering the world". Nice to hear for sure but what does that mean to vendors of IPv6 gear or anyone else studying the market?

Internet Tax Would Cost Average Shopper $167.00 A Year, Forbes :: Keyword: [Tax]

In the you can't make this stuff up category: last week the Senate's Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing on "Marketplace Fairness: Leveling the Playing Field for Small Businesses," but failed to take testimony from a single e-commerce company that opposes the bill. (See "Wait An E-Minute" below.)

Iranian Government Plans to Disconnect Government Agencies from the Internet, Techpresident :: Keyword: [Iran]

Iran plans to move several of its ministries and state agencies offline as a way of protecting them behind a secure computer wall from what it sees as online threats, the Telegraph reported. An Iranian official also said the measure is the first step in the launch of a long-rumored domestic intranet system set to start in 18 months, per the Telegraph.

In Syria's Civil War, Cyber Attacks are the "New Modern Warfare", Techpresident :: Keyword: [Syria]

The intelligence service of Syria's embattled regime is engaging in sophisticated cyber warfare against anti-regime activists. This, say expert observers, is the new reality of modern warfare.

The Internet Society's Comments on the U.S. Government Development of the "Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement", ISOC :: Keyword: [Copyright]

The Internet Society's Comments on the U.S. Government Development of the "Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement"

Video Of Dotcom Raid Revealed, As NZ Police Admit It Was 'Over The Top', Techdirt :: Keyword: [Copyright]

Yesterday we noted that government officials were seeking to suppress video and images from the raid on Kim Dotcom's home. As a bunch of folks have been sending in all day, New Zealand's 3NEWS has revealed some of the footage in a video interspersed with video from the courtroom hearings and a tour they did a few months ago of the room in which Dotcom hid. It's interesting to note that, contrary to some reports of law enforcement having to "break in" to a "safe room," the reality turned out to

Internet Archive Enables Over 1,000,000 Torrents Of Books, Music And Movies, Techdirt :: Keyword: [Copyright]

We sometimes hear people say that BitTorrent as a technology is only good for infringement. We know that's not true, but then people will point to examples of how frequently it's used for infringement. Of course, that's meaningless when you look at both the larger picture and the nature of trends. When new distribution technologies

Jack Dorsey on Twitter's impact, CNN :: Keyword: [Media]

Twitter creator Jack Dorsey details how his company has had to quickly learn and adapt amidst changing times

Wikipedia suffers outage after technical glitch, CNET :: Keyword: [Media]

A technical outage left millions of Wikipedia users unable to use the site for a brief stretch this morning. Wikimedia said "networking issues" were to blame.

Bleacher Report and the evolution of the content farm, Gigaom :: Keyword: [Video]

Turner Broadcasting confirmed on Monday that it is acquiring the sports-blogging network Bleacher Report for what some estimate to be about $175 million — a deal that was first reported by All Things Digital — to help the Time Warner unit bulk up its sports coverage. Although it is sometimes seen as a second cousin to its competitor SB

Evidence Grows on 'Cord Cutting', WSJ :: Keyword: [Video]

New figures showed a slight decline in overall pay-TV subscribers, intensifying the debate over whether Netflix and YouTube are causing viewers to disconnect their cable-TV service.

Woz: The cloud is a nightmare, CNET :: Keyword: [Cloud]

Speaking after a performance of Mike Daisey's one-man Steve Jobs show, Steve Wozniak says he foresees nightmares caused by data stored in remote servers.

iCloud breach highlights some hard truths about the consumer cloud, Gigaom :: Keyword: [Cloud]

The story of the breach of former Gizmodo staffer Mat Honan's iCloud account took an interesting turn Sunday with news that the attacker was able to call Apple and convince a customer service employee that he was Honan. While hardly the breach of the century, the situation does highlight a couple hard truths about cloud secu

Google Will Pay $22.5 Million to Settle FTC Charges it Misrepresented Privacy Assurances to Users of Apple's Safari Internet Browser, FTC :: Keyword: [Privacy]

Google Inc. has agreed to pay a record $22.5 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented to users of Apple Inc.'s Safari Internet browser that it would not place tracking "cookies" or serve targeted ads to those users, violating an earlier privacy settlement between the company and the FTC.
The settlement is part of the FTC's ongoing efforts make sure companies live up to the privacy promises they make to consumers, and is the largest penalty the agency has ever obtained for a violation of a Commission order. In addition to the civil penalty, the order also requires Google to disable all the tracking cookies it had said it would not place on consumers' computers.

"The record setting penalty in this matter sends a clear message to all companies under an FTC privacy order," said Jon Leibowitz, Chairman of the FTC. "No matter how big or small, all companies must abide by FTC orders against them and keep their privacy promises to consumers, or they will end up paying many times what it would have cost to comply in the first place."
Google, the developer of the world's most popular Internet search engine, generates billions of dollars in revenues annually from selling online advertising services, including the delivery of targeted ads online. Cookies are small pieces of computer text that are used to collect information from computers and can be used to serve targeted ads to consumers. By placing a tracking cookie on a user's computer, an advertising network can collect information about the user's web-browsing activities and use that information to serve online ads targeted to the user's interests or for other purposes.
In its complaint, the FTC charged that for several months in 2011 and 2012, Google placed a certain advertising tracking cookie on the computers of Safari users who visited sites within Google's DoubleClick advertising network, although Google had previously told these users they would automatically be opted out of such tracking, as a result of the default settings of the Safari browser used in Macs, iPhones and iPads.
According to the FTC's complaint, Google specifically told Safari users that because the Safari browser is set by default to block third-party cookies, as long as users do not change their browser settings, this setting "effectively accomplishes the same thing as [opting out of this particular Google advertising tracking cookie]." In addition, Google represented that it is a member of an industry group called the Network Advertising Initiative, which requires members to adhere to its self-regulatory code of conduct, including disclosure of their data collection and use practices.
Despite these promises, the FTC charged that Google placed advertising tracking cookies on consumers' computers, in many cases by circumventing the Safari browser's default cookie-blocking setting. Google exploited an exception to the browser's default setting to place a temporary cookie from the DoubleClick domain. Because of the particular operation of the Safari browser, that initial temporary cookie opened the door to all cookies from the DoubleClick domain, including the Google advertising tracking cookie that Google had represented would be blocked from Safari browsers.
The FTC charged that Google's misrepresentations violated a settlement it reached with the agency in October 2011, which barred Google from – among other things – misrepresenting the extent to which consumers can exercise control over the collection of their information. The earlier settlement resolved FTC charges that Google used deceptive tactics and violated its privacy promises when it launched its social network, Google Buzz.
More information about the FTC case can be found at the Tech@FTC blog.

Rockefeller Hails FTC Action on Google's Consumer Privacy Violations, Senate Commerce Committee :: Keyword: [Privacy]

Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today commended the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for taking action on Google's violation of an earlier privacy settlement after the company misled consumers and tracked them online.

Google , FTC settle for $22.5 million #thecircuit, WAPO :: Keyword: [Privacy]

Google and the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday announced the company has agreed to a $22.5 million settlement — the agency's largest penalty ever — on charges that Google misrepresented its actions to users of Apple's Safari

Thoughts on Latest FTC COPPA Rule Revisions & Online Child Safety / Privacy, Tech Liberation Front :: Keyword: [COPPA]

It was my honor today to be a panelist at a Hill event on "Apps, Ads, Kids & COPPA: Implications of the FTC's Additional Proposed Revisions," which was co-sponsored by the Family Online Safety Institute and the Association for Competitive Technology. It was a free-wheeling discussion, but I prepared some talking points for the event

California District Court Dismisses Privacy Class Action Lawsuit Against LinkedIn, Privacy Law Blogs :: Keyword: [Social Networks]

A California District Court has dismissed with prejudice a class action lawsuit filed against LinkedIn on behalf of its registered users, finding the allegations too speculative to sustain a lawsuit. An earlier Complaint filed by one of the representative Plaintiffs was dismissed by the Court without prejudice, allowing the Plaintiff to amend the Complaint and bring the lawsuit again. In this recent decision, the Court dismissed all of the claims asserted in the Amended Complaint with prejudice, and

SNMP DDoS Attacks, BITAG :: Keyword: [Security]

A BITAG member and Internet Service Provider (ISP), Comcast, has observed large-scale Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Reflected Amplification Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. These attacks are significant and have been observed to result in tens of gigabits to over one hundred gigabits per second of SNMP traffic sent to attack targets from multiple broadband networks. These attacks have been hours long in

Internet attacks from China and US increased in first quarter of 2012, report says, CW :: Keyword: [Security]

China and the U.S. were the two largest sources of Internet-attack traffic in the first quarter of 2012, increasing to account for 16 percent and 11 percent respectively, according to Akamai Technologies.

White House exploring executive order to secure critical networks, CW :: Keyword: [Security]

President Obama is exploring the option of using his executive authority to get government agencies and critical infrastructure owners to implement better controls for protecting their computer networks.

Fourth Circuit Holds CFAA Does Not Bar Employee's Misappropriation of Business Information When Employee Was Authorized to Access Information Initially, Info Law Group :: Keyword: [CFAA]

The Fourth Circuit recently joined the Ninth Circuit in concluding that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ("CFAA") does not permit a civil claim by an employer against a former employee for misappropriating information that the employee was initially allowed to access. See WEC Carolina Energy Solutions LLC v. Miller, No. 11-1201,

Matthew Radler, Privacy Is the Problem: United States v. Maynard and a Case for a New Regulatory Model for Police Surveillance, GWU L R :: Keyword: [ECPA]

Inescapably, the debate in the United States about law enforcement's use of electronic surveillance is defined in terms of privacy. Whether discussed by courts, commentators, or legislators, the principal and often the only justification put forth for regulating the use of a given technology by the police is that it invades an interest somehow described as private.

It's Official: Blizzard Hacked, Account Information Stolen, Forbes :: Keyword: [ID Theft]

Blizzard has been hacked and account information has been stolen, the World of Warcraft and Diablo III developer and publisher reports.

Cut cables put Wikipedia offline, BBC :: Keyword: [Reliability]

Online encyclopaedia Wikipedia goes offline after two cables near one of its main data centres are accidentally cut.

Tea Party Republicans sketch out Internet policy, Ars Technica :: Keyword: [Vote]

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), the son of libertarian Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul, visited the conservative Heritage Foundation on Thursday to sketch out his agenda for preserving Internet freedom. In Paul's view, this means opposing warrantless government snooping of private networks—and also opposing regulations intended to protect privacy and network neutrality.

Jacob Fleming, The Case for a Modern Public Forum: How the Bay Area Rapid Transit System's Wireless Shutdown Strangled Free Speech Rights., Washburn Law Journal

2011 was a tumultuous year. Facing massive protests organized in part through Internet and other forms of technology, three different governments considered or took the unprecedented step of shutting down an entire medium of electronic communication. As these media increase in popularity, new methods of protesting will emerge and will become more sophisticated and widespread.

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8.3 :: Maybe Pseudoephedrine Would Help? :: Our Approach to Trust & Safety :: Consistent and Unequivocal policy :: STOP :: Silent Majority Happy ::

2012-08-03T23:16:00.001-04:00

CyberTelecom News Weekly
Federal Internet Law and Policy :: An Educational Project

Aug 6 :: Comments Due USF School Library Eligibility List
Aug 8 :: 2000 :: MCI WCOM / Sprint Merger Application Withdrawn from FCC
Aug 13 :: 1912 :: Radio Act of 1912 signed into law
Aug 14 :: 1969 :: FCC Approves MCI's Application to provide service between Chicago and St Louis
Aug 21 :: Replies Due FCC USF Erate Schools Library Eligibility List
Aug 22 :: NTIA Privacy Stakeholder Meeting
Aug 29 :: NTIA Privacy Stakeholder Meeting
Aug 30 :: 1969 :: First ARPANET IMP Delivered
Aug 31 :: 1981 :: IBM Releases 1st IBM PC

Online Bullying PSA from PUNishers Productions on Vimeo.

Frischmann , Brett M., Managing Congestion, SSRN :: Keyword: [Broadband]
This chapter considers partially (non)rival infrastructure and congestion. Specifically, it explains and analyzes congestions problems and solutions. It begins with the basic economic model of congestion, which assumes homogenous uses, and discusses various approaches to managing congestion.

Where Are the AccuWeather Satellites?, Telefrieden :: Keyword: [Broadband]
Comcast Sees 156,000 New Broadband Subscribers - Slows Number of Basic Cable Defections, DSLReports :: Keyword: [Cable]
In U.S. broadband, cable is eating the Bells' lunch, Gigaom :: Keyword: [Cable]
Some Clearwire WiMax Sites Shuttered as iDen Dies - Sprint Plows Through Major Network Overhaul, DSLReports :: Keyword: [Wimax]
AT&T Picks Up Nextwave Wireless To Help Avoid Spectrum Crunch, Forbes :: Keyword: [Wireless]

FCC Chairman Announces Jobs-Focused Digital Literacy Partnership Between Connect2Compete and the 2,800 American Job Centers, FCC :: Keyword: [Literacy]
We know today's job market is more competitive than ever, but trying to find a job without knowing how to use the Internet is becoming nearly impossible. Over 80% of Fortune 500 companies, from Target to Wal-Mart, require online job applications. In the next decade,

Backpage Gets Important 47 USC 230 Win Against Washington Law Trying to Combat Online Prostitution Ads , Tech & Marketing Law Blog :: Keyword: [47 U.S.C. § 230]

Brett M. Frischmann, The Internet and the Network Neutrality Debate, SSRN :: Keyword: [Neutral]
This chapter explores how infrastructure theory applies to the Internet and in particular the network neutrality debate. The chapter demonstrates how the infrastructure analysis, with its focus on demand-side issues and the function of commons management, reframes the network neutrality debate, weights the scale in favor of sustaining end-to-end architecture and an open infrastructure, points toward a particular rule (which the chapter articulates and defends), and

Verizon to pay $1.25M FCC fine; forced to allow tethering apps, CNET :: Keyword: [Neutral]

Switzerland tops fixed broadband ranking, while Korea leads in wireless broadband, OECD :: Keyword: [Broadband]
Switzerland tops for the first time the OECD fixed broadband ranking, with 39.9 subscribers per 100 inhabitants, followed closely by the Netherlands (39.1) and Denmark (37.9). The OECD average is 25.6, according to new OECD statistics.

