FCC’s Plan to Kill Net Neutrality Brings Cybersecurity Risks
It’s 2017 and we’re once more fighting the battle for Net Neutrality, one we thought we won a few years back when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [...]
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Half of Americans think their cybersecurity is worse than 5 years ago
Just under half of Americans — 49 percent — think their personal information is less secure than it was five years ago, according to a new report from the Pew Research [...]
Act now: the 4 most unhealthy tech-trends of today
In our minds the future is either a bright cosy place full of sunshine or an oppressive regime of mad dictators with an army equipped with cutting edge technology all lined [...]
China to crack down on censor-busting services
The nation’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has announced plans to “clean up” unauthorised internet connections. The 14-month campaign will [...]
How artificial intelligence can be corrupted to repress free speech
The internet was supposed to become an overwhelming democratizing force against illiberal administrations. It didn’t. It was supposed to open repressed citizens’ [...]
Facebook is censoring posts in Thailand that the government has deemed unsuitable
For millions of people, Facebook is the internet — but many of those who rely on the social network for news and views may not be aware that Facebook isn’t immune to [...]
Personal assistants, intelligent toothbrushes
Let’s face it, when we talk about Las Vegas the first thing which comes into our mind is probably not the technology tradeshow! But this time is different, because Alexa is [...]
Iran censored porn so hard it broke the internet in Hong Kong
If you had trouble visiting explicit websites in the last few days, the fault may have come from an unexpected source: Iran. According to a new report from The Verge, a [...]
We Need to Teach Kids How to Be Skeptical of the Internet
The internet is a beautiful escape, the world’s most wide-reaching communication device, the biggest business ever conceived, and a leveler of who has the tools to [...]
Snowden document suggests NSA could have proof of Russian hack
The FBI, CIA and President Barack Obama all agree that Russia hacked the DNC and asserted its will on the US presidential election — but the winner of that contest [...]