Inventor of the web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, advocates net neutrality without exception
The inventor of the web believes that net neutrality is under attack and that we, as internet users, need to fight for it. Sir Tim Berners-Lee sat down with Alex…
Governments
UK government seeks expansion of mass surveillance “technical capabilities” via the Investigatory Powers Act
The UK government is seeking an expansion to their mass surveillance powers on the Internet. The plans were leaked and released by the Open Rights Group. The draft rules were only officially circulated…
Broadband privacy protections go local: Tacoma and Seattle restrict cable companies from selling personal information without permission
Two cities in Washington state, Tacoma and Seattle, have been leading America in introducing broadband privacy protections from cable companies at the city level. The new rule in Seattle, set…
Florida judge rules that compelling a suspect to reveal smartphone pin passcodes doesn’t violate the Fifth Amendment
A Florida judge has granted a motion to compel two suspects in an ongoing case to reveal their smartphone passcodes. Prosecutors were granted a motion to compel two defendants to give…
These 9 Senators proposed a bill to kill net neutrality called the “Restoring Internet Freedom Act”
Senator Mike Lee from Utah, along with 8 other cosponsors, has introduced S.993: "A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from reclassifying broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications…
Indians are using VPN to bypass an ongoing social media block against Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, and more
Over 12 million Indian Internet users in the Jammu and Kashmir region have been blocked from using social networking and social media sites such as Reddit, Facebook and Twitter. Internet service…
Russian telecom may have intentionally hijacked internet traffic bound for Mastercard, VISA, and more
On April 26, 2017, Rostelecom, a Russian telecom, hijacked large amounts of sensitive network traffic from over a dozen financial institutions including Mastercard and VISA. Rostelecom, one of the big four telecoms…
UK security forces claim to have reliable way to decrypt encrypted Whatsapp messages
Authorities in the UK have announced that they have uncovered the last Whatsapp message sent by the perpetrator of the Westminster attack. The news was first reported by The Independent,…
Wikipedia censored from the Internet in Turkey: Government rejects the world’s reality and substitutes its own
This morning, Turkey decided to censor the entire Wikipedia in all its editions. Work is ongoing by local activists to establish the exact technical scope. Turkish authorities have issued a…
Australian Federal Police unapologetic after accessing a journalist’s metadata without a warrant
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) admitted on Friday that they had illegally accessed call records metadata of an Australian journalist without seeking the proper warrant beforehand. In Australia, like many other…