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Did Twitter ignore basic security measures? Let's see.
Did Twitter ignore basic security measures? A cybersecurity expert explains a whistleblower’s claims Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County T…
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Consumer Advocates Angry that New Privacy Law Erodes Oversight of Telecom Monopolies
In conversations with numerous consumer advocates and experts in recent weeks, I’ve noticed a weird tension going on both inside and between many consumer group…
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Could Net Neutrality Make a Comeback?
House and Senate Democrats introduced a bill last week that aims to bring back net neutrality. The rules were originally put in place by the Barack Obama admini…
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European Regulators Just Stopped Facebook, Google and Big Telecoms’ Net Neutrality Violations
On Wednesday, European top telecom regulator BEREC, which consists of the national telecom regulators from across the EU, published its revised net neutrality g…
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Europe cracks down on data cap exemptions in update to net neutrality rules
European telecom regulator BEREC has updated its net neutrality guidelines to include a strict ban on zero-rating practices that exempt specific apps or categor…
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Europe cracks down on data cap exemptions in update to net neutrality rules
"Despite intense lobbying from big carriers and giant platforms, BEREC voted to clearly ban zero-rating offers that benefit select apps or categories of ap…
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Big ISPs finally gave up on blocking California’s landmark network neutrality law
On Thursday, major internet service providers (AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, et al.) dropped a lawsuit challenging a California law requiring broadband networks t…
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Stung by 3 court losses, ISPs stop fighting California net neutrality law
The broadband industry has abandoned its lawsuit against California's net neutrality law after a series of court rulings went against Internet service provi…
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ISPs Drop Legal Fight Against California Net Neutrality Law
On Wednesday May 4 2020, the cable, phone, and wireless companies suing California over its historic net neutrality law withdrew their lawsuit after three conse…
Comments on Draft BEREC Guidelines on the Implementation of the Open Internet Regulation
Comments submitted to BEREC's Public Consultation on the Draft BEREC Guidelines on the Implementation of the Open Internet Regulation. See also the White Pa…
The Impact of the ECJ’s 2020 and 2021 Zero-rating Judgments on Zero-rating and Differentiated Pricing in the European Union
White Paper submitted to BEREC's Public Consultation on the Draft BEREC Guidelines on the Implementation of the Open Internet Regulation. See also the Comme…
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Local governments are attractive targets for hackers and are ill-prepared
Local governments are attractive targets for hackers and are ill-prepared Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County President Joe Biden on March…