FBI, DEA Worry IPv6 Makes User Tracking Harder - Worry IPv6 Whois Data Won't Be Kept Accurate, DSLReports :: Keyword: [IPv6]
A Data-Driven View of IPv6 Adoption, Akamai :: Keyword: [IPv6]
"Globally, Internet Traffic Passes Through 13 Root Servers" (!), CircleID :: Keyword: [Root]

Poker Site Pays $731 Million Fine, WSJ :: Keyword: [Gambling]

AT&T Agrees to Acquire NextWave Wireless, Inc., AT&T :: Keyword: [AT&T]
AT&T announced today that it has agreed to acquire NextWave Wireless, Inc. NextWave holds licenses in the Wireless Communication Services (WCS) and Advanced Wireless Service (AWS) bands.

The Power of Licensed Spectrum, AT&T :: Keyword: [AT&T]
Public Knowledge: Comcast Caps Violate NBC Merger Conditions - Group Urges Regulator to Act on Comcast's 'Unfair Advantage', DSLReports :: Keyword: [Comcast]
Group petitions FCC to go after Comcast following data caps controversy, Ars Technica :: Keyword: [Comcast]
Comcast Q2 Profits Top Estimates; Shares Head Higher, Forbes :: Keyword: [Comcast]
Facebook Shares Drop Below $20; Why It Could Drop A Lot More, Forbes :: Keyword: [Facebook]
Its Financial Future In Question, Facebook Tries To Tell A Different Story, NPR :: Keyword: [Facebook]

Our approach to Trust & Safety and private information, Twitter :: Keyword: [Twitter]
We want to take a moment to explain some of our general Trust and Safety policies and procedures, and address the specific case at hand that has unfolded over the past 48-hours (we normally don't address matters pertaining to individual accounts for the privacy of the account, but here the relevant communications are now public).

Twitter Apologizes For Freezing Critical Journalist's Account: 'Not Acceptable', Forbes :: Keyword: [Twitter]
The Guy Adams Case Demonstrates Twitter's Need for an Appeals Process, EFF :: Keyword: [Media]
Olympics Opening Ceremony ranks among biggest social TV events to date [infographic], Lost Remote :: Keyword: [Media]
Twitter apologizes for Guy Adams 'mess-up', CNET :: Keyword: [Media]
Twitter admits NBC tie's role in dispute, FT :: Keyword: [Media]

H. CON. RES. 127, Thomas :: Keyword: [ITU]
it is the sense of Congress that the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, in consultation with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and United States Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, should continue working to implement the position of the United States on Internet governance that clearly articulates the consistent and unequivocal policy of the United States to promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the successful multistakeholder model that governs the Internet today.

Who controls the Internet? Final statement of the Pan African Civil Society Workshop, APC :: Keyword: [ITU]
Google Applauds Bipartisan Resolution Opposing Increased International Regulation of the Internet, Google :: Keyword: [ITU]
Blogging ITU: Internet Users Will Be Ignored Again if Flawed ITU Proposals Gain Traction, EFF :: Keyword: [ITU]
U.S. House to ITU: Hands off the Internet, CW :: Keyword: [ITU]
US resists losing control of net, BBC :: Keyword: [ITU]

Rob Frieden , Next Generation Television and the Migration from Channels to Platforms, SSRN :: Keyword: [Video]
Consumers have access to an ever increasing inventory of video content choices as a result of technological innovations, more readily available broadband, new business plans, inexpensive high capacity storage and the Internet's ability to serve as a single medium for a variety of previously standalone services delivered via different channels.

#NBCFail: spoilers feed prime time, 'silent majority' happy, NBC says, Gigaom :: Keyword: [Video]

Privacy Multistakeholder Process: Mobile Application Transparency, NTIA :: Keyword: [Privacy]
This web page provides details on the NTIA-convened privacy multistakeholder process regarding mobile application transparency. On June 15, 2012, NTIA announced that the goal of the first multistakeholder process is to develop a code of conduct to provide transparency in how companies providing applications and interactive services for mobile devices handle personal data.

Notice of Privacy Multistakeholder Process Open Meetings, NTIA :: Keyword: [Privacy]
NTIA will convene a series of meetings through December 2012 of a privacy multistakeholder process concerning mobile application transparency.

FTC Seeks Comments on Additional Proposed Revisions to Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, FTC :: Keyword: [COPPA]
The Federal Trade Commission is publishing a Federal Register Notice seeking public comments on additional proposed modifications to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule.

FTC proposes tougher kids privacy rules, WAPO :: Keyword: [COPPA]

Updated Management of SMTP Port 25, Comcast :: Keyword: [Security]
Email is a fundamental part of the way we communicate today, carrying everything from personal day-to-day communications to important financial communications. Over the past few years more and more users access comcast.net email through our Xfinity Connect site using their web browser. Many customers also use email clients such as Mozilla Thunderbird or the Apple Mail.app.

Victory Over Cyber Spying, EFF :: Keyword: [Security]
Senate To Debate Cybersecurity Bill, Daily Dashboard :: Keyword: [Security]
Cybersecurity Bill Is Blocked by G.O.P. Filibuster, NYT :: Keyword: [Security]
Cybersecurity Bill Blocked in Senate, WSJ :: Keyword: [Security]

Taking Steps to Prevent Unintentional Network Abuse, Comcast :: Keyword: [Security]
Beginning today, we are taking additional steps to secure our network against abuse or attacks that leverage our customer's network devices without their knowledge. The measures are aimed to protect our customers and the quality of their broadband experience, reduce malicious traffic, and help protect targets of abuse or attack that are outside of our network.

Spy Chief Called Silicon Valley Stooge in Army Software Civil War, Wired :: Keyword: [Big Brother]

WEC CAROLINA ENERGY SOLUTIONS LLC v. Miller, Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit 2012, Fed Court :: Keyword: [CFAA]
Employer accused former employee of, during last days of employment, misappropriation of company information and violation of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. "although Defendant Employees may have misappropriated information, they did not access a computer without authorization or exceed their authorized access.

4th Circuit Limits the Reach of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act – WEC Carolina Energy Solutions v. Miller, Tech & Marketing Law Blog :: Keyword: [CFAA]

Nicholas Tsagourias, Cyber attacks, self-defence and the problem of attribution, J of Conflict & Sec L :: Keyword: [Cyberwar]
This article examines the conditions under which a cyber attack can trigger a State's right to self-defence and argues that the current international law standards for attributing attacks to a State can cover the case of cyber attacks. More specifically, the victim State can use force by way of self-defence against another State if the attack has been committed by the latter's organs or agents or has been committed by non-State actors tolerated by that State.

ID theft may cost IRS $21B over next five years, CW :: Keyword: [ID Theft]
TEXT "STOP" TO PREVENT UNWANTED LAWSUITS, Privacy Law Blogs :: Keyword: [TCPA]

Connect America Fund Kicks Off in Rural California and Nevada with Frontier Communications, FCC :: Keyword: [Connect America]
Today, the FCC kicked off the first announcement of Connect America fund deployment in the nation with events in rural California and Nevada. At ribbon-cutting events, I was joined by Frontier Communications CEO Maggie Wilderotter and met local residents, tribal, and business leaders that will benefit from the opportunities high-speed Internet will deliver to these areas. In these areas, broadband build-out will happen thanks to Frontier Communications, the first carrier to accept Connect America funding.

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CT Weekly :: 7.28 :: The Cable Monopoly :: Natl Broadband Map :: BB Measured :: Google Fiber :: OI Advisory Committee :: Titanic Moment :: Cybersecurity Legislation :: Our Apologies ::

2012-07-28T23:14:00.002-04:00

CyberTelecom News
Federal Internet Law and Policy :: An Educational Project

July 28 :: DEFCON LV
July 29 - August 3 :: IETF Vancouver
July 30 :: REPLY COMMENTS DUE PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF INFORMATION STORED ON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES. (DA No. 12-928). (Dkt No 96-115 ).
July 31 :: 1918 :: USG Nationalizes AT&T and Telephone System
Aug 2 :: 1991 :: Commercial Internet eXchange (CIX) Incorporated
Aug 3 :: 2000 :: MCI WCOM / Sprint merger application withdrawn
Aug 3 :: FCC Open Meeting
Aug 6 :: Comments Due USF School Library Eligibility List
Aug 8 :: 2000 :: MCI WCOM / Sprint Merger Application Withdrawn from FCC

The Cable Monopoly: Very Short Summary of 185 Pages, Crawford
Imagine you’re a consumer sitting in your living room. You like sports. You like high-speed Internet access; in fact, you’ve gotten completely fed up with your DSL connection because it’s so awful and you’ve seen how much better a truly high-speed wire would be. So you’re interested in some kind of bundle that includes TV as well as broadband. Keyword: [Cable]
The National Broadband Map Is Updated, NTIA
Today we again updated the National Broadband Map, the unprecedented interactive map that shows what high-speed Internet service is available in the United States. The map is powered by a new set of data from 1,865 broadband providers nationwide – more than 20 million records – and displays where broadband is available, the name of the provider, the technology used to provide the service, and the maximum advertised speeds of the service. Keyword: [MAP]

FCC: Cable Broadband Delivers Outstanding Performance, CableTechTalk Keyword: [Broadband]
AT&T Statement on FCC Broadband Speed Report, AT&T Keyword: [Broadband]
FCC Report: Broadband Providers Deliver 96% of Advertised Speeds, USTelecom Keyword: [Broadband]
Xfinity Internet Delivers Again According to FCC Report, Comcast Keyword: [Broadband]
Crawford Criticizes America’s Infrastructure Investment Heroes for Being the Best, Tech Liberation Front Keyword: [Broadband]
FCC: ISPs 'better' on meeting advertised broadband speeds, CNET Keyword: [Broadband]
SWAT Team Raids Wrong Home Due to Open Wi-Fi - Once More With Feeling: An IP Address is Not Enough Proof of Guilt, DSLReports Keyword: [Wifi Security]
Airlines Must Now Disclose Hidden Fees, Why Not ISPs? - Decades of Bogus Fees And Regulators Don't Care, DSLReports Keyword: [Disclosure]
Google launches 1 Gbps Internet service, Muni Keyword: [Fiber]
Google fiber – “experiencing awesome things together”, Crawford Keyword: [Google]
Google 'breaches' UK privacy deal, BBC Keyword: [Google]
Google oops: Did not delete Street View data as promised, CNET Keyword: [Google]
Here's The Proposal The FCC Says Doesn't Exist To Move Network Diagnostics To Proprietary Servers, Techdirt Keyword: [Plan]
Rural America trails rest of nation in home broadband use, but gap has narrowed in past two years, Pew Keyword: [Rural]

Adam Holofcener, Net Neutrality Besieged by Comcast Corp. v. FCC: The Past, Present and Future Plight of an Open Internet, Maryland Law Review
Who controls the internet? The question itself is startling and there is no concrete answer.1 However, there are multiple avenues through which access to the internet and its content can be affected. Traditionally, there has been a balance of control over the internet by both market and regulatory forces that engendered high levels of innovation and profit. A recent case heard in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Comcast Corp. v. FCC,2 shook that balance and called into question the federal government’s regulatory authority over the internet. Keyword: [Network Neutrality]

Open Internet Advisory Committee kick-off, Freedom to tinker Keyword: [OI Advisory Committee]
Verizon v. FCC - Net Neutrality Amicus Brief of TechFreedom, CEI, Free State Foundation & Cato, Teckfreedom Keyword: [Open Internet Lit]

Hadley v. GateHOUSE MEDIA FREEPORT HOLDINGS, INC., Dist. Court, ND Illinois 2012, Fed Court
"Because defendant is an interactive computer service by providing a website that allows users to post comments and the user "Fuboy" is another information content provider, defendant cannot be considered the "publisher or speaker" of the comments posted by "Fuboy." Claiming that defendant was the publisher of the alleged defamatory comments would therefore be inconsistent with § 230(c)(1). Section 230(e)(3) prevents bringing such a claim, stating that "[n]o cause of action may be brought and no liability may be imposed under any State or local law that is inconsistent with this section." 47 U.S.C. § 230(e)(3). Thus, plaintiff's defamation claim against defendant is barred by § 230 of the CDA" Keyword: [47 U.S.C. § 230]
MRS. UNITED STATES NATIONAL PAGEANT, INC. v. MISS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ORGANIZATION, LLC, Dist. Court, WD New York 201, Fed Court
Motion for preliminary injunction granted on trademark and ACPA claims granted "The maxim that "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" may well be true, but in matters of intellectual property, efforts at imitation are not always taken as a compliment, as they often lead to a violation of property rights. The case now before the Court provides an example of just such a situation" Keyword: [ACPA]

The RIRs in a Post-IPv4 world: Is the End of IP Address Policy Making Nigh?, CircleID Keyword: [IP Addresses]

Coming Soon? Graduated Response Measures by Internet Service Providers, Citizens Media Law Project
The nation's largest Internet service providers, in an unprecedented partnership with titans of the entertainment industry, have agreed to implement a uniform policy aimed at deterring online copyright infringement known as the Copyright Alert System. An agreement that sets Keyword: [Copyright]
Marvin Ammori, The Year in "First Amendment Architecture", Stan Tech L Rev
2011’s “Person of the Year,” according to Time Magazine, was “The Protestor.”1 That year, protestors across the world led and persisted through the historic Arab Spring. From Tunisia to Egypt and beyond, these protestors may have spawned a democratic awakening in the Middle East.2 They took to physical spaces like Tahrir Square in Cairo and to virtual spaces on Facebook and Twitter to express their dissent and assemble against undemocratic regimes Keyword: [First Amendment]

GPS Hijacking Catches Feds, Drone Makers Off Guard, Wired Keyword: [GPS]
Cisco to lay off 1,300 workers, Globe Keyword: [Industry]

