- Obama likely to issue executive order on cybersecurity as early as January
- Congress Defeats E-Mail Privacy Legislation — Again
- Behind closed doors at the UN’s attempted "takeover of the Internet"--"Conflicting visions for the future of the Internet collide in Dubai."
- Will the internet end up controlled by big business and politicians?--"Its birth heralded a new age of intellectual freedom. Now the internet is under siege."
- What Turned Jaron Lanier Against the Web?--"The digital pioneer and visionary behind virtual reality has turned against the very culture he helped create."
- Secrecy the Standard as Canada Enters Trans Pacific Partnership Talks
- Why the entertainment industry's release strategy creates piracy--"If companies refuse to release films or TV shows in US and UK at same time, they only have themselves to blame for piracy."
- IP Diplomat Sob Story: It's Hard To Push The US Agenda When The World Listens To Reason
- Australia: ISP Walks Out of Piracy Talks: "We're Not The Internet Police"
- Intellectual property crime unit to be set up by City police
- Canadian ISP Defends Decision Not To Oppose BitTorrent Copyright Trolls
- Pirate Bay Censorship Backfires as New Proxies Bloom
- Google Starts Reporting False DMCA Takedown Requests
- Google search now gets 2.5 million copyright removal requests a week, up from 250,000 in May
- Italy finally acquits Google execs convicted over user-uploaded video--"Decision that set a dangerous precedent for Internet freedom is overturned."
- It’s Time to Fix the Pitifully Slow, Expensive Internet Access in the U.S.--Seattle's going gigabit.
- Report: data caps just a "cash cow" for Internet providers--"Caps have remained steady even as costs of delivering data have plunged."
- Google Fiber announces five more "fiberhoods" for KC--Dear Google, come forth and deliver us from evil.
- Time Warner Cable: Demand Not There for Google Fiber: Insists That if People Want 1 Gbps, They'll Provide it.-When or do they even have the infrastructure for it?
- UK village gets government-funded super-fast broadband
- House approves Netflix-backed changes to video privacy law
- Disney anoints Netflix as its exclusive distributor starting in 2016
- Netflix settles with deaf-rights group, agrees to caption all videos by 2014
- Netflix Being Investigated By The SEC For CEO Reed Hastings' Public Facebook Posts
- Netflix Margins Are Doomed
- Four years later, Facebook votes disappear for good
- Why are Dead People 'liking' stuff on Facebook?
- Facebook’s Poke App Is a Snapchat Clone Built in Just 12 Days
- German privacy regulator orders Facebook to end its real name policy
- Facebook trials charging $1 to send certain messages
- Instagram Users Appalled To Learn That Instagram Is a Business
- Instagram says it now has the right to sell your photos
- No, Instagram can't sell your photos — what the new terms of service really mean
- How to download your Instagram photos and delete your account
- Instagram co-founder: "It is not our intention to sell your photos"
- Upgrading RAM on new iMac practically impossible--That's for the 21.5" one. The 27.5" iMac's RAM can be boosted to 32GB, but best to buy from a third-party like Crucial.com where the difference is $40 for 16GB versus Apple's $200.
- Key Apple patent used against Samsung under fire
- Microsoft balks at Apple's 30% fee, leaving SkyDrive and apps that integrate with it in the lurch on iOS--"Microsoft has persisted in trying to work out a compromise with Apple, but has thus far failed to come to an agreement. The company offered to remove all subscription options from its application, leaving it a non-revenue generating experience on iOS. The offer was rebuffed."
- Apple lifts block on combo 30-pin+Lightning charging accessories--"The Kickstarter campaign that was "shut down" now has a green light."
- The Onion: New iPhone Geared Towards College-Aged Girls Comes With Pre-Shattered Screen
- Half of all app store revenue goes to just 25 developers
- Most app developers make less than $500 a month
- As Boom Lures App Creators, Tough Part Is Making a Living NYT
- Going For "Pretty First" Is Wrong: A Designer’s Take On App Development
- Sneaky Apps That Track Cellphones NYT
- The mighty downfall of Japan's tech giants--"Credit ratings for Sony and Panasonic were recently downgraded to 'junk' status, showing how far the firms have fallen."
- RIM app market analysis: still behind, iOS, Android, Windows Phone--"It's stil scrambling to catch yesterday's hottest mobile app."
- CNET Top 5: Tech flops
