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Article | 31/01/2013 US agencies seize fake NFL gear, websites
Three U.S. investigative agencies, working with state and local police departments across the country, have seized more than 300 websites and US$13.6 ...
Article | 31/01/2013 ITU: Internet policy still on its agenda
Public policy formulation in all domains, including the Internet, is the sovereign right of member states, according to ITU Secretary General Hamadou...
Article | 30/01/2013 EU digital commissioner's telecoms plan repeats old priorities
Europe's Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes on Wednesday unveiled what she called a new 10-point plan for telecoms and broadband, but the points...
Article | 30/01/2013 Tech industry sharply criticizes German online copyright bill
As German government officials prepared to meet to discuss a controversial online copyright bill on Wednesday, Yahoo, Facebook and German online start...
Article | 29/01/2013 DOJ asks FCC to delay action on Sprint-Softbank deal
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security have asked for more time to consider Softbank's proposed takeover of Sprint Nex...
Article | 23/01/2013 GitHub unblocked in China after former Google head slams its censorship
Access to software collaboration site GitHub appeared to be restored in China on Wednesday, just as former Google executive Kai-Fu lee criticized its ...
Article | 22/01/2013 GitHub blocked in China, 'ticket snatching' plugins seen as possible cause
China's censors have started blocking access to software collaboration site GitHub, and Internet observers are speculating the government's efforts to...
Article | 17/01/2013 Expected EU data breach rules draw fire before their release
European Commission proposals for a strategy on cybercrime have come under fire before they have even been released.
Article | 17/01/2013 India halves starting price of 2G spectrum for CDMA services
India has cut in half the minimum bid price for 2G spectrum to be used by operators of CDMA services, after there were no bidders in an auction for th...
Article | 16/01/2013 Public Knowledge says AT&T MicroCell policy violates net neutrality
AT&T is violating the spirit of net neutrality with its policies on the use of small cellular base stations in homes, the consumer advocate group Publ...
Article | 16/01/2013 Obama calls for study on video game violence
U.S. President Barack Obama has called on Congress to provide funding for research on violence in video games and possible connections to real-world g...
Article | 15/01/2013 Globalstar's plan for an extra Wi-Fi band draws fire
A satellite operator's proposal to offer an extra channel of Wi-Fi might actually give average Wi-Fi and Bluetooth users less bandwidth, according to ...
Article | 14/01/2013 US DOJ did not entrap Megaupload, the agency says
The U.S. Department of Justice did not mislead a court and attempt to entrap file storage site Megaupload on copyright infringement charges, the agenc...
Article | 10/01/2013 Tech crowd welcomes FCC's Wi-Fi expansion plans
CES attendees took to the FCC's plan for more Wi-Fi spectrum, which was announced at the show on Wednesday, like hungry gamblers to a buffet.
Article | 9/01/2013 FCC will move to give more spectrum to Wi-Fi
The FCC plans to allocate more unlicensed spectrum for Wi-Fi to improve performance in crowded public places and in homes, looking to head off a futur...