Patrick S. Ryan, The ITU and the Internet’s Titanic Moment, Stan Tech L Rev
Try this: Mention the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to a few casual Internet users, Netizens, or even the most senior-level computer programmers and technology experts and gauge their reaction. Few are likely to know what you’re talking about. Most will likely think you’re referring to either a telecommunications labor union or some kind of international working Keyword: [ITU]

IGF 2012 PREPERATORY MEETING: THE SUCCESS OF MULTI-STAKEHOLDER MODEL, European Net Foundation Keyword: [ITU]
ITU Gives a Nod Towards Transparency; Still a Long Road to Full Civil Society Participation, CDT Keyword: [ITU]
Chinese arrests in net crackdown, BBC Keyword: [China]

The Future Of TV Is Two Screens, One Held Firmly In Your Hands, Pew
But here are the killer stats that show just how much the future of TV is slipping off the big screen and into the smaller screen in TV viewer's hands: 20% had visited a website they'd seen mentioned on screen, and fully 38% used their phones to amuse themselves when there was a commercial or other break in the content they were watching. Keyword: [Video]

Court Won't Shut Down Aereo Before Trial; Round 2 Begins For Internet TV Startup, EFF Keyword: [Video]
Twitter works with NBC to take on Olympic Games, CW Keyword: [Video]
Senate asks: Do cable laws still make sense?, WAPO Keyword: [Video]
Netflix shares plunge on slower subscriber growth, Globe Keyword: [Video]
As Wikipedia Gets Pickier, Editors Become Harder To Find, NPR Keyword: [Media]

FTC Becomes First Enforcement Authority in APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules System, FTC
The Federal Trade Commission welcomed the approval of the United States' participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross-Border Privacy Rules system, which was announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce today. Keyword: [Privacy]

Justice Dept. Announces Privacy Enforcement Unit, Daily Dashboard Keyword: [Privacy]
EFF to FCC: Consumers Face Uphill Battle in Fight for Mobile Device Privacy, EFF Keyword: [Privacy]
Weitzner Leaving White House, Returning to MIT, Daily Dashboard Keyword: [Privacy]
Charting a Course for Privacy Innovations, MS Keyword: [Pirvacy]

Rockefeller on Urgent Need to Pass Cybersecurity Legislation, Senate Commerce Committee
Mr. President. For those of us living long enough, we have seen a historic transition happen before our very eyes. Over the course of the past two decades, we entered a new age. The information superhighway that we dreamed of twenty years ago is here. And it has changed the world. Today, as we debate, Keyword: [Security]
Rockefeller, Cosponsors To Hold Press Conference on Revised Cybersecurity Legislation, Senate Commerce Committee
The five chief sponsors of the revised Cybersecurity Act of 2012 will discuss the legislation at a press conference on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at 12:00 p.m. in the Senate Radio and TV Gallery. Keyword: [Security]
The Revised Cybersecurity Act of 2012, Senate Commerce Committee
The revised bipartisan Cybersecurity Act of 2012 or “CSA2012” was developed in response to what defense and intelligence leaders have called an “existential threat” to our country. Our critical infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to cyber threats, and can be manipulated or attacked by faceless individuals using computers halfway around the globe. The destruction or exploitation of critical infrastructure through a cyber attack, whether a nuclear power plant, a region’s water supply, or a major financial market, could cripple our economy, our national security, and the American way of life. We must act now. Keyword: [Security]
Rockefeller, Cosponsors Offer Compromise Cybersecurity Legislation, Senate Commerce Committee
The five co-sponsors of bipartisan cybersecurity legislation introduced new, compromise legislation Thursday to protect our national security, economic security, and life-sustaining services from increasingly commonplace cyber attacks. Keyword: [Security]
Christian Soghoian, THE SPIES WE TRUST: THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SURVEILLANCE, Disertation
Telecommunications carriers and service providers now play an essential role in facilitating modern surveillance by law enforcement agencies. The police merely select the individuals to be monitored, while the actual surveillance is performed by third parties: often the same email providers, search engines and telephone companies to whom consumers have entrusted their private data. Assisting Big Brother has become a routine part of business. Keyword: [Big Brother]
Klumb v. GOAN, Dist. Court, ED Tennessee 2012, Fed Court
Plaintiff Roy Klumb brought this action alleging defendant Crystal Goan, formerly his wife, violated the federal Wiretap Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2510 et seq., and the Tennessee Wiretap Act, Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-601 et seq., by installing spyware on his computers without his consent to intercept his incoming email. A bench trial was held and, having heard all the evidence, the Court concludes that defendant Crystal Goan did violate the two wiretap statutes, that the plaintiff is entitled to the statutory damages of $10,000, and that defendant's violation of the wiretap acts was part of a larger scheme to gain advantage of the plaintiff during their divorce thereby warranting punitive damages in the amount of $10,000. The plaintiff is also entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Keyword: [ECPA]
NIST Updates Guidance on Network Attacks and Malware, NIST
Detecting and stopping malicious attacks on computer networks is a central focus of computer security these days. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is asking for comments on two updated guides on malicious ... Keyword: [NIST]
Our apologies for today’s outage., Twitter
We are sorry. Many of you came to Twitter earlier today expecting, well, Twitter. Instead, between around 8:20am and 9:00am PT, users around the world got zilch from us. By about 10:25am PT, people who came to Twitter finally got what they expected: Twitter. Keyword: [Twitter]

Franken Amendment Would Remove Worst Part of Cybersecurity Bill , EFF Keyword: [Security]
New Cybersecurity Bill May Actually Take Privacy Concerns Seriously, Techdirt Keyword: [Security]
New Cybersecurity Proposal Patches Serious Privacy Vulnerabilities, EFF Keyword: [Security]
DARPA-Funded Researcher Can Take Over Android And Nokia Phones By Merely Waving Another Device Near Them, Forbes Keyword: [Security]
Justice Department trains prosecutors to combat cyber espionage, WAPO Keyword: [Security]
URGENT: Businesess Must Act to Stop Congress on Cyber Legislation, Forbes Keyword: [Security]
New Cybersecurity Bill Is Far Weaker, WSJ Keyword: [Security]
Senators in new push on cybersecurity bill, FT Keyword: [Security]
Obama warns US on cyber-threats, BBC Keyword: [Security]
Newest U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy: Trolling, Wired Keyword: [Security]
Feds Wait Until Late Friday To Admit That, Yeah, They Ignored The 4th Amendment, Techdirt Keyword: [4th Amendment]
Congress Must Act After US Government Admits To Unconstitutional Warrantless Wiretapping For the First Time, EFF Keyword: [4th Amendment]
One day after DC police's reasonable camera policy, phone still taken, Ars Technica Keyword: [Big Brother]
Grum botnet still alive after suffering significant blow, CW Keyword: [BOTS]
Huge spam botnet is taken down, BBC Keyword: [BOTS]
Can Skype 'wiretap' video calls?, CNN Keyword: [CALEA]

Lothar Determann, Social Media Privacy A Dozen Myths and Facts, Stan Tech L Rev
Social networks and media are one of the latest frontiers for lawyers, lawmakers, politicians, entrepreneurs and academics. No one seems to claim that social media is the final frontier or even a particularly revolutionary frontier. After all, media and social networks have been around for thousands of years in one form or another. But, most are genuinely fascinated with the new opportunities, risks, and questions presented by the recent rapid rise of novel technology platforms that allow people all over the world to connect and communicate in new ways. Keyword: [Social Networks]

85% of Americans hate targeted political ads on Facebook, CNET Keyword: [Social Networks]
88 percent stalk their exes on Facebook, CNET Keyword: [Social Networks]

Smith v. Microsoft Corporation, Dist. Court, SD California 2012, Fed Court
Motion to Dismiss for lack of standing denied. "Smith, a resident of Illinois, brought this putative class action against Microsoft, a Washington corporation, for sending unauthorized text messages promoting Microsoft's new Xbox video game console to cellular telephones in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA or Act), 47 U.S.C. § 227. " Keyword: [SPAM]
Testimony by Assistant Secretary Strickling, “Digital Divide: Expanding Broadband Access to Small Businesses”, NTIA
Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Velazquez, and Members of the Committee, thank you for your invitation to testify regarding the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)’s efforts to expand and strengthen broadband access to small businesses. I am very pleased to highlight NTIA’s progress in helping to achieve our vision of a nationwide, 21st century communications infrastructure and our efforts to expand broadband access and adoption in the United States. Keyword: [Digital Divide]

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CT Weekly :: 7.28 :: The Cable Monopoly :: Natl Broadband Map :: BB Measured :: Google Fiber :: OI Advisory Committee :: Titanic Moment :: Cybersecurity Legislation :: Our Apologies ::

2012-07-28T23:04:00.000-04:00

CyberTelecom News
Federal Internet Law and Policy :: An Educational Project

July 28 :: DEFCON LV
July 29 - August 3 :: IETF Vancouver
July 30 :: REPLY COMMENTS DUE PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF INFORMATION STORED ON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES. (DA No. 12-928). (Dkt No 96-115 ).
July 31 :: 1918 :: USG Nationalizes AT&T and Telephone System
Aug 2 :: 1991 :: Commercial Internet eXchange (CIX) Incorporated
Aug 3 :: 2000 :: MCI WCOM / Sprint merger application withdrawn
Aug 3 :: FCC Open Meeting
Aug 6 :: Comments Due USF School Library Eligibility List
Aug 8 :: 2000 :: MCI WCOM / Sprint Merger Application Withdrawn from FCC

The Cable Monopoly: Very Short Summary of 185 Pages, Crawford
Imagine you're a consumer sitting in your living room. You like sports. You like high-speed Internet access; in fact, you've gotten completely fed up with your DSL connection because it's so awful and you've seen how much better a truly high-speed wire would be. So you're interested in some kind of bundle that includes TV as well as broadband. Keyword: [Cable]

The National Broadband Map Is Updated, NTIA
Today we again updated the National Broadband Map, the unprecedented interactive map that shows what high-speed Internet service is available in the United States. The map is powered by a new set of data from 1,865 broadband providers nationwide – more than 20 million records – and displays where broadband is available, the name of the provider, the technology used to provide the service, and the maximum advertised speeds of the service. Keyword: [MAP]

FCC: Cable Broadband Delivers Outstanding Performance, CableTechTalk Keyword: [Broadband]
AT&T Statement on FCC Broadband Speed Report, AT&T Keyword: [Broadband]
FCC Report: Broadband Providers Deliver 96% of Advertised Speeds, USTelecom Keyword: [Broadband]
Xfinity Internet Delivers Again According to FCC Report, Comcast Keyword: [Broadband]
Crawford Criticizes America's Infrastructure Investment Heroes for Being the Best, Tech Liberation Front Keyword: [Broadband]
FCC: ISPs 'better' on meeting advertised broadband speeds, CNET Keyword: [Broadband]
SWAT Team Raids Wrong Home Due to Open Wi-Fi - Once More With Feeling: An IP Address is Not Enough Proof of Guilt, DSLReports Keyword: [Wifi Security]
Airlines Must Now Disclose Hidden Fees, Why Not ISPs? - Decades of Bogus Fees And Regulators Don't Care, DSLReports Keyword: [Disclosure]
Google launches 1 Gbps Internet service, Muni Keyword: [Fiber]
Google fiber – "experiencing awesome things together", Crawford Keyword: [Google]
Google 'breaches' UK privacy deal, BBC Keyword: [Google]
Google oops: Did not delete Street View data as promised, CNET Keyword: [Google]
Here's The Proposal The FCC Says Doesn't Exist To Move Network Diagnostics To Proprietary Servers, Techdirt Keyword: [Plan]
Rural America trails rest of nation in home broadband use, but gap has narrowed in past two years, Pew Keyword: [Rural]

Adam Holofcener, Net Neutrality Besieged by Comcast Corp. v. FCC: The Past, Present and Future Plight of an Open Internet, Maryland Law Review
Who controls the internet? The question itself is startling and there is no concrete answer.1 However, there are multiple avenues through which access to the internet and its content can be affected. Traditionally, there has been a balance of control over the internet by both market and regulatory forces that engendered high levels of innovation and profit. A recent case heard in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Comcast Corp. v. FCC,2 shook that balance and called into question the federal government's regulatory authority over the internet. Keyword: [Network Neutrality]

Open Internet Advisory Committee kick-off, Freedom to tinker Keyword: [OI Advisory Committee]
Verizon v. FCC - Net Neutrality Amicus Brief of TechFreedom, CEI, Free State Foundation & Cato, Teckfreedom Keyword: [Open Internet Lit]

MRS. UNITED STATES NATIONAL PAGEANT, INC. v. MISS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ORGANIZATION, LLC, Dist. Court, WD New York 201, Fed Court
Motion for preliminary injunction granted on trademark and ACPA claims granted "The maxim that "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" may well be true, but in matters of intellectual property, efforts at imitation are not always taken as a compliment, as they often lead to a violation of property rights. The case now before the Court provides an example of just such a situation" Keyword: [ACPA]

The RIRs in a Post-IPv4 world: Is the End of IP Address Policy Making Nigh?, CircleID Keyword: [IP Addresses]

Marvin Ammori, The Year in "First Amendment Architecture", Stan Tech L Rev
2011's "Person of the Year," according to Time Magazine, was "The Protestor."1 That year, protestors across the world led and persisted through the historic Arab Spring. From Tunisia to Egypt and beyond, these protestors may have spawned a democratic awakening in the Middle East.2 They took to physical spaces like Tahrir Square in Cairo and to virtual spaces on Facebook and Twitter to express their dissent and assemble against undemocratic regimes Keyword: [First Amendment]

GPS Hijacking Catches Feds, Drone Makers Off Guard, Wired Keyword: [GPS]
Cisco to lay off 1,300 workers, Globe Keyword: [Industry]

Patrick S. Ryan, The ITU and the Internet's Titanic Moment, Stan Tech L Rev
Try this: Mention the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to a few casual Internet users, Netizens, or even the most senior-level computer programmers and technology experts and gauge their reaction. Few are likely to know what you're talking about. Most will likely think you're referring to either a telecommunications labor union or some kind of international working Keyword: [ITU]

