filtering

Comcast P4P Tests Boost P2P by 80 Percent

Stevie Converse — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:09:34 -0800

Filtering Failure: Belgian ISP Gets Reprieve from Court

Stevie Converse — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:46:52 -0700

Free Speech Groups Oppose Free Internet Filtering

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:59:58 -0700

Music, Movie Lobbyists Push to Spy on Your Net Traffic

Stevie Converse — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:03:53 -0700

Ever Feel Like Cell Carriers and ISPs Don't Like You?

Stevie Converse — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:16:39 -0700

In almost every industry, companies find reason to dislike their customer base. And although it's no different in the technology space, it's as if cell phone carriers and ISPs aren't afraid of hiding it. After all, if these companies really liked us, wouldn't they realize that privacy is a major concern and we don't like being bogged down by onerous contracts?

Apparently not.

Comcast Mulling Net Usage to Discourage 'Excessive' Use

Stevie Converse — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:08:59 -0700

Comcast Corp., the nation's second-largest Internet service provider, is considering setting an official limit on the amount of data that subscribers can download per month and charging a fee for those who go over.

Comcast Mulls Overage Fees for Bandwidth Lovers

Stevie Converse — Thu, 08 May 2008 04:53:03 -0700

Comcast is considering monthly download caps for all those people on its cable-based internet service.

Microsoft May Build a Copyright Cop into Every Zune

Stevie Converse — Thu, 08 May 2008 04:41:06 -0700

If you like to download the latest episodes of “Heroes” or other NBC shows from BitTorrent, maybe you shouldn’t buy a Microsoft Zune to watch them on.

Council of Europe: Internet Filtering Needs Strong Limits

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:38:13 -0700

With Internet filtering of all kinds becoming such big news (and such big business), especially in Europe, it's no surprise that a body like the Council of Europe would eventually weigh in with a set of filtering "best practices."

Will the FCC Endorse Filtering?

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:44:26 -0700

FCC commissioner Jonathan Adelstein gave the Hollywood studios some reason for concern but more reason for cheer in comments Tuesday on Net neutrality.