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Five major SOPA supporters
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its Senate counterpart, the Protect IP Act or PIPA, would allow the US government to seek a court order and even shut down websites that contain content or links “committing or facilitating online piracy.” Moreover, advertisers and Internet service providers would be banned from doing business with violators.However, payment and advertising networks, search engines or service providers that take voluntary action to redress detected violations – by terminating businesses with transgressor sites or comply with the law – will be granted immunity from liability charges.On Sept. 22, 2011, more than 350 trade associations, professional and labor organizations, and businesses signed a letter urging Congress to enact legislation to stop “rogue sites” from copyright infringement.Here are five key SOPA and PIPA supporters:
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Five things you need to know about 'the cloud'
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In Pictures: The revolution will be blogged
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/02
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10 ways to prevent cyberconflict
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First-ever cyberattack on US election points to broad vulnerabilities
Experts have confirmed that a fraudulent online request for 2,500 ballots in Florida last year was the first known cyberattack against a US election. And it could be just the tip of the iceberg.
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Horizons Copyright Alert System: Six strikes and you're out
This week the entertainment industry and American ISPs rolled out a system that aims to curb illegal media downloads. The system is designed to first notify users of copyright infringement, and then to curtail Internet connectivity in response to repeated offenses.
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Syria: Internet shut down by government
Syria's Internet shutdown is unprecedented in the conflict, though Damascus has partially cut off access several times over the past 20 months.
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Google Fiber: Why does Kansas City get to go high-speed? (+video)
Super high-speed Internet comes to Kansas City, courtesy of Google. Business leaders hope lightning fast connections with spur innovation and jobs. Google looks to be expanding further from its original business of Internet searching.
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Change Agent University of the People offers low-cost college courses via the Internet
University of the People has enrolled 1,500 students from 132 countries. Courses are taught online by professors from around the world who volunteer their time.
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DNSChanger cutoff is more whimper than bang. Score one for the good guys.
Cutting off Internet access to computers infected with the nasty DNSChanger trojan did not bring about doomsday after all. Why, beyond the obvious, that's good news in the cybersecurity world.
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Pakistan bans Twitter, citing blasphemous content
Activists see the government's claims of blasphemy as a convenient excuse to rein in free-wheeling conversations on the social media site ahead of elections.
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Europe's Internet revolt: protesters see threats in antipiracy treaty
Anger over proposed antipiracy treaty ACTA was expected to bring thousands to Europe's streets today. Supporters say it will better protect intellectual labor, while opponents see free speech threats.
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Five major SOPA supporters
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its Senate counterpart, the Protect IP Act or PIPA, would allow the US government to seek a court order and even shut down websites that contain content or links “committing or facilitating online piracy.” Moreover, advertisers and Internet service providers would be banned from doing business with violators.However, payment and advertising networks, search engines or service providers that take voluntary action to redress detected violations – by terminating businesses with transgressor sites or comply with the law – will be granted immunity from liability charges.On Sept. 22, 2011, more than 350 trade associations, professional and labor organizations, and businesses signed a letter urging Congress to enact legislation to stop “rogue sites” from copyright infringement.Here are five key SOPA and PIPA supporters:
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European Court: Internet providers can't be forced to monitor users
The European Court of Justice overturned a Belgian court's injunction in what experts say is a victory for Internet providers and users over proponents of tighter copyright controls online.
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Five things you need to know about 'the cloud'
When the Apple iPhone 4S and Amazon Kindle Fire tablet debuted this fall, the tech press blogged breathlessly about how these new devices harness 'the cloud.' Menacing as this hazy tech term may sound, the cloud is actually a regular part of daily digital life. In fact, gadget analysts expect this metaphorical cloud to envelop more of the world in coming years.
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Cell phones ubiquitous globally, but 1 in 8 now have mobile Internet
Cell phones in hands of more than 5 billion people, United Nations says. But mobile Internet growing much faster than cell phones: 160 percent last year alone.
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Earthquake plays havoc with East Coast cell networks
Cell networks went down in many areas immediately following the 5.8-magnitude quake. But Verizon, AT&T, and others say there was no damage to their networks. Here's why.
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In Pictures: The revolution will be blogged
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Tablet computers feel the competition with release of HP TouchPad
Tablet computers like the iPad will have another tablet to compete with when HP and Palm release their TouchPad on July 1.
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Happy IPv6 Day! How Internet traffic will soon change forever.
Internet traffic is about to undergo a major change. IPv6 will soon rewrite the inner workings of the Web. But will this overhaul of Internet traffic affect you?
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Netflix streaming makes up 22 percent of Internet traffic
Netflix streaming accounts for more than a fifth of all North American Internet traffic during prime times.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/02
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Why AT&T is hunting down broadband service hogs
Broadband service through AT&T DSL is no longer unlimited. There will soon be a 150 to 250 gigabyte monthly cap on broadband service.
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Broadband service: House says no to FCC rules
Broadband service would be more heavily regulated under the FCC. But House votes to repeal its proposed rules for broadband service.
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Less mobile Internet. Cheaper price. But a fair deal?
New federal rules allow Metro PCS to offer a low-cost plan that blocks access to popular websites on the mobile Internet. Critics say it's a breach of net neutrality.
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10 ways to prevent cyberconflict
From establishing cyberwar limitation treaties to banning the 'first use' of cyberweapons, experts offer ways to head off a future major conflict in cyberspace.
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It's official: The Internet just ran out of addresses
The pool of new IP addresses, the phone numbers of the Internet, has finally run dry. What do we do from here?
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Egypt's Internet shutdown, visualized
Google Transparency Report's traffic numbers provide a stark illustration of the impact of the Egyptian government's Internet shutdown that began last week.
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Egypt unrest: How do you shut down Internet service in an entire country?
Internet service was shut down nationwide in Egypt Thursday amid large-scale antigovernment protests. How does a government just turn off the Internet for a whole country?
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