IGF 2012 PREPERATORY MEETING: THE SUCCESS OF MULTI-STAKEHOLDER MODEL, European Net Foundation Keyword: [ITU]
ITU Gives a Nod Towards Transparency; Still a Long Road to Full Civil Society Participation, CDT Keyword: [ITU]
Chinese arrests in net crackdown, BBC Keyword: [China]

Court Won't Shut Down Aereo Before Trial; Round 2 Begins For Internet TV Startup, EFF Keyword: [Video]
Twitter works with NBC to take on Olympic Games, CW Keyword: [Video]
Senate asks: Do cable laws still make sense?, WAPO Keyword: [Video]
Netflix shares plunge on slower subscriber growth, Globe Keyword: [Video]
As Wikipedia Gets Pickier, Editors Become Harder To Find, NPR Keyword: [Media]

Justice Dept. Announces Privacy Enforcement Unit, Daily Dashboard Keyword: [Privacy]
EFF to FCC: Consumers Face Uphill Battle in Fight for Mobile Device Privacy, EFF Keyword: [Privacy]
Weitzner Leaving White House, Returning to MIT, Daily Dashboard Keyword: [Privacy]
Charting a Course for Privacy Innovations, MS Keyword: [Pirvacy]

Christian Soghoian, THE SPIES WE TRUST: THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SURVEILLANCE, Disertation Telecommunications carriers and service providers now play an essential role in facilitating modern surveillance by law enforcement agencies. The police merely select the individuals to be monitored, while the actual surveillance is performed by third parties: often the same email providers, search engines and telephone companies to whom consumers have entrusted their private data. Assisting Big Brother has become a routine part of business. Keyword: [Big Brother]

Klumb v. GOAN, Dist. Court, ED Tennessee 2012, Fed Court
Plaintiff Roy Klumb brought this action alleging defendant Crystal Goan, formerly his wife, violated the federal Wiretap Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2510 et seq., and the Tennessee Wiretap Act, Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-601 et seq., by installing spyware on his computers without his consent to intercept his incoming email. A bench trial was held and, having heard all the evidence, the Court concludes that defendant Crystal Goan did violate the two wiretap statutes, that the plaintiff is entitled to the statutory damages of $10,000, and that defendant's violation of the wiretap acts was part of a larger scheme to gain advantage of the plaintiff during their divorce thereby warranting punitive damages in the amount of $10,000. The plaintiff is also entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Keyword: [ECPA]

NIST Updates Guidance on Network Attacks and Malware, NIST
Detecting and stopping malicious attacks on computer networks is a central focus of computer security these days. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is asking for comments on two updated guides on malicious ... Keyword: [NIST]

Our apologies for today's outage., Twitter
We are sorry. Many of you came to Twitter earlier today expecting, well, Twitter. Instead, between around 8:20am and 9:00am PT, users around the world got zilch from us. By about 10:25am PT, people who came to Twitter finally got what they expected: Twitter. Keyword: [Twitter]

Rockefeller, Cosponsors To Hold Press Conference on Revised Cybersecurity Legislation, Senate Commerce Committee
The five chief sponsors of the revised Cybersecurity Act of 2012 will discuss the legislation at a press conference on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at 12:00 p.m. in the Senate Radio and TV Gallery. Keyword: [Security]

The Revised Cybersecurity Act of 2012, Senate Commerce Committee
The revised bipartisan Cybersecurity Act of 2012 or "CSA2012" was developed in response to what defense and intelligence leaders have called an "existential threat" to our country. Our critical infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to cyber threats, and can be manipulated or attacked by faceless individuals using computers halfway around the globe. The destruction or exploitation of critical infrastructure through a cyber attack, whether a nuclear power plant, a region's water supply, or a major financial market, could cripple our economy, our national security, and the American way of life. We must act now. Keyword: [Security]

Rockefeller, Cosponsors Offer Compromise Cybersecurity Legislation, Senate Commerce Committee
The five co-sponsors of bipartisan cybersecurity legislation introduced new, compromise legislation Thursday to protect our national security, economic security, and life-sustaining services from increasingly commonplace cyber attacks. Keyword: [Security]

Franken Amendment Would Remove Worst Part of Cybersecurity Bill , EFF Keyword: [Security]
New Cybersecurity Bill May Actually Take Privacy Concerns Seriously, Techdirt Keyword: [Security]
New Cybersecurity Proposal Patches Serious Privacy Vulnerabilities, EFF Keyword: [Security]
DARPA-Funded Researcher Can Take Over Android And Nokia Phones By Merely Waving Another Device Near Them, Forbes Keyword: [Security]
Justice Department trains prosecutors to combat cyber espionage, WAPO Keyword: [Security]
URGENT: Businesess Must Act to Stop Congress on Cyber Legislation, Forbes Keyword: [Security]
New Cybersecurity Bill Is Far Weaker, WSJ Keyword: [Security]
Senators in new push on cybersecurity bill, FT Keyword: [Security]
Obama warns US on cyber-threats, BBC Keyword: [Security]
Newest U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy: Trolling, Wired Keyword: [Security]
Feds Wait Until Late Friday To Admit That, Yeah, They Ignored The 4th Amendment, Techdirt Keyword: [4th Amendment]
Congress Must Act After US Government Admits To Unconstitutional Warrantless Wiretapping For the First Time, EFF Keyword: [4th Amendment]
One day after DC police's reasonable camera policy, phone still taken, Ars Technica Keyword: [Big Brother]
Grum botnet still alive after suffering significant blow, CW Keyword: [BOTS]
Huge spam botnet is taken down, BBC Keyword: [BOTS]
Can Skype 'wiretap' video calls?, CNN Keyword: [CALEA]

85% of Americans hate targeted political ads on Facebook, CNET Keyword: [Social Networks]
88 percent stalk their exes on Facebook, CNET Keyword: [Social Networks]

Testimony by Assistant Secretary Strickling, "Digital Divide: Expanding Broadband Access to Small Businesses", NTIA
Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Velazquez, and Members of the Committee, thank you for your invitation to testify regarding the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)'s efforts to expand and strengthen broadband access to small businesses. I am very pleased to highlight NTIA's progress in helping to achieve our vision of a nationwide, 21st century communications infrastructure and our efforts to expand broadband access and adoption in the United States. Keyword: [Digital Divide]

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6.25 :: 200 kbps in one direction :: Wifi Tapping is Tech in General Public Use :: Ugly Opinion :: Internet Power Grabs :: Boon for Criminals ::

2012-06-25T18:49:00.001-04:00

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CyberTelecom News Weekly

Federal Internet Law and Policy

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Trying to revamp the news a little. Feedback Welcome.

Monday, June 25

1876 :: Bell Demonstrates Telephone at Centennial Exposition Philadelphia

Tuesday, June 26

1997 :: SCOTUS Strikes Down Communications Decency Act

National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) Workshop

Wednesday, June 27

FCC TAC

Thursday, June 28

10:00am Sen. Commerce Comm Hrg: The Need for Privacy Protections: Is Industry Self-Regulation Adequate?

Friday, June 29

1990 :: MERIT sends letter to NSF informing NSF of plans to establish ANS

Saturday, June 30

2000 :: GTE and Bell Atlantic merged to become Verizon

Wednesday, July 11

2012 Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS)

NIST ICT Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Workshop

Thursday, July 12

2012 Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS)

NIST ICT Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Workshop

Wikimania 2012 conference

9:30am

NTIA First Privacy Multistakeholder Meeting

Friday, July 13

2012 Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS)

Wikimania 2012 conference

FCC COMMENTS DUE PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF INFORMATION STORED ON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES. (DA No. 12-928). (Dkt No 96-115 ).

FCC RELEASES NEW DATA ON INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES, FCC
This report summarizes information about Internet access connections over 200 kilobits per second (kbps) in at least one direction in service in the United States on June 30, 2011, as collected by FCC Form 477. Form 477 gathers standardized information about subscribership to Internet access services in the fifty states, District of Columbia, and inhabited insular areas (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands). The information is reported by telephone companies, cable system operators, terrestrial wireless service providers, satellite service providers, and other facilities-based providers of advanced telecommunications capability Keyword: [Sec. 706]

OECD/BEREC Workshop Report, Potaroo
I presented at a OECD/BEREC workshop that was held on the 20th June in Brussels, and I'd like to share some personal impressions and opinions from this workshop about the state of the regulatory conversation about interconnection in the Internet. Keyword: [Backbones]

Verizon and AT&T statement regarding ARCEP's attempt to regulate Internet peering and transit agreements, Verizon
the new reporting obligations violate the deregulatory principles of the European regulatory framework, and are unjustified in light of the competitive nature of the Internet wholesale market. Up until now, no European regulatory authority has identified any market failure, or applied regulation to Internet wholesale arrangements. Keyword: [Backbones]

US v. Sayer, Dist. Court, D. Maine 2012, Fed Court
The defendant argues that regardless of the legality of the driveway turnaround, it was still an illegal warrantless search to do a "wireless survey of WiFi/Internet signals" on October 29, 2009. The defendant relies upon the reasoning of Kyllo v. United States, 533 U.S. 27 (2001). There, the Court held that law enforcement "use of a thermal-imaging device aimed at a private home from a public street to detect relative amounts of heat within the home," 533 U.S. at 29, was a search for Fourth Amendment purposesâ€""at least where (as [in Kyllo]) the technology in question is not in general public use." Id. at 35. Unlike Kyllo, what law enforcement detected here was not a signal that was in or coming from the defendant's residence; instead, the assertion is that the detected signals came from a wireless router in a neighbor's house across the street. (Apparently part of the government's case is that the defendant used others' wireless access so that his actions could not be traced to him.) Moreover, the technology that they used is in general public use; anyone with a laptop with wireless capability can find evidence of WiFi signals. This is not Kyllo's advanced technology "not in general public use." Keyword: [WIFI]

Lansing v. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY, Ill: Appellate Court, 1st Dist., 6th Div. 2012, State Court
We find that section 230(c) of the CDA does not apply to plaintiff's negligent supervision cause of action because any issue concerning whether defendant acted like a publisher or speaker of the offensive material is irrelevant to plaintiff's pled claim. Plaintiff's negligent supervision cause of action does not require publishing or speaking as a critical element, and holding defendant liable for its failure to supervise its employee after defendant had received notice of the employee's wrongful conduct does not treat defendant as if it were the publisher or speaker of the alleged e-mails and texts. Keyword: [47 USC 230]

Section 230 Doesn't Protect Employer From Negligent Supervision Claim--Lansing v. Southwest Airlines. Warning: Ugly Opinion, Tech & Marketing Law Blog
Keyword: [Samaritan]

Once You Pass the Bar, Try Winning EFF's Cyberlaw Quiz, EFF
Keyword: [Cyberlaw]

13 million Americans made donations online after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Pew
This press release is on the Pew Internet Project data memo on online donations and news consumption pertaining to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Keyword: [Data]

ICANN replaces CEO, head of massive domain-name change, CNET
Keyword: [ICANN]

UN 'Internet Takeover' About Subsidizing Phone Companies - Glorified Version of Ed Whitacre and AT&T's 'Troll Toll' Proposals, DSLReports
Keyword: [ICANN]

We Must Take UNâ€™s Internet Grab Seriously, Reason
Keyword: [ICANN]

Is IPv6 a Boon to Criminals and Foe to the FBI?, CircleID
The issue being discussed here is really all about RIR (Regional Internet Registry) Whois database accuracy. The RIR Whois databases contain the records of who holds what IP addresses, down to a level of granularity dependent on that RIRs specific policies. When law enforcement Keyword: [IPv6]

World IPv6 Launch : A Longer View, Arbor Networks
As we have noted before, World IPv6 Launch wasnâ€™t like flipping a switch and seeing a sudden spike of IPv6 traffic. Instead, it was a more gradual ramp-up of traffic starting about two weeks before the day itself. This resulted in IPv6 traffic growing from 0.06% to almost 0.15% of all Internet traffic in the weeks leading up to June 6. Keyword: [IPv6]

IPv6: Still on the Radar, ICANN
Building on the success of the World IPv6 Day held in 2011, the World IPv6 Launch event was held on 6 June 2012 and resulted in some of the worldâ€™s biggest Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and content distribution networks permanently enabling IPv6 access for their sites and services, bridging one of the most significant gaps on the road to universal IPv6 access. Keyword: [IPv6]

Helping our Nationâ€™s Cities Through Open Government and Innovation, White House
Cities around the country are facing challenges, from increasing service demands, to tight budgets, to aging infrastructure. But city leaders are increasingly finding new and innovative ways to tackle these challenges, in part by harnessing the inherent power of the citizens that live there. Keyword: [eGov]

Google Responds to ICO Investigation, Daily Dashboard
Keyword: [Google]

Twitter explains outage, apologizes for downtime, CW
Keyword: [Twitter]

Twitter explains Thursday outage, CW
Keyword: [Twitter]

The ITU and Your Internet, Digital Beat
On June 20, the House Commerce Committee approved, on a voice vote, House Congressional Resolution 127 regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived. Keyword: [ITU]

The UNâ€™s â€˜Internet takeoverâ€™ and the politics of Kumbaya, TLF
When it comes to the UN exerting greater control over Internet governance, all of us who follow Internet policy in the U.S. seem to be on the same page: keep the Internet free of UN control. Many folks have remarked how rare this moment of agreement among all sidesâ€"right, left, and Keyword: [ITU]

The ITU, WCIT and Internet Freedom, Wetmachine
Very few people ever heard of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) until recently â€" and with good reason. For more than 100 years, the ITU managed quite nicely serving as the forum for countries and telecom carriers to coordinate insanely-technical-mind-numbingly-boring-but-really-really-important Keyword: [ITU]

Ethiopia's Ban on Skype: An Excessive Stretch, CircleID
Most international Medias picked the story wrong. And I see it being repeated. It is true that there is some legislative initiative regarding the regulation of VoIP calls and mainly the telecommunication sector in Ethiopia. But the initiative is just a draft, noting more. Besides there is no such a thing as 15 years punishment in the draft law for using Skype. Keyword: [Ethiopia]

Use VoIP in Ethiopia, Go to Prison - Government Declares War on the Internet, DSLReports
Keyword: [Ethiopia]

Iran targeted by 'massive cyberattack,' official claims, CW
Keyword: [Iran]

