Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the man credited with creating the Web, has issued a warning that Facebook and other walled gardens like iTunes are bad for the web and ultimately bad for humanity. We’ve been reading his essay and have rounded up the key points after the break. Steve Jobs, stop reading now…
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So Google and Verizon have gone into a huddle and emerged with a statement on net neutrality. They say they’re committed to ensuring data flowing across the web is treated equally but want provision for new premium services where ISPs can charge more for the privilege. Does the future hold a two-tiered internet with a bog-standard public version and a souped-up private fast lane? And what should the UK do about it?
Virgin Media has revealed more details about its plan to use deep packet inspection to detect whether its customers are using their broadband connections to download copyrighted material. Deep packet inspection allows an ISP to scan all the traffic coming through your internet connection. Should you be worried that Virgin are spying on your online wanderings?
The Government is seeking to pass new legislation that will require all internet service providers (ISPs) and telecoms companies to store records of all personal communications for a year. Should you be worried? Read on to find out…
Pirates might have let out a sigh of relief after the government said it wouldn’t force ISPs to disconnect pirates caught filesharing, but we now know why: it wants them on a government watch list instead.
ISPs won’t be forced to disconnect music pirates, according to government Intellectual Property Minister David Lammy.
in an interview with The Times, the MP said the Government had scrapped the idea of making ISPs cut off suspect P2P pirates, which Westminster was mooting as late as 2008.