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Internet traffic is the flow of data in the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks.

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Cisco has released a Web security app for iPhone

Cisco releases Web security app for iPhone

Technology / Software

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.


A woman watches the trailer for the upcoming movie about Michael Jackson on a computer

Video spurs explosion of Internet traffic

Technology / Internet

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Internet traffic will have increased six fold by 2012 in a five-year period as more users view and post videos online, delegates at an Internet forum heard on Wednesday.


The search -- computers dig deeper for meaning (w/ Video)

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Search engine technology is in a state of flux as it digs ever deeper for new meaning. Europe is poised to reap the benefits of the new age of semantic search thanks to the work of European researchers.


FCC votes to begin crafting 'net neutrality' rules

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Federal regulators took an important step Thursday toward prohibiting broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain kinds of Internet traffic.


Hurdles remain as FCC ponders Internet data rules (AP)

Hurdles remain as FCC ponders Internet data rules

Technology / Internet

created Oct 18, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 8

(AP) -- With Democrats in charge in Washington, supporters of so-called "net neutrality" rules seem poised to finally push through requirements that high-speed Internet providers give equal treatment to all ...


Screen of a computer showing a file-sharing web site

Swedish court overturns landmark file sharing ruling

Technology / Internet

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

A Swedish appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark file sharing ruling that forced an Internet service provider to reveal an Internet user's identity to five publishers.


What's government's role in making the Web secure? (AP)

What's government's role in making the Web secure?

Technology / Internet

created Sep 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- There is no kill switch for the Internet, no secret on-off button in an Oval Office drawer.


Movie theaters cut print show times as Web gains

Technology / Internet

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Filmgoers who have long turned to the local newspaper to find theaters and show times for movies may have to start looking elsewhere as theater chains rethink the value of paper and ink in a digital age.


Supporters of the Pirate Bay website, one of the world's top illegal file sharing websites

Swedish crackdown on piracy leads to fall in illegal filesharing

Technology / Internet

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (8) | comments 4

Sweden's tough new anti-piracy law has led to a sharp drop in illegal downloading but critics say the effects will be short-lived and argue it is an excessive breach of personal privacy.


Netgear to help Internet subscribers measure use

Electronics / Hardware

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- How many gigabytes do you consume per month? Not many people can answer that question, complicating the efforts of Internet service providers to get their subscribers to stay below a certain amount of data per month. ...


BT shelves Phorm's Web usage monitoring for ads

Technology / Business

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- British telecommunications provider BT PLC is indefinitely shelving plans to target online advertising to individual customers by using Web monitoring techniques that have drawn privacy complaints.


Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano

US government Internet traffic to be screened: report (Update)

Technology / Internet

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 3

The Obama administration is planning to use the National Security Agency to screen Internet traffic between government agencies and the private sector, the Washington Post reported Friday.


US wants privacy in new cyber security system (AP)

US wants privacy in new cyber security system

Technology / Internet

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections.


China Web controversy highlights public role (AP)

China Web controversy highlights public role

Technology / Internet

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Beijing's retreat on its latest Internet-censorship effort highlights the rise of China's increasingly tech-savvy, vocal public as a factor in the authoritarian government's decisions.


Qwest 1Q earnings rise 37 pct after cost cuts

Technology / Business

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- First-quarter earnings at Qwest Communications International Inc. rose 37 percent, as the phone company was helped by cost-cutting and strong results from its business services unit.