Paper ties US and Israel to Flame, BBC
Keyword: [Iran]

Carreon Admits His Original Threat Letter Was A Mistake, But Keeps On Digging Anyway, Techdirt
Keyword: [Copyright]

Electronic Frontier Foundation Throws Its Weight Behind The Oatmeal, Forbes
Keyword: [Copyright]

EFF Will Represent The Oatmeal Creator in Fight Against Bizarre Lawsuit Targeting Critical Online Speech, EFF
Inman started his campaign last week as part of a protest over legal threats he received from the website FunnyJunk. In 2011, Inman published a blogpost noting that FunnyJunk had posted many of his comics without crediting or linking back to The Oatmeal. A year later, FunnyJunk claimed the post was defamatory and demanded $20,000 in damages. Inman crafted a unique response, which included some comic art. Instead of paying the baseless demand, Inman asked for donations for the American Cancer Society and the National Wildlife Federation. The campaign raised more than $200,000 so far. Keyword: [Copyright]

Feds want publishers in e-book case to rat on Apple, CNET
Keyword: [Media]

SHARON GILLETT, CHIEF, WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU TO STEP DOWN; JULIE VEACH NAMED BUREAU CHIEF., FCC
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced today that Sharon Gillett will be departing the Commission and leaving her role as Chief of the Wireline Competition Bureau to return to the Boston area. Julie Veach, currently Deputy General Counsel in the Office of General Counsel, will serve as Chief of the Wireline Competition Bureau, effective June 30. Keyword: []

PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF INFORMATION STORED ON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES. (DA No. 12-928). (Dkt No 96-115 )., FCC
On May 25, 2012, the Wireline Competition Bureau, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and Office of General Counsel jointly released a public notice soliciting comments regarding the privacy and data-security practices of mobile wireless service providers with respect to customer information stored on their users mobile communications devices, and the application of existing privacy and security requirements to that information.1 The Federal Register published a summary of that public notice on June 13, 2012.2 Accordingly, and as provided in that summary, comments are due on Friday, July 13, 2012, and reply comments are due on Monday, July 30, 2012. The public notice and the Federal Register summary provide instructions for filing comments and reply comments. Keyword: []

IN RE iPHONE APPLICATION LITIG., Dist. Court, ND California 2012, Fed Court
To state a claim under the SCA, Plaintiffs must allege that Defendants accessed without authorization "a facility through which an electronic communication service is provided." 18 U.S.C Â§ 2701(a)(1). An "electronic communication service" ("ECS") is "any service which provides to users thereof the ability to send and receive wire or electronic communications." 18 U.S.C. Â§ 2510(15). While the computer systems of an email provider, a bulletin board system, or an ISP are uncontroversial examples of facilities that provide electronic communications services to multiple users, less consensus surrounds the question presented here: whether an individual's computer, laptop, or mobile device fits the statutory definition of a "facility through which an electronic communication service is provided." The Court agrees with Defendants that it does not.... Here, the Geolocation Plaintiffs allege that Apple retrieved information from their iPhones revealing their real-time location information and that this information was necessarily only "temporarily stored" on their iPhones, because "anything other than temporary and regularly overwritten . . . data (constantly updated cell tower and WiFi network information) would quickly consume the iPhone's available memory." Opp'n at 11-12. However, Plaintiffs' own allegations in the amended complaint state that "in the/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backups/ folder on a user's iDevice, Apple maintains an unencrypted log of the user's movements, as often as 100 times a day, for up to a one-year period." AC Â¶ 107(a). Thus, it appears that this location data resides on Plaintiffs' iPhone hard drive for up to a one-year period, which is not merely a "temporary, intermediate storage . . . incidental to the electronic transmission" of an electronic communication. Nor do Plaintiffs allege that Defendants accessed the data at a time when the data was only in temporary, intermediate storage. Thus, the Court again agrees with Defendants that Plaintiffs fail to state a claim under the SCA because they fail to allege that Defendants accessed data in "electronic storage." Keyword: []

Small Library Seeks to Force Decision on VoIP Classification, Telecom Law Monitor
Keyword: [VoIP]

Semaphore and smoke signals - faster than broadband?, BBC
Keyword: [Broadband]

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2012-06-17T22:01:00.001-04:00

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"That the automobile has practically reached the limit of its
development is suggested by the fact that during the past year no
improvements of a radical nature have been introduced." Scientific
American (Jan. 2, 1909)

White House Looks to Ignite Broadband Innovation, Deployment,
Broadband For America
Broadband for America members Comcast and Verizon are combining forces
with The White House and nearly 100 other government, industry and
nonprofit organizations to launch a new initiative called US Ignite.
http://www.broadbandforamerica.com/blog/white-house-looks-ignite-broadband-innovation-deployment

Internet2 Statement Regarding Launch of US Ignite, Internet2`
https://lists.internet2.edu/sympa/arc/i2-news/2012-06/msg00000.html

Making Broadband Construction Faster and Cheaper, White House
Tomorrow, the President will sign an Executive Order to make broadband
construction along Federal roadways and properties up to 90 percent
cheaper and more efficient. Currently, the procedures for approving
broadband infrastructure projects on properties controlled or managed
by the Federal Government—including large tracts of land, roadways,
and more than 10,000 buildings across the Nation—vary depending on
which agency manages the property. The new Executive Order will ensure
that agencies charged with managing Federal properties and roads take
specific steps to adopt a uniform approach for allowing broadband
carriers to build networks on those assets. It will also allow
service providers to deploy broadband while roads are under
construction, a practice that hugely cuts costs.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/06/13/making-broadband-construction-faster-and-cheaper

Obama order targets cost of broadband deployment, CW
U.S. President Barack Obama will sign an executive order Thursday
intended to make it less expensive for broadband providers to install
lines and equipment on federal lands and also federal roads.
http://rss.computerworld.com/~r/computerworld/news/feed/~3/BVJoNjfgNGM/Obama_order_targets_cost_of_broadband_deployment

Notice of open meeting, NTIA
Announces a public meeting of the Commerce Spectrum Management
Advisory Committee (Committee) to be held on July 24, 2012, from 1:30
p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Mountain Daylight Savings Time.
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/2012/notice-open-meeting

STATEMENT FROM FCC CHAIRMAN JULIUS GENACHOWSKI ON NETWORKS' COMMITMENT
TO MOVE PARENTAL TV GUIDELINES ONLINE FOR SHOWS, FCC
"I applaud the networks' commitment to empower parents. With our
rapidly changing media marketplace, it is vital parents have tools to
help them make informed choices."
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-314547A1.pdf

Geoffrey Stone, WikiLeaks and the First Amendment, FCLJ
In November 2010, Julian Assange's WikiLeaks collaborated with major
media organizations to release thousands of classified U.S. State
Department documents. American soldier Bradley Manning stands accused
of leaking those documents to the website. In
http://www.law.indiana.edu/fclj/pubs/v64/no3/Vol.64-3_2012-May_Art.-01_Stone.pdf

(Don't) Blame the Messenger: What to Do about National Security Leaks,
Citizens Media Law Project
Lately I have been following the discussion about the most recent
series of national security leaks, including those that detailed the
White House's terrorist "kill lists," the foiling of a terrorist plot
by a double agent in Yemen, and cyberattacks against Iran. Outrage
about leaks is hardly new. Neither are leaks. (See my prior article
detailing the long history of leaks in this country.) What is new is
that the outrage this time around seems
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenMediaLawProject/~3/g_4eNTxikok/dont-blame-messenger-what-do-about-national-security-leaks

Adam Candeub and Daniel McCartney, Law and the Open Internet, FCLJ
The FCC has issued a new set of Internet access regulations and
policies (namely Preserving the Open Internet Broadband Industry
Practices, Report and Order, FCC 10-201, rel. Dec. 23, 2010), which
would prohibit broadband service providers like AT&T or Comcast from
discriminating against unaffiliated content providers. The
http://www.law.indiana.edu/fclj/pubs/v64/no3/Vol.64-3_2012-May_Art.-02_Candeub.pdf

The Battle For Net Neutrality Flares Up Again: But Which Countries
Still Have It?, Techdirt
Net Neutrality has suddenly become a hot topic again. Partly, that's
thanks to some awful ideas about regulating the Internet coming from
the International Telecommunication Union, notably those proposed by
the ETNO -- the European Telecommunications Network Operators
Association -- discussed recently on Techdirt. New information from
WCITLeaks Wikileaks (found via the Net neutrality in Europe site)
provides us
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120614/05230419318/battle-net-neutrality-flares-up-again-which-countries-still-have-it.shtml

Tales from a Cybersquatting Law Lawsuit, Cybersquatting & Domain Disputes
Now the first thing you need to know is that the ACPA, the
Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, has a very limited number
of cases that have been decided under it. The language of the statute
is fairly clear, but, as...
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CybersquattingDomainNameDisputeAttorneysLawyers/~3/jworv1_gK74/tales-from-a-cybersquatting-law-lawsuit.html

UN Internet Takeover Rumours Mask Bigger Governance Shortcomings, Michael Geist
In recent months the Internet has been buzzing about the prospect of a
United Nations "takeover" of the Internet, including responsibility
for governance of the domain name system. The concern hit a fever
pitch late last month when the U.S. Congress held hearings on the
issue. A steady stream of technology companies and consumer groups
expressed fears with potential U.N. and foreign government involvement
and
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MichaelGeistsBlog/~3/cVBMXAxg5R8/

Why the new domain-name lottery is a train wreck, Gigaom
In case you missed all of the hullabaloo, the internet is about to get
a whole lot bigger — or noisier and more confusing, depending on how
you look at it. That's because ICANN, the non-profit agency that
controls the internet address system, has decided to expand the
existing catalogue of names that can be used in web addresses so that
it can add hundreds of new "top-level domains." Do we really need
addresses that end in .beer
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/x60KuA2_0ug/

Does the ITU Want to Regulate the Internet?, Telefrieden
Remarkably the International Telecommunication Union ("ITU") has flown
under the radar scope of critics. This specialized United Nations
agency does have a substantial impact on telecommunications, spectrum
management and the Internet. Wireless carriers in the United States
can blame the FCC all they want for spectrum scarcity, but the true
originator of spectrum allocation decisions typically is the ITU.
Nations usually
http://telefrieden.blogspot.com/2012/06/does-itu-want-to-regulate-internet.html

Who should govern the internet?, BBC
A debate is raging over who should govern the net
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18440558#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

IPv6 All the Way Down, ICANN
In the past we've talked about how the Internet's key infrastructure
has been getting ready for IPv6. In 2004, the first IPv6 glue was
added to the root DNS zone for .JP and .KR but when you look at a part
of the root zone today – the part related to ccTLDs derived from the
ISO-3166-1 list – you can see that a huge proportion of TLD operators
are ready for IPv6.
http://blog.icann.org/2012/06/ipv6-all-the-way-down/

Internet Addresses Get More Space With New Protocol, NPR
Even on the Internet, 4.3 billion just wasn't enough; 340 undecillion
is more like it. That's 340 trillion trillion trillion, the new
capacity of available Internet addresses, thanks to IPv6, the next
generation protocol that launched this past week. Weekend
EditionSunday host Rachel Martin talks with CNET senior writer Stephen
Shankland to put it all in perspective.
http://www.npr.org/2012/06/10/154688151/internet-addresses-get-more-space-with-new-protocol?ft=1&f=1019

FBI, DEA warn IPv6 could shield criminals from police, CNET
FBI, DEA, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police say IPv6 may erode their
ability to trace Internet addresses -- and warn new laws may be
necessary if industry doesn't do more.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/ccSLqYDZSOQ/

Leading Internet prognosticator still pessimistic about IPv6, CW
Geoff Huston, an Australian researcher whose predictions about IPv4
depletion dates have proven uncannily accurate over the years, is
still not certain that IPv6 will get deployed in time to avert an
addressing crisis across the Internet.
http://rss.computerworld.com/~r/computerworld/news/feed/~3/KeLaBScM-oQ/Leading_Internet_prognosticator_still_pessimistic_about_IPv6

The Power of Open Education Data, White House
On Tuesday, Vice President Biden, U.S. Education Department Secretary
Arne Duncan, and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard
Cordray hosted a roundtable with college presidents who pledged to
provide clear, useful information to all incoming college students and
their families, as part of their financial aid package, so that they
can "know before they owe."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/06/08/power-open-education-data-0

If We Build It, They Can't Come, Level3
For years, Level 3 has objected to the major incumbent telcos use of
"demand lock up" arrangements in the market for special access
services. The incumbent phone companies use and maintain their
dominance in the special access market to demand that their customers
commit to buy as much as 90 percent or more of their wired connections
from these incumbents. Customers that refuse are denied access to
enormous
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BeyondBandwidth/~3/8P3_JRVu01k/

Lawmakers want FCC to bail out LightSquared with military spectrum,
Ars Technica
A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants the Federal Communications
Commission to salvage LightSquared's seemingly doomed plan to build a
4G LTE network by letting the company trade its spectrum for more
suitable airwaves controlled by the Department of Defense.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/06/lawmakers-want-fcc-to-bail-out-lightsquared-with-military-spectrum/

The LightSquared Show Will Continue a Little Longer - Deal With
Lenders Keeps Company Afloat a Little Longer, DSLReports
With no product and no necessary FCC waiver to offer service,
LightSquared is for all intents and purposes dead -- they just don't
really know it yet. This week the company lobbied a few lawmakers in a
last ditch and likely futile effort to get Uncle Sam to swap out their
miserable, GPS-interference-causing spectrum holdings with some of the
spectrum currently held by the Department of Defense. Now LightSquared
says
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/The-LightSquared-Show-Will-Continue-a-Little-Longer-119928

Bankrupt LightSquared's Drama Drags On -- And Markets Move On, Forbes
Last time we checked in with LightSquared, its sad saga suggested why
crony capitalism might be here to stay. Philip Falcone, I remarked,
sounded "like some of the less sympathetic Occupy protestors who have
complained that even though they went through the motions prescribed
by the system, the system failed them."
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamespoulos/2012/06/08/bankrupt-lightsquareds-drama-drags-on-and-markets-move-on/

