Maturity develops wisdom in young people about limiting what other may see about them. Many recruiters, employers, and others are requesting to join the social networking world of young professionals. Steps are being taken by young people to limit what others may see about them. Long time friends and new social networking contacts may be [...]
The Washington Post reports that FCC Chairman Genachowski is considering basing the FCC’s proposed net neutrality rules on precisely the legal foundation discredited in a recent court ruling: Specifically, he is exploring a legal push under the current legal framework for broadband, which is under Title I, that would make possible the FCC’s push for [...]
“Connections.” It’s an innocent-sounding word. But it’s at the heart of some of the worst of Facebook’s recent changes. Facebook first announced Connections a few weeks ago, and EFF quickly wrote at length about the problems they created. Basically, Facebook has transformed substantial personal information — including your hometown, education, work history, interests, and activities [...]
In March, we wrote about Playstation 3 owners who were up in arms after Sony announced that a new firmware “upgrade” would actually disable a feature that enables users to run GNU/LINUX and other operating systems on their PS3 consoles. In response, a class action lawsuit has now been filed against Sony on behalf of [...]
Should US and European law enforcement agencies be given unrestricted access to commercial and travel transactions from individuals around the world without judicial oversight? That was the question on the table in a heated debate in the European Parliament this week. In the early years of the so-called “War On Terror”, the US government created [...]
The Broadband Data Collection Bill is the latest attempt by the government to examine the coverage and pricing options of current broadband providers across the nation to discern where coverage is available and if the pricing options are fair. For years now the government has stated that 200Kbps was considered “high-speed internet” despite the needs [...]