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 Biting the hand that feeds IT Copyright: Copyright 2008, Situation Publishing Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:07:58 +0200 El Reg headline kicks off legal rowTiscali has kicked off legal proceedings against BT, after the telecoms giant sent letters to the Italian-owned ISP’s customers earlier this month.… Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:18:09 +0200 'Back my empty rhetoric - or else'New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has threatened Comcast with legal action if it doesn't fall in line with his quixotic campaign against online child pornography. And the American ISP is set to do exactly what he wants.… Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:50:11 +0200 Is it too little, too late?Sky is launching a new music retail company in partnership with the world's biggest record company, Universal.… Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:36:23 +0200 Is anyone in charge around here?Next time you see websites brazenly pushing anabolic steroids, thank GoDaddy, Dynadot and a half-dozen other US-based registrars, which allow them to operate even though they're illegal, claims a new report.… Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:41:55 +0200 Vote, vote and vote againThe organisation charged with putting in place a standard for networking over mains wiring has once again failed to elect one of the two competing specifications as its choice.… Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:31:03 +0200 Red Arrows trump web users on nation's worry listThe government has told an e-petitioners calling for an investigation into ISPs taking on too many subscribers and throttling bandwidth to get over it.… Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:40:57 +0200 NebuAd and J. Edgar GoogleWhen US Congressman Ed Markey asked NebuAd CEO Bob Dykes whether his Phorm-like ad targeting system should require an opt-in, Dykes refused to answer.… Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:02:03 +0200 Routers and software takenHertfordshire Police are searching for two men suspected of involvement in last week's robbery from a network centre in Watford.… Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:52:48 +0200 Barks at EmbarqCongressman Ed Markey - chair of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet - has called out another American ISP for pimping user data to NebuAd, the Phorm-like behavioral ad targeter.… Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:05:35 +0200 The pre-warning letterThe European Commission has sent a message to the British government, and it reads something like this: "If you don't deal with Phorm, we will."… Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:54:28 +0200 Walking the streets to protest against data pimpingAttendees at BT's Annual General Meeting today will have to run the gauntlet of an anti-Phorm protest outside the event at the Barbican, London.… Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:34:04 +0200 The internet, and how to own itComment The US Senate today embarks on what could become years of antitrust investigations into Google by the IT, telecoms and media industries.… Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:52:36 +0200 Faster internet, go, goBT will spend some £1.5bn on fibre optic cables to bring decent broadband to British homes and offices, provided Ofcom acts to protect its juicy margins.… Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:48:42 +0200 No fines - this timeFCC boss Kevin Martin has said he doesn't want the regulator to fine Comcast for deploying traffic shaping its cable network.… Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:25:45 +0200 Can't connect, won't connectUpdated: Hot on the heels of O2's iPhone debacle, the company's former parent BT has spent the last week telling punters who want a new fixed phone line they'll have to call back in a few days, when the computers might be working again.… Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:30:29 +0200 Usenet vivisected by AT&T, AOLBowing to continued pressure from the New York Attorney General, two more big-name American ISPs have shut down access to dozens of Usenet newsgroups that contain child pornography - and many more that don't.… Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:46:22 +0200 Enforcement order on agendaThe chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking aim at Comcast for violating the agency’s guidelines on providing open internet access by blocking P2P traffic across its network and keeping schtum about the policy.… Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:40:26 +0200 That'll learn 'emEdugeek.net, the support site for, er, geeks who work in education, has been brought down by Fasthosts.… Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:02:03 +0200 'We don't observe, but we may track'Though Phorm-like behavioral ad targeter NebuAd has vowed to replace its cookie-based opt-out mechanism with an opt-out that's less crumbly, it appears that neither opt-out would completely opt you out.… Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:13:33 +0200 Locals claim scrap metal hunters crush websitesUpdated Cable and Wireless's Watford network site went offline at 1am this morning, after thieves apparently stole vital equipment.… Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:02:03 +0200 Jam tomorrow?If you throw a rock in the air in London on any day of the working week, chances are it will land on a New Media conference. These are primarily social gatherings for the same group of academics and media hangers-on, and you can bet they'll be Twittering.… Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:59:06 +0200 Asserting rights still expensive, says expertThe body in charge of the .uk internet domain has announced changes to its dispute resolution policies that will make it cheaper to win unopposed disputes but will not address the high cost of preparing cases.… Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:02:03 +0200 Whither the opt-in?As it prepares for a Congressional pow-wow on the "Privacy Implications of Online Advertising," behavioral ad targeter NebuAd has vowed to eat its infamous opt-out cookie.… Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:11:00 +0200 Legislator: 'No we never'Part of the EU Telecommunications Package, agreed by MEPs on Monday, could be interpreted to endorse cutting off P2P users after a written warning or two, even though the author claims that was not the intention.… Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:08:32 +0200 The view from the Front PorchAnother American ISP has frozen its plans to embrace behavioral ad targeting.… Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:02:03 +0200 Three strikes and you're outFrance has suggested an amendment to the pan-European Telecoms Package, which would bar broadband access to anyone who persists in illegally downloading music or films.… Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:54:54 +0200 Next gen network quid pro quo tabledThe boss of Ofcom has given the clearest indication yet that regulators are ready to offer BT more control over a next generation UK broadband infrastructure in exchange for investment.… Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:25:58 +0200 WOW! ignores CongressThough the head of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet has urged American ISPs to "hold off" on the use of so-called behavioral ad systems, it seems at least one company has yet to heed the suggestion.… Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:41:36 +0200 BT snipe on targetThe Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rapped Virgin Media for making dodgy claims about its download speeds after a complaint by rival BT.… Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:22:25 +0200 Double and quitsSeveral of Cable and Wireless' large corporate customers were booted offline on Moday night when its Leeds data centres fell to an unlikely double cable break.… Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:00:54 +0200 Do as Congress saysAnother American ISP has put the skids on its data pimping plans.… Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:52:52 +0200 BBC, ITV, C4 joint venture delayedProject Kangaroo, the commercial on-demand web TV service being developed by BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, will be investigated by the Competition Commission amid concern that it could stifle rival online efforts.… Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:12:31 +0200 Shareholders asked for thumbs-upCable and Wireless has increased its offer for smaller rival telco Thus Group, as it bids to gain weight for its battles against BT for big business contracts.… Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:55:35 +0200 IANA and ICANN succumb to NetDevilzThe websites of two of the net's most critical oversight organizations were hijacked by Turkish hackers who sent visitors to rogue pages that challenged the overseers' authority.… Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:36:19 +0200 Where's the ham and cheese?Exclusive AVG has rejiggered the fake traffic it's spewing across the internet, causing new headaches for the world's webmasters.… Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:54:52 +0200 Don't like .com? How about .thispagerocks?ICANN, the organization that oversees internet addresses, will soon allow anyone to apply for his very own generic top-level domain (gTLD). In other words, you'll soon have the power to put almost anything at the end of your url, eschewing existing top-level domains such as ".com" or ".edu."… Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:29:53 +0200 Squeaky wheels kill pilot - for nowCharter Communications has suspended plans to deploy NebuAd's web usage tracking technology following howls of protest from critics who say that practice seriously compromised the privacy of subscribers.… Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:02:43 +0200 (Un)happy TalkingCitizens of the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific have been left without a functioning email systems following a denial of service attack on the country's sole ISP.… Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:10:56 +0200 Hosting firm suffers security aneurysmWeb hosting outfit Heart Internet has caused security-conscious customers to skip a beat by sending them a handy text file email attachment containing other people's new passwords.… Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:39:36 +0200 Criminal cell phone chargesBT and Siemens are facing a "super-complaint" over how much they charge prisoners to make phone calls.… Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:47:42 +0200 (Semi-)Advanced Wireless ServicesIt's official. FCC boss Kevin Martin wants a free US-wide wireless broadband network. And he wants it equipped with "family-friendly" content filters.… Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:00:50 +0200 Pimps data to third-party ad networksThe man who caught Comcast blocking BitTorrents has now turned his attention to NebuAd, the Phorm-like behavioral ad targeting service that's tracking net surfers from inside multiple American ISPs.… Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:05:37 +0200 Secret testing deniedVirgin Media has today strongly denied a charge it is running secret tests with a view to introducing new bandwidth throttling hardware to target peer to peer and Usenet downloaders.… Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:30:26 +0200 If only they had some sort of network instead...Virgin Media is conducting an internal inquiry into why 3,000 customers' bank details were burned to a CD which was then lost, it emerged today.… Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:02:04 +0200 Jesus Phone scarier than anyone thought - analystsIf you think everything that could have been written about the iPhone already has been written, prepare to be surprised. One vital aspect of Apple's strategy has been overlooked - with multi-billion consequences for complacent network operators.… Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:15:24 +0200 'A happy user stays with us for life'Yahoo!’s free online email service is to grow new tentacles with the company planning to add two domains alongside its existing “@yahoo.com” addresses.… Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:00:41 +0200 Mamma mia!Vodafone has done an about-face on its ambition to acquire Tiscali's broadband punters, according to a report.… Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:59:11 +0200 Just fancy that!Exclusive The Home Office held a private meeting with Phorm in August last year, but BT's interception and profiling partner did not disclose that it had completed an allegedly illegal trial of its technology on tens of thousands of unwitting broadband subscribers just weeks earlier.… Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:22:37 +0200 One number to help them allUN telco branch the International Telecommunications Union has called on member nations to standardise their child helpline numbers, to help jet-setting ankle-biters remember who to call.… Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:08:00 +0200 'It's inevitable'Like Time Warner Cable and Comcast, AT&T is mulling overage charges for American bandwidth lovers.… |
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