Is the U.N. Trying to Tax the Internet?, Forbes
So are they or aren't they?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2012/06/08/is-the-u-n-trying-to-tax-the-internet/

Debunking Rumors of an Internet Takeover, NYT
In the blogosphere, many conspiracy theorists fear that China, Russia
or some other country is plotting to win control of the Internet. The
problem is, there is no evidence of such a takeover.
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=002fe13283cfba87c5ee56f75abc5190

US Continues To Try To Block Megaupload From Using Its Lawyers,
Pretends It Has Jurisdiction Over The World, Techdirt
Following some filings by Megaupload's lawyers in the US, the US
Attorneys office has shot back, asking the court to deny all of the
company's requests. And, it goes even further than that: seeking to
deny Megaupload the ability to use the topnotch lawyers it hired. This
part is not new. Back in April, it sought to block Megaupload from
hiring Andrew Schapiro from Quinn Emanuel, arguing that there's a
"conflict of interest" because the
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120614/10282219327/us-continues-to-try-to-block-megaupload-using-its-lawyers-pretends-it-has-jurisdiction-over-world.shtml

Former Federal Judge Calls US Prosecution Of Megaupload 'Really
Outrageous', Techdirt
To hear folks in Hollywood talk about it, the US's indictment and
prosecution of Megaupload are a done deal. Without any actual trial,
people have decided that the company is clearly 100% evil and guilty.
Yet, as we keep noting, the details of the indictment and prosecution
keep turning up significant errors on the part of the US, as well as
questions about the legality of what the US did. And plenty of people
who really understand this
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120614/10345619328/former-federal-judge-calls-us-prosecution-megaupload-really-outrageous.shtml

Funnyjunk Lawyer Being Mocked Mercilessly, Makes Things Worse By
Trying To Shut Down The Oatmeal's Fundraiser, Techdirt
As the famous saying goes, when you are in a hole, stop digging.
Someone might want to send that message to lawyer Charles Carreon, who
has (legitimately) worked on some good cases in the past. However, for
reasons that are confusing even his friends, he seems to be trying to
respond to a big mistake by hinting at an even bigger one. As you have
probably heard -- since it's all over the freaking internet -- there's
a little fight going
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120613/01004319296/funnyjunk-lawyer-being-mocked-mercilessly-makes-things-worse-trying-to-shut-down-oatmeals-fundraiser.shtml

Holder In The Hot Seat, Still Can't Explain Why DOJ Censored Hip Hop
Blog, Techdirt
Back in December, right after it came out that the Justice Department
had seized and censored a hip hop blog for over a year and then gave
it back, effectively admitting that there was no legal basis for the
censorship, Rep. Zoe Lofgren asked Attorney General Eric Holder about
what
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120608/07190719247/holder-hot-seat-still-cant-explain-why-doj-censored-hip-hop-blog.shtml

DOJ Realizes That Comcast & Time Warner Are Trying To Prop Up Cable By
Holding Back Hulu & Netflix, Techdirt
For quite some time now, we've been reporting on how the big
television players were so upset that Hulu and Netflix were dragging
them kicking and screaming into the 21st century (even though they
owned Hulu) that they were working on plans to kill off both services
-- or at least cripple them. Mostly, what this goes back to is the
inevitable fact that the internet is going to subsume television. But,
these days, there's so much money
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120614/01292519313.shtml

Why Comcast will Vehemently Fight a DOJ Investigation, CircleID
If your company becomes a huge dominate market player in both
broadband and content delivery, scrutiny will come your way, like it
or not. Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has been so successful in building
both a content and delivery system to such a mass audience; it's
beginning to look like former monopolies which grew unwanted
investigations and break-ups in the 1980's. Remember AT&T and the DOJ
anti-trust decision to
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120615_why_comcast_will_vehemently_fight_a_doj_investigation/

Red Green Show Thrives Thanks To The Internet And A Whole Lot Of Duct
Tape, Techdirt
This one is a tad old, but it is certainly worth sharing. A while
back, Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) sent in this great interview with
Steve Smith, the creative mind and star of the Red Green Show. This
show, for those who are not familiar with it, is the amalgamation of
comedy, handyman,
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120502/06373818741/red-green-show-thrives-thanks-to-internet-whole-lot-duct-tape.shtml

Guide to Tech News Podcasts, Cybertelecom
Does anyone still listen to podcasts (you know, as in iPod). Podcasts
are on demand audio files; you subscribe to the audio feed through an
RSS feed or through itunes so that each time there is a new show, it
magically appears through the wonders of technology on your thingy.
Lots of tech
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CybertelecomBlog/~3/hAScxFGSPnY/guide-to-tech-news-podcasts.html

NIST Computer Security Division 800-146, Cloud Computing Synopsis and
Recommendations, NIST
The final version of NIST Special Publication 800-146, Cloud Computing
Synopsis and Recommendations is NIST's general guide to cloud
computing. It explains cloud systems in plain language and provides
recommendations for information technology decision makers ranging
from chief information officers, information systems developers,
system and network administrators, information
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-146/sp800-146.pdf

Spokeo to Pay $800,000 to Settle FTC Charges Company Allegedly
Marketed Information to Employers and Recruiters in Violation of FCRA,
FTC
Spokeo, Inc., a data broker that compiles and sells detailed
information profiles on millions of consumers, will pay $800,000 to
settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it marketed the profiles
to companies in the human resources, background screening, and
recruiting industries without taking steps to protect consumers
required under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/06/spokeo.shtm

Banning Kids from Facebook is Like Banning Kids from Parks & Shopping
Malls, TLF
In my most recent weekly Forbes column, "Common Sense About Kids,
Facebook & The Net," I consider the wisdom of an online petition that
the child safety advocacy group Common Sense Media is pushing, which
demands that Facebook give up any thought of letting kids under the
age of 13 on the site. "There is absolutely no proof of any meaningful
social or educational value of Facebook for children under 13," their
petition insists.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techliberation/~3/h2jnoJ6bX9A/

Department of Homeland Security Exempts Massive Database from Privacy Act, EPIC
The Department of Homeland Security issued a final rule exempting its
Operations System from various Privacy Act safeguards, including
provisions that permit individuals to access information about them
held by the agency. The system "fuses" information from many sources
which the agency uses for investigatory purposes. There are over
twenty categories of data, including social security numbers,
citizenship, medical
http://epic.org/2012/06/department-of-homeland-securit-3.html

Regulators Must Remain Vigilant, Ask Tough Questions in Cyber Debate:
NARUC Primer, NARUC
With the electric-utility sector focusing on cybersecurity
protections, State public service commissioners must remain vigilant
and ask effective questions as regulated utilities make critical
investments, a new paper from the National Association of Regulatory
Utility Commissioners concludes.
http://www.naruc.org/News/default.cfm?pr=319

With FBI snooping on social media, how to protect privacy, CNET
The FBI is finding new ways to eavesdrop by intercepting Internet,
wireless, and VoIP communications. CNET's Sumi Das breaks down what
you need to know.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/6xNx__Wxx34/

Alleged Lulzsec member, Ryan Cleary, indicted in U.S., CW
A U.S. federal grand jury has indicted Ryan Cleary, a British citizen,
accusing him of orchestrating a hacking rampage last year that
victimized Sony Pictures Entertainment, Fox Entertainment Group and
others.
http://rss.computerworld.com/~r/computerworld/news/feed/~3/uq4Sf1y7IE0/Alleged_Lulzsec_member_Ryan_Cleary_indicted_in_U.S.

$422,000 to stream a movie? The continued "success" of phone cramming,
Ars Technica
If you were watching Mulholland Drive on your phone, it probably
wasn't through Streaming Flix.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/06/422000-to-stream-a-movie-the-continued-success-of-phone-cramming/

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2012-06-08T22:49:00.001-04:00

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FCC looks to regulate middle-mile connections, CW
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will look into new
regulations of middle-mile broadband connections used by many
businesses and owned largely by AT&T and Verizon Communications, the
agency said.
http://rss.computerworld.com/~r/computerworld/news/feed/~3/0H9vtTA8Oro/FCC_looks_to_regulate_middle_mile_connections

The FCC Noses Under the Broadband Internet Tent, Forbes
A seemingly technical order circulating at the FCC this week is
raising alarms among those who support a vibrant broadband Internet
marketplace.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrydownes/2012/06/06/the-fcc-noses-under-the-broadband-internet-tent/

Repealing De-Regulation: How Not to Build a Roadmap Towards an All-IP
World, AT&T
The FCC has circulated an order that would undo more than 12 years of
Clinton-era, deregulatory pricing policy on legacy non-packet
services. The services in question are called "special access"
services – 95% of which are slow 1.5 megabits per second (Mbps) TDM
(think POTS) services. That is not a misprint. We are not talking
about 100 Mbps connections – services we should actually be figuring
out how to get to more
http://attpublicpolicy.com/broadband-policy/repealing-de-regulation-how-not-to-build-a-roadmap-towards-an-all-ip-world/

FCC Special Access Discussions Welcomed by State Regulators, NARUC
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners issued
the following statement in support of an order circulated by Federal
Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski dealing with
special access data that would suspend petitions for pricing
flexibility while the agency collects more data and drafts new
regulations:
http://www.naruc.org/News/default.cfm?pr=318

FCC Special Access Reboot — And AT&T's Somewhat Disingenuous Response, TFTSF
Good news, the FCC has decides to one again reboot its seven year old
proceeding on "special access." Given that I have been flogging the
FCC since 2006 to do something about this, with occasional reminders
since then, I …
http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/fcc-special-access-reboot-and-atts-somewhat-disingenuous-response/

Price v. Gannett Co., Dist. Court, SD West Virginia 2012, Fed Court
Plaintiffs allege that Gannett is the parent company of Topix, a
company that operates websites with local forum discussion pages.
Plaintiffs allege that "unknown posters" have posted defamatory
statements about them on Topix's website after their son's death.
HELD: 47 USC § 230 provides immunity for Topix from the state-law tort
claims alleged in the complain
http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1330007781089131210

GARRUTO v. Longo, Dist. Court, D. New Jersey 2012, Fed Court
ACPA Cause of Action Dismissed; Plaintiff's mark is neither famous or
distinctive; no demonstration defendants registered a domain name… at
all.
http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=7938623024688900786

New net address system enabled, BBC
A new identification system for the internet launches, enabling
trillions of new unique addresses to be made.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18338948#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Top 5 IPv6-ready wireless routers, CNET
CNET editor Dong Ngo's pick of top 5 routers that can handle IPv6 for
homes and small businesses.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/NMqVs-wk7Dc/

AT&T: We're Doing Just Fine on IPv6 Transition - Company Says 5
Million Homes IPv6 Ready By End of 2012, DSLReports
While companies like Comcast have been aggressive in getting IPv6
deployed, AT&T has been somewhat quiet on the matter. That was until
recently, when the company hinted that their IPv6 plans involve
deploying carrier grad NAT as an IPv6 migration attempt. U-Verse users
were recently told that as AT&T deploys carrier grade NAT, they'll
need to change their subnet and pony up $15 a month for a public IP
address to keep everything working correctly.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Were-Doing-Just-Fine-on-IPv6-Transition-119835

Akamai is Supporting IPv6 Delivery for Major Enterprises and
Government Agencies in Advance of World IPv6 Launch, Akamai
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading cloud platform
for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user
experiences on any device, anywhere, announced today its participation
in World IPv6 Launch beginning tomorrow, June 6th, when major Internet
service providers (ISPs), Web companies, and home networking equipment
manufacturers around the world will come together to permanently
enable IPv6 for their products and services.
http://www.akamai.com/html/about/press/releases/2012/press_060512.html

Making the IPv4 address market in Europe more transparent, IGP
Today a policy proposal that we submitted to RIPE NCC was published
for comment. Policy Proposal 2012-5 wants to increase the transparency
of the transfer market for IPv4 addresses by requiring the RIPE NCC to
publish a record of all transfers conducted under their policy.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IGPBlog/~3/fRQM9WRQx1U/

IPv6: What could be (but isn't yet), CAIDA
With IPv6 Launch approaching, there is increasing interest in
measuring the readiness of the IPv6 infrastructure. A major concern,
particularly for networks that source or sink content, is the
performance that is achievable over IPv6, and how it compares to the
performance over IPv4. A recent study by Nikkah et al. argues that
data plane performance, as measured by web page download times, is
largely comparable in IPv4 and IPv6, as
http://blog.caida.org/best_available_data/2012/06/04/ipv6-what-could-be-but-isnt-yet/

ARIN and World IPv6 Launch Day, ARIN
https://www.arin.net/announcements/2012/20120606.html

World IPv6 Launch Day: The view from ATLAS, Arbor Networks
With the arrival of World v6 Day it's time to see how far down the
trail to IPv6 adoption we have come in the past year. Arbor will be
utilising data from some of its customers, via our ATLAS Internet
monitoring infrastructure, to measure the traffic changes during (and
after) World IPv6 Launch. We will be
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/asert/~3/wypej9RVRNQ/

Netflix Evolves, Level3
When we entered the CDN space a few years ago a central part of our
"pitch" to the large online media providers was that Level 3 would
help build the best distribution platform for them. Best in the sense
that the performance and cost matched our customers' needs. And we did
this because we recognized that the content being delivered, the
audience size and distribution, the monetization models, the content
library size and popularity distribution all varied. And those
variations mean that in many cases a blend of technologies is required
to optimize performance or cost or both.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BeyondBandwidth/~3/R2PzebCi2gA/

Why Netflix's CDN should scare the storage industry, Gigaom
Lest storage vendors thought they were immune to disruption that open
source hardware is having on the server industry, Netflix's new Open
Connect content-delivery network might make them think again. While
Open Connect directly targets commercial CDNs, it's based upon (or at
least inspired by) open source storage designs first released by
Backblaze almost three years ago. Backblaze's design evolving and
expanding its range into the data centers of a Fortune 1000 company is
significant in the same way the evolution of modern man was for
neanderthals.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/tzLenz6qXso/

U.N. could tax U.S.-based Web sites, leaked docs show, CNET
Global Internet tax suggested by European network operators, who want
Apple, Google, and other Web companies to pay to deliver content, is
proposed for debate at a U.N. agency in December
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/zo9jXECAT2s/

