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Measure your bandwidth use

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created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Q. With more Internet providers starting or threatening to start limiting and charging for bandwidth usage, it would be useful to have some idea of how much bandwidth I use per month. How can this be determined?





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Web founder makes online privacy plea

Technology / Internet

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Plans by Internet service providers to deliver targeted adverts to consumers based on their Web searches threaten online privacy and should be opposed, the founder of the Web said Wednesday.


New Zealand withdrew a controversial internet law

New Zealand withdraws controversial Internet law

Technology / Internet

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

New Zealand Monday withdrew a controversial law which could have forced firms to disconnect Internet users accused of illegal use of material such as music or films.


UK says illegal downloaders may lose Web access

Technology / Internet

created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3

(AP) -- People who repeatedly download copyrighted films and music could have their Internet connection cut off under proposed laws to tackle illegal file-sharing unveiled by the British government on Tuesday.


Net neutrality rules face mounting GOP opposition

Technology / Internet

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(AP) -- Republican opposition is mounting as federal regulators prepare to vote this month on so-called "network neutrality" rules, which would prohibit broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain ...


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Norway court snubs call to block The Pirate Bay

Technology / Internet

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

A court in Norway on Friday rejected calls from the entertainment industry to force communications giant Telenor to block its customers from accessing popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay.


Iraq to impose controls on Internet (AP)

Iraq to impose controls on Internet

Technology / Internet

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- The Iraqi government has decided to crack down on Internet service providers and ban sites that incite violence or carry pornography, officials said Tuesday, a move that has been strongly criticized ...


Novel effort in Minnesota seeks ISP gambling block

Technology / Internet

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(AP) -- Minnesota officials are trying a novel tactic to block online gambling sites - using a federal law that enables restrictions on phone calls used for wagering.


Australia says Web blacklist combats child porn

Technology / Internet

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 6

(AP) -- Australia's communications minister has defended a proposed Internet blacklist as necessary to combat child pornography but admitted that at least one site had been wrongly blocked during trials.


Swedish telecom supplier Tele2

Swedish Internet firm to delete user data

Technology / Internet

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Swedish telecom supplier Tele2 said Monday it will delete information allowing their customers to be identified, a move police argue could make the hunt for Internet pirates "impossible."


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Six net neutrality principles proposed

Technology / Internet

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 8

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S. voted last week to start a process to formulate rules that could force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to uphold six principles that would preserve ...



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