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FCC Starts Process to Revoke Net Neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is, as expected, issuing an official proposal to revoke the net neutrality laws that were introduced just two years ago. In 2015, the FCC – under the leadership of Tom Wheeler and the encouragement of President Obama – gave internet services Title II protection (usually…
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Net Neutrality Protesters Rickroll FCC Meeting
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is on the verge of dismantling the net neutrality rules introduced under President Obama – with the full endorsement of President Trump – but not without serious challenge from pro-net neutrality and human rights groups. At a recent monthly open meeting, new FCC Chairman…
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Verizon Fined $1.35 Million by FCC Over ‘Supercookie’ Tracking
Everyone wants your browsing data, from the government to your ISP, for reasons ranging from tracking potential criminals to lucrative advertisement revenue. Now Verizon is settling with the FCC over their usage of an ad targeting technology known as ‘supercookie’, which tracks the sites visited by phones on their network.…
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Republican Senators Argue With FCC Over 25Mbps Broadband
On Thursday, a group of republican senators expressed an issue with the Federal Communications commission, or rather their definition of a service. The item in question is broadband and the fact that in order to qualify in their reports they are now required to provide 25Mbps Broadband. Citing popular sites…
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US Federal Judges May Help ISPs Undermine Net Neutrality
Federal judges in the US could force the Federal Communications Commission to decimate its own net neutrality ruling. Internet service providers have been fighting the FCC ever since the government body reclassified internet services under Title II of the Communications Act, according to the National Journal. At the behest of…
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FCC Speaks Out Regarding Router Hacking Laws
Back in September, the US Federal Communications Commission revealed proposals for new laws governing software requirements for Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII) devices, the draft for which suggested that the government agency could outlaw router hacking, like flashing the device with third-party firmwares DD-WRT, Tomato, and OpenWRT. The FCC has…
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FCC Could Ban DD-WRT and Wireless Router Mods
The US Federal Communications Commission is proposing new laws that will ban internet users from modifying setting and firmware on wireless routers, making particular mention of third-party open-source DD-WRT as a firmware to be outlawed. Third-party firmware – such as DD-WRT, Tomato, and OpenWRT – allows users control over every…
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The FCC Receives Almost 650,000 Comments Regarding Net Neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission is apparently hoping to roll out a new law that would deny Internet Service Providers to allow prioritized traffic for companies who could afford to pay a large amount of money for the privileges. Having the ISPs able to decide which site is granted more traffic…
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New CISPA Regulations Could Classify Netflix as a “Cybersecurity Threat”
It appears that a new cybersecurity bill currently going through the Senate is considered too ‘broad’ and would grant ISPs the liberty to limit streaming services’ delivery to customers, having Netflix given as an example. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Protection Act of 2014, which has been rallied against twice already,…
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