Spying Online In Syria, VOA
As the situation and armed conflicts in Syria enter a new period of
uncertainty and militarization, it increasingly appears the same may
well be said about Syria's Internet.
http://blogs.voanews.com/digital-frontiers/2012/06/07/spying-online-in-syria/

The Cybersecurity Act (S. 2105) Threatens Online Rights - a Handout
for Your Senator, EFF
Worried about the Lieberman-Collins Cybersecurity Act? You should be.
As we've explained before, it poses serious threats to online rights.
Here's a one-page handout you can use as a reference. It's great for
sharing with friends, handing to Senate staffers, publishing online,
or using as talking points when explaining the issue to someone for
the first time. Download it here and please spread it around!
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/06/cybersecurity-act-s-2105-threatens-online-rights-handout-your-senator

US Government Still Insisting It Can't Be Sued Over Warrantless
Wiretapping, EFF
Once again, the federal government is trying its hardest to prevent
the courts from determining whether it has broken (or is still
breaking) the law through the NSA's wiretapping program.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/06/us-government-still-insisting-it-can%E2%80%99t-be-sued-over-warrantless-wiretapping

Barak admits Israel's cyberwar activity, FT
Defence minister says capabilities include attack as well as defence
after book reveals collaboration with US on Stuxnet computer virus
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/43f199f2-afec-11e1-b737-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_technology%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

Stuxnet, Flame just the tip of the weapons-grade malware iceberg, Globe
A real cyberweapons arms race has begun, and there are no rules or
treaties covering this new frontier in war
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/kKNpI5SKa6M/

UN warning on 'risk of cyberwar', BBC
Greater co-operation between countries is needed to avoid the risk of
global cyberwar, the UN warns
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18351995#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

The Rewards (and Risks) of Cyber War, NAF
The militarization of cyberspace has been under way for more than a
decade, but only in the last few years have the telltale signs
appeared suggesting that the United States is erecting a new digital
wing of its permanent national-security state. Three years ago, for
example, came the birth of the 24th Air Force, at Lackland Air Force
Base, Texas, and Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The 24th claims to be
"the newest numbered air force," as well as "the first-ever unit
designated for the sole purpose of cyberspace operations." According
to its fact sheet,
http://newamerica.net/publications/articles/2012/the_rewards_and_risks_of_cyber_war_68324

JUROR NUMBER ONE v. Superior Court of Sacramento County, Cal: Court of
Appeal, 3rd Appellate Dist. 2012, CA Court
Juror Number One posted to FB about while trial was in progress. Court
investigated misconduct and ordered juror to sign Stored
Communications Act consent to access FB account. Juror filed writ of
prohibition. "We conclude the SCA is not applicable to the order at
issue here and Juror Number One has otherwise failed to establish a
violation of constitutional or privacy rights. We therefore deny the
petition."
http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=10301713511792827585

Why the Internet Doesn't Always Work, Akamai
This coming week thousands of us who focus on ecommerce - both as
online retailers and technology providers alike - will be converging
in Chicago at IRCE's 2012 event. Teaming up with Kevin Diamond, the
CTO of Hautelook, I am looking forward to the opportunity to talk
about the challenges of doing business over the Internet.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAkamaiBlog/~3/CGBkUSV_OhI/why-the-internet-doesnt-always-work.html

The Secret Life of Wally Madhavani, Virulent Word of Mouse
"We're going through." The commander's voice was like thin ice
breaking. He wore a full dress uniform, with a patch rakishly pulled
over one eye. His loyal puppy stood at his side, staring into the
horizon.
http://virulentwordofmouse.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/the-secret-life-of-wally-madhavani/

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2012-06-04T20:41:00.001-04:00

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Federal Internet Law and Policy

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Alicia Solow-Niederman , Kevin Tsai , Andrew G. Crocker and Jonathan Zittrain, Final Briefing Document: Public Networks for Public Safety: A Workshop on the Present and Future of Mesh Networks, SSRN

This briefing document was developed as part of a March 30, 2012 workshop entitled "Public Networks for Public Safety: A Workshop on the Present and Future of Mesh Networking," hosted by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2066586

Christopher S. Yoo , Network Neutrality and the Need for a Technological Turn in Internet Scholarship, SSRN

To most social scientists, the technical details of how the Internet actually works remain arcane and inaccessible. At the same time, convergence is forcing scholars to grapple with how to apply regulatory regimes developed for traditional media to a world in which all services are provided via an Internet-based platform. This chapter explores the problems caused by

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2063994

Congressional Witnesses Agree: Multistakeholder Processes Are Right for Internet Regulation, EFF

Yesterday morning, the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing on "International Proposals to Regulate the Internet," focusing on the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), an important treaty-writing event set to take place in Dubai this December. The WCIT is organized by an UN agency called the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a slow-moving and

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/05/congressional-witnesses-agree-multistakeholderism-right-way-regulate-internet

IPv6: The Time To Consider Making The Switch Is Now, Forbes

Guest post written by Chris Smithee

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/06/04/ipv6-the-time-to-consider-making-the-switch-is-now/

Comcast Achieves World IPv6 Launch Milestone, Comcast

When Comcast decided to participate in World IPv6 Launch, we committed to enabling hundreds of thousands of our customers with IPv6 by June 6, 2012. We are happy to report that we achieved this goal a few days ago, on May 24, 2012, and the number of customers enabled with IPv6 continues to grow every day!

http://blog.comcast.com/2012/06/world-ipv6-launch.html

Internet powers flip the IPv6 switch (FAQ), CNET

The time for testing is over as Facebook, Cisco, Comcast, and others will soon permanently enable next-generation Internet technology with vastly more elbow room. What's it all mean?

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/MtXbpKR5RXA/

Public Sector IPv6 Heats up this Summer!, Akamai

What an exciting spring and summer 2012 for IPv6, especially for our public sector customers! As the world's leading cloud platform for delivering secure, high-performing user experiences to any device, anywhere, Akamai continues to do its part in the global transition by dual stacking its infrastructure, and helping its customers deliver content to their IPv6 users.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAkamaiBlog/~3/ryQH6dPx5PY/public-sector-ipv6-heats-up-this-summer.html

Eugene Volokh and Donald M. Falk, First Amendment Protection for Search Engine Search Results -- White Paper Commissioned by Google, SSRN

Once, the leading sources to which people turned for useful information were newspapers, guidebooks, and encyclopedias. Today, these sources also include search engine results, which people use (along with other sources) to learn about news, local institutions, products, services, and many other matters. Then and now, the First Amendment has protected all these

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2055364

Facebook Plans To End The 'No Kids Under 13' Farce, Forbes

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is ready to have children. Not necessarily with his new wife, but on his social networking site. According to the Wall Street Journal, Facebook is "developing technology" that would allow tykes 12 years of age and younger to poke, post, and friend with parental supervision.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/06/04/facebook-plans-to-end-the-no-kids-under-13-farce/

Paul Ohm, The Fourth Amendment in a World Without Privacy, SSRN

This Article explores the relationship between private and public surveillance. Every year, companies spend millions of dollars developing new services that track, store, and share the words, movements, and even the thoughts of their customers. Millions now own sophisticated tracking devices (smart phones) studded with sensors and always connected to the Internet. They have been coaxed to use these devices to access fun and valuable services to share more information, more of the time. Our country is rapidly becoming a surveillance society.

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2073574

Microsoft sounds alarm on Flame virus's Windows exploit, Globe

Cyberweapon unleashed in Middle East infects computers via previously unknown Windows software flaw

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/02fowLHa0S4/

Flame virus spread through rogue Microsoft security certificates, CNET

The Flame virus that has infected parts of the Middle East took advantage of rogue Microsoft security certificates to deploy its malicious payload.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/NhlOTPhQprw/

Blake Ellis Reid, Keeping Up with the Joneses: The End of Police-Centric Justifications for the Third-Party Doctrine, SSRN

I write this essay to make a very narrow point: Justice Sotomayor's and Justice Alito's concurring opinions in the Supreme Court's recent decision in United States v. Jones seem to suggest that there are at least five votes on the Court for the proposition that the third-party doctrine of the Fourth Amendment cannot be justified by initial or primary reference to the needs of the police.

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2074734

What Stuxnet's Exposure As An American Weapon Means For Cyberwar, Forbes

Two years of theories and speculation in the cybersecurity research community were confirmed Friday morning: Stuxnet was indeed the first known digital attack launched by a government to destroy another country's physical infrastructure

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/06/01/what-stuxnets-exposure-as-an-american-weapon-means-for-cyberwar/

As The Worm Turns: Cybersecurity Expert Tracks Blowback From Stuxnet, NPR

The computer worm that took down Iranian centrifuges turns out to have been made in the USA. Cyberthreat expert Eric Byres suspects the Iranians are trying to turn it back against the U.S.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/06/01/154162121/as-the-worm-turns-cybersecurity-expert-tracks-blowback-from-stuxnet?ft=1&f=1019

Cyberweapon Warning From Kaspersky, a Computer Security Expert, NYT

Eugene Kaspersky says his discovery of the Flame virus adds weight to his warnings of the grave dangers posed by governments that manufacture and release viruses on the Internet.

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2d76a3a4bcde895291446bd57b932099

Turning Off The Phone System? What Do You Mean We're Turning Off The Phone System?, Wetmachine

A few weeks ago I went to a fascinating gathering of a few dozen academics, policy wonks, and others from the U.S. and elsewhere to talk about the end of the phone system. While by no means a unanimous consensus, …

http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/turning-off-the-phone-system-what-do-you-mean-were-turning-off-the-phone-system/

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2012-06-01T18:20:00.001-04:00

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Federal Internet Law and Policy
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Verizon Confirms FiOS Speed Increases (300 Mbps!) - Significant Speed
Bump in June When Pricing is Announced, DSLReports
Verizon has confirmed our exclusive insider information from earlier
this month, officially announcing some major speed upgrades for the
company's FiOS fiber to the home service. According to Verizon,
they're significantly ramping up the speeds of several FiOS tiers as
well as
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Confirms-FiOS-Speed-Increases-300-Mbps-119727

Con Law Fail, Media Law Prof
"Your First Amendment Rights can be terminated!" So shouted a Chicago
police officer to two reporters as he arrested them. Unfortunately for
said cop, someone was watching, with a camera. More here from MSNBC.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/media_law_prof_blog/2012/06/con-law-fail.html

Harvard prof to chair FCC's net neutrality advisory committee, Ars Technica
The Federal Communications Commission has named an Open Internet
Advisory Committee to monitor and report on the effectiveness of the
FCC's network neutrality regime. The committee will be chaired by
Harvard law professor Jonathan Zittrain. According to a statement from
FCC
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/05/harvard-prof-to-chair-fccs-net-neutrality-advisory-committee/

Jonathan Zittrain to Chair FCC's Open Internet Advisory Committee ,
Berkman Center
David Holt
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/7695

Released: 05/25/2012. ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEMBERS ON OPEN INTERNET
ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (DA No. 12-829). (Dkt No 09-191 07-52 ). CGB,
FCC
Statement
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-829A1.pdf

FCC Creates Net Neutrality 'Committee' - A Place for AT&T, Netflix,
Comcast and Cisco to Bicker?, DSLReports
As we've noted for years, like most FCC policies, their 2010 network
neutrality rules were more show than substance. The rules don't do
very much, failing to cover wireless in any meaningful way, while
allowing pretty much any network behavior so long as it can be
defended as an action that's necessary to protect network integrity.
As part of those rules the agency stated they'd create a committee to
discuss network neutrality
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Creates-Net-Neutrality-Committee-119724

Foster v. Matlock, 2012 NY Slip Op 31363 - NY: Supreme Court 2012, NY Court
pursuant to the terms of the federal Communications Decency Act (47
USC § 230), internet service providers, such as Rose, are immune from
defamation suits resulting from the exercise of their traditional
editorial functions, such as deciding whether to publish a particular
item.
http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=10790421152344413925

Cisco to Announce Internet Traffic Projections at Global Forum on
Policy Implications of Surging Bandwidth Demand, CISCO
http://newsroom.cisco.com/press-release-content?type=webcontent&articleId=888333

Cisco's VNI Forecast Projects the Internet Will Be Four Times as Large
in Four Years, CISCO
http://newsroom.cisco.com/press-release-content?type=webcontent&articleId=888280

STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER ROBERT M. MCDOWELL BEFORE THE UNITED STATES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE SUBCOMMITTEE
ON COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY. International Proposals to
Regulate the Internet by Testimony. OCRMM , FCC
Statement
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-314384A1.pdf

U.S. lawmakers push to prevent global Internet regulation, WAPO
U.S. lawmakers on Thursday introduced a resolution to fight against
any international efforts to put regulations on the Internet.
http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=faca88045811973fc7e18a89434fb237

Testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives on Internet
Governance, Google
This morning Google Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist Vint
Cerf will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Communications
and Technology Subcommittee on Internet Governance and the
International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GooglePublicPolicyBlog/~3/4hb1ktGUIs8/testifying-before-us-house-of.html

FBI: New Internet addresses could hinder police investigations, CNET
As the Internet prepares to celebrate World IPv6 Day next week, law
enforcement is worried the transition could hinder legitimate
investigations. Some tech companies agree it's a concern.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/qIz49nnEGcM/

Launching Forward with IPv6, Akamai
With the era of freely available IPv4 addresses nearing its end, I'm
pleased to see that 2012 appears to be the year when the IPv6 Internet
will finally reach maturity and launch into wide-scale commercial use.
For over a decade, the groundwork for the migration to version 6 of
the Internet
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAkamaiBlog/~3/qA9NamI4DUo/launching-forward-with-ipv6.html

IPv4: Business As Usual, CircleID
This year, we expect that the RIPE NCC's pool of unallocated IPv4
addresses will reach the "last /8", meaning that we have 16,777,216
IPv4 addresses left in the available pool. At that point it will no
longer be possible for RIPE NCC members to obtain the amount of IPv4
addresses they will require to expand their current and future
networks.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120529_ipv4_business_as_usual/

FTC hires U.S. legal all-star for Google antitrust probe, Globe
Oklahoma City prosecution just the first in long string of
high-profile victories for Washington power-lawyer Beth Wilkinson
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/yS6sQppDzCQ/

Confirmed: US and Israel created Stuxnet, lost control of it, Ars Technica
The new account is unlikely to alter Iran's view of the US, seen here
in a mural on the old US embassy in Tehran
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/06/confirmed-us-israel-created-stuxnet-lost-control-of-it/

Twitter usage doubled in year, Pew study finds, CNET
The percentage of adults who use Twitter daily has quadrupled over the
past 18 months, the study also finds.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/GrIYv_lCHE4/

Twitter Use 2012, Pew
Overall adoption remains steady, but "typical day" usage continues to
grow—8% of online adults now use Twitter on a typical day.
African-Americans, young adults, and mobile users stand out for their
high rates of Twitter usage.
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Twitter-Use-2012.aspx

FTC chair Leibowitz: Apps need simpler privacy statements, CNET
Agency in charge of consumer protection and antitrust takes aim at
social networks, dominant tech platforms.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/k9h0T6ylQss/

Released: 05/25/2012. COMMENTS SOUGHT ON PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF
INFORMATION STORED ON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES. (DA No. 12-818).
(Dkt No 96-115 ). WCB WTB OGC . , FCC
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-818A1.pdf

FCC Seeks Comment on Privacy and Security of Information Stored on
Mobile Phones and Other Devices, Telecom Law Monitor
ays before tomorrow's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Workshop on
Mobile Disclosures, the FCC weighed in with a pair of releases on
privacy and security issues raised by mobile devices. In the first
item released on Friday, the FCC is seeking to refresh its record
regarding the
http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/TelecomLawMonitor/~3/XmDnq8KugHw/

Making the Internet Safer for Everyone, Google
Security online is a shared responsibility and we take our role very
seriously. We work hard to proactively identify security threats,
protect our users and their personal information, and help make the
Internet a safer place.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GooglePublicPolicyBlog/~3/HoSa3-HobzU/making-internet-safer-for-everyone.html

New Cybersecurity Center Kicks Off with Workshop, NIST
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) will host a
kickoff workshop on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. The workshopamp's goal is
to introduce the center, which will bring together experts from
industry, government and academia ...
http://www.nist.gov/itl/nccoe-052912.cfm

A Secure Internet as an Engine of Economic Growth, OECD
Strengthening Cybersecurity is becoming "the new comparative
advantage", as companies and customers move to countries with safer
and more reliable cyber-frameworks, said Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-
...
http://www.oecd.org/topic/0,3699,en_2649_37441_1_1_1_1_37441,00.html?rssChId=37441#50500002

Is Privacy Dead? Yes, If America's Surveillance State Drones On, Forbes
In the sci-fi flick Colossus: The Forbin Project, the all-knowing
computer was asked if it understood privacy.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/waynecrews/2012/05/30/is-privacy-dead-yes-if-americas-surveillance-state-drones-on/

White House launches coordinated effort to battle botnets, CW
The U.S. government has launched a coordinated effort with several
trade groups and private companies to combat botnets and educate
affected computer users, the White House announced Wednesday.
http://rss.computerworld.com/~r/computerworld/news/feed/~3/JeYRctHS9HY/White_House_launches_coordinated_effort_to_battle_botnets

Obama Ordered Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran, NYT
Even after the Stuxnet computer worm became public, President Obama
accelerated cyberattacks against Iran that had begun in the Bush
administration, temporarily disabling 1,000 centrifuges.
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2cce39f4557fdf3fc921aadff65861f9

Flame War, VOA
New Alarm Bells, And Old Questions, About The Flame Virus And Cyber-War
http://blogs.voanews.com/digital-frontiers/2012/05/30/flame-war/

Christopher Fox, Checking In: Historical Cell Site Location
Information and the Stored Communications Act, Seton Hall Law Review
Over the last twenty-five years, the number of cell phone subscribers
in the United States has increased from slightly over 200,000 in 1985
to roughly 293 million in 2010.1 Cell phones are now the only phones
used in over one quarter of all American households, a percentage that
has nearly tripled in the last five years
http://erepository.law.shu.edu/shlr/vol42/iss2/8

Henry H. Perritt, The Internet at 20: Evolution of a Constitution for
Cyberspace, William Mary LR
In 1995, this Journal published my1 article arguing for broader public
access to government-generated information, explaining that the
Internet provided the potential for a new window into government
operations and decisions
http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmborj/vol20/iss4/5

Israel rejects Flame malware link, BBC
Israel dismisses the suggestion that it is behind the Flame
cyber-attack which was uncovered this week.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18277555#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Report: Obama ordered Stuxnet attacks on Iran, CW
U.S. President Barack Obama ordered the Stuxnet cyberattacks on Iran
in an effort to slow the country's development of a nuclear program,
according to a report in The New York Times.
http://rss.computerworld.com/~r/computerworld/news/feed/~3/F5Ch9Hd4hRk/Report_Obama_ordered_Stuxnet_attacks_on_Iran

How Alan Turing Helped Win WWII and was Thanked with Criminal
Prosecution for Being Gay, Forbes
During this Memorial Day celebration, somewhere between barbecuing and
beach time, give a thought to Alan Mathison Turing. You know him best
as the inventor of the Turing Machine--the conceptual precursor of the
modern computer--but we owe him a debt of gratitude well beyond his
pioneering efforts in computer science.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2012/05/27/how-alan-turing-helped-win-wwii-and-was-thanked-with-criminal-prosecution-for-being-gay/

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Does the constitution protect anonymity?, Internet Cases
Yes, the constitution protects one's right to speak anonymously, but
only to a certain extent. The question of one's First Amendment right
to speak anonymously comes up pretty often in situations where a
plaintiff seeks to unmask the identity of someone who is alleged to
have committed an illegal act against the plaintiff online. Most often
it is a plaintiff seeking to unmask an online critic in a defamation
lawsuit.
http://blog.internetcases.com/2012/05/22/does-the-constitution-protect-anonymity/

FBI quietly forms secretive Net-surveillance unit, CNET
CNET has learned that the FBI has formed a Domestic Communications
Assistance Center, which is tasked with developing new electronic
surveillance technologies, including intercepting Internet, wireless,
and VoIP communications.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/bxRI3sAoav8/

The Netherlands Passes Net Neutrality Legislation, EFF
New legislation in the Netherlands makes it the first country in
Europe to establish a legal framework supporting net neutrality. In
addition to the net neutrality provisions, the law contains language
that restricts when ISPs can wiretap their users, and limits the
circumstances under which ISPs can cut off a subscriber's Internet
access altogether.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/05/netherlands-passes-net-neutrality-legislation

FCC chairman supports broadband data caps amid Netflix protests, WAPO
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday
that he supports tiered broadband Internet plans, a growing trend that
has drawn criticism from Netflix.
http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=d63dcbdde2068d40902cdfd6a07f0535

The Need for Flexibility In Broadband Pricing, AT&T
"FCC Chairman Genachowski made an important statement today in support
of usage-based pricing. This isn't the first time the chairman has
recognized the need for flexibility in broadband pricing, but his
words today come at a time when one company has been pushing the FCC
to impose a particular pricing model on Internet
http://attpublicpolicy.com/broadband-policy/the-need-for-flexibility-in-broadband-pricing/

The questions Genachowski should be asking about data caps, Gigaom
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski
reiterated his acceptance of broadband data caps and tiered pricing,
at The Cable Show held today in Boston. In an interview with the
National Cable and Telecommunications Association Chair (and a former
FCC chairman himself) Michael Powell, Genachowski said he was in favor
of business model innovation.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/zJphSmhCm7c/

Spectrum Crisis Impact on Data Caps, WCAI
The uproar over major wireless carriers capping data usage is getting
louder. This week, a major carrier announced it will be ending
unlimited data plans even for customers with "grandfathered-in" status
when they introduce tiered shared plans this summer.
http://wcaupdate.blogspot.com/2012/05/spectrum-crisis-impacts-data-caps.html

EFF is Joining the Transition to IPv6, EFF
EFF is proud to participate in World IPv6 Launch Day on June 6, 2012.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/05/eff-joining-transition-ipv6

GROUPION, LLC. v. GROUPON, INC., Dist. Court, ND California 2012, Fed Court
The Court finds that, when viewing the evidence in the light most
favorable to Groupion, upon balancing the Sleekcraft factors, no
reasonable juror could find that Groupon is using a confusingly
similar mark. See Surfvivor Media, 406 F.3d at 628 (granting summary
judgment where "no material issue of fact was raised reflecting
confusion between the marks). Accordingly, the Court grants Groupon's
motion for summary judgment on Groupion's claims for trademark
infringement and unfair competition.
http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6437722479075742893

Facebook, Zuckerberg sued over IPO, CNET
The lawsuit charges the defendants with failing to disclose in the
run-up to Friday's IPO "a severe and pronounced reduction" in
forecasts for Facebook's revenue growth
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/eC37sHSwJwo/

Google Acquires Motorola Mobility, Google
The phones in our pockets have become supercomputers that are changing
the way we live. It's now possible to do things we used to think were
magic, or only possible on Star Trek--like get directions right from
where we are standing; watch a video on YouTube; or take a picture and
share the moment instantly with friends.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GooglePublicPolicyBlog/~3/UDYZYPek29A/google-acquires-motorola-mobility.html

Why Did Pakistan Shut Off Twitter?, VOA
It only lasted for about 8 hours, but that was long enough to start a
whole new round of Internet rumor and worry.
http://blogs.voanews.com/digital-frontiers/2012/05/22/why-did-pakistan-shut-off-twitter/

Pakistan restores Twitter access, BBC
Pakistani authorities restore access to the social media website
Twitter after a brief ban for what officials called "offensive"
content".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18138278#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Supreme Court lets stand $675K fine for music downloads, CW
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider the petition of Joel
Tenenbaum, a former doctoral student at Boston University who faces a
fine of US$675,000 for illegally downloading 30 songs.
http://rss.computerworld.com/~r/computerworld/news/feed/~3/sSPlgigKjt8/Supreme_Court_lets_stand_675K_fine_for_music_downloads

ISP 'Six Strikes' Plan Delayed? - Still Likely to Be Implemented
'Later This Year', DSLReports
Last summer major ISPs including Comcast, AT&T, Verizon and
Cablevision signed off on a new plan by the RIAA and MPAA taking aim
at copyright infringers on their networks. According to the plan,
after four warnings ISPs are to begin taking "mitigation measures,"
which range from throttling a user connection to filtering access to
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ISP-Six-Strikes-Plan-Delayed-119634

F.C.C. Weighs Treating Video Sites Like Cable Companies, NYT
The Federal Communications Commission is considering giving online
distributors like Hulu and YouTube the same rights and
responsibilities enjoyed by cable companies.
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=be5a35ab5740ec151d3cece17dd52598

Americans watched 37 billion online videos last month, CNET
People in the U.S. gobbled up a whole lot of videos from YouTube,
Facebook, Yahoo, Hulu, and other sites in April, according to
ComScore.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/luP57nicpaM/

Nancy King, Protecting the privacy and security of sensitive customer
data in the cloud, Computer Law & Security Review
The global ubiquity of cloud computing may expose consumers' sensitive
personal data to significant privacy and security threats. A critical
challenge for the cloud computing industry is to earn consumers' trust
by ensuring adequate privacy and security for sensitive consumer data.
Regulating consumer privacy and security also challenges government
enforcement of data protection laws that were designed with national
borders in mind. From an information privacy perspective, this article
analyses how well the
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0267364912000556

Putting Twitter's "Do Not Track" Feature in Context, White House
This week, we got some terrific news about new ways individuals can
protect their privacy on the internet.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/05/19/putting-twitter-s-do-not-track-feature-context

Deirdre K. Mulligan and Jennifer King, Bridging The Gap Between
Privacy And Design , Journal of Constitutional Law
This article explores the gap between privacy and design in the
context of "lateral privacy"— privacy issues arising among users of a
service rather than from the service provider—on social networking
sites (SNSs) and other platforms by analyzing the privacy concerns
lodged against the introduction of Facebook's News Feed in 2006. Our
analysis reveals that the dominant theory of
http://www.law.upenn.edu/journals/conlaw/articles/volume14/issue4/MulliganKing14U.Pa.J.Const.L.989(2012).pdf

FTC taps privacy advocate Paul Ohm as adviser, CW
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has hired Paul Ohm, a privacy
advocate and critic of current online privacy practices, as a senior
privacy adviser for consumer protection and competition issues
affecting the Internet and mobile services.
http://rss.computerworld.com/~r/computerworld/news/feed/~3/jATTSzprRUg/FTC_taps_privacy_advocate_Paul_Ohm_as_adviser

U.S. spy agency looking to train students in cyber ops, CNET
New college program accredited by National Security Agency to prepare
students for future careers in cyber operations
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/2hVG91WeRzs/

Lisa Ugelow, Lance Hoffman, Fighting on a New Battlefield Armed with
Old Laws: How to Monitor Terrorism in a Virtual World, Journal of
Constitutional Law
The United States has always relied in part on surveillance prac-
tices to obtain information about foreign governments, international
and domestic organizations, and citizens of the United States. The
twentieth century exemplifies this behavior. In 1918, the Overman
Committee was established to investigate pro-German sentiments,
http://www.law.upenn.edu/journals/conlaw/articles/volume14/issue4/UgelowHoffman14U.Pa.J.Const.L.1035(2012).pdf

Proactive Policy Measures by Internet Service Providers against
Botnets (OECD Digital Economy Paper 199), OECD
This report analyses initiatives in a number of countries through
which end-users are notified by ISPs when their computer is identified
as being compromised by malicious software and encouraged to take
action to mitigate the problem.
http://www.oecd.org/topic/0,3699,en_2649_37441_1_1_1_1_37441,00.html?rssChId=37441#50423552

Google warns users infected with DNSChanger as Web outage nears, CW
Google on Tuesday hauled out a tool it last used nearly a year ago to
warn users infected with the "DNSChanger" malware.
http://rss.computerworld.com/~r/computerworld/news/feed/~3/gEZYS-YSKKg/Google_warns_users_infected_with_DNSChanger_as_Web_outage_nears

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