[Cybertel-Ann] 8.29.7 :: Aspen Videos :: Earthlink Hits Bump in Road :: Comcast and Traffic Shaping :: "We Just Follow Orders" :: Fair Use? ::

Wed Aug 29 13:07:21 PDT 2007

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Ms. Paisley Sky (Please Dont Ask Me to Fight Today)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHH8Ap2Hw9w
Humane Society Video Contest

Aspen Summit videos are up, PFF, 8/29/2007 
PFF's 2007 "Aspen Summit" featured some amazing panels
and keynote addresses, and now they have all been
posted online. Here are some of the highlights: * Eric
Schmidt, Chairman & CEO, Google Inc., Chairman's
Dinner keynote address * Laurence H....
http://blog.pff.org/archives/2007/08/aspen_summit_vi.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/

Opinion: Why ConnectKentucky makes a bad model for
U.S. broadband, MuniWireless, 8/29/2007 
The United States risks falling deeper into the
world-wide digital divide if states model their future
after a Kentucky initiative that embraces DSL as the
broadband standard.That's the fear articulated by Sean
P. Aune on an international tech blog....
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/muniwireless/~3/148951508/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/706.htm

Dumb Thieves With Saws, Not Guns, To Blame For
Internet Blackout, Techdirt, 8/29/2007 
Well, well, well. Earlier this week we wrote about a
report (the second one we'd ever heard of!) saying
that gunfire had damaged a fiber optic cable, causing
a bit of an internet slowdown in the northeastern part
of the US. Turns out that wasn't...
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070823/201044.shtml
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/fiber.htm

GoogleWiFi One Year Later - Municipal problems didn't
stop growth, DSLreports, 8/29/2007 
It s been one year since the GoogleWiFi system brought
wireless to all of Mountain View, California. The
system has had problems with coverage and network
performance as well as with security. However, the one
year anniversary announcement on the...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/GoogleWiFi-One-Year-Later-86965
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/muni.htm

Chicago scraps costly Wi-Fi project, CW, 8/29/2007 
Chicago has scrapped its ambitious plan to blanket the
city with Wi-Fi coverage, saying it would be too
expensive.
http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~3/149724113/article.do
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/muni.htm

AT&T Scraps Springfield Wi-Fi - The muni-Fi implosion
continues..., DSLreports, 8/29/2007 
AT&T has decided to scrap plans to build a citywide
Wi-Fi network in Springfield, Illinois. The company
originally "saw this as a growth opportunity" last
year when the deal (a first for AT&T) was announced,
but got cold feet just in the past few..
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATampT-Scraps-Springfield-WiFi-87069
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/muni.htm

EarthLink's Wi-Fi dreams may be fading, CNET,
8/29/2007 
Layoffs signal a major setback in the company's effort
to break free of its dying dial-up business and become
an Internet player.
http://news.com.com/EarthLinks+Wi-Fi+dreams+may+be+fading/2100-7351_3-6204984.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/muni.htm

Sprint and Samsung to Push WiMax in New York, NYT,
8/29/2007 
Sprint, which recently said it would spend up to $5
billion on a mobile high-speed wireless standard by
2010, said it had awarded the New York WiMax market to
Samsung.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-sprint-samsung.html?ex=1345867200&en=14f384608c06f527&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wimax.htm

Technology history of WiMAX, Tech Industry and
Regulation, 8/29/2007 
If you're a fan of technology history, you will enjoy
this article in BusinessWeek. The article describes
Intel's role in the development of this technology,
that may well prove to be a marketplace disruptor.
This article reminds me of the early...
http://telcom2935.blogspot.com/2007/08/technology-history-of-wimax.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wimax.htm

Call to regulate the net rejected, BBC, 8/29/2007 
One of the net's founding fathers rejects calls for
strict regulation of what people put online.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/6968322.stm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/firsta.htm

Is Comcast Lying About BitTorrent Throttling? -
Allegations denied but user experiences say otherwise,
DSLreports, 8/29/2007 
Comcast was recently caught on message forums engaging
in BitTorrent throttling through the Sandvine
application. But Comcast flat out denies the
allegations. Comcast spokesman Charlie Douglas
reportedly responded: "The company doesn't actively...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Is-Comcast-Lying-About-BitTorrent-Throttling-86981
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

How to Thwart Comcast's BitTorrent Shenanigans -
Dissecting the cable giant's traffic shaping
efforts..., DSLreports, 8/29/2007 
A few months ago, users in our forums started noticing
that Comcast (in addition to their invisible caps) was
using Sandvine traffic-shaping hardware installed at
the CMTSs to limit the effectiveness of BitTorrent
seeding. Here's how it works,...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/How-to-Thwart-Comcasts-BitTorrent-Shenanigans-87077
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

2007 Briefing Book, World Information Access Report,
8/29/2007 
The World Information Access 2007 Report presents
important trends in the distribution of information
and communication technologies around the world.
http://www.wiareport.org/index.php/2007-briefing-booklet/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/

If WHOIS Privacy is a Good Idea, Why is it Going
Nowhere?, CircleID, 8/29/2007 
ICANN has been wrangling about WHOIS privacy for
years. Last week, yet another WHOIS working group
ended without making any progress. What's the problem?
Actually, there are two: one is that WHOIS privacy is
not necessarily all it's cracked up to...
http://www.circleid.com/posts/782811_whois_privacy_going_nowhere/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/whois.htm

SurfCity USA? Not at Comcast, Consumer Affairs,
8/29/2007 
Comcast is cracking down on customers it views as
bandwidth hogs, warning them to curb their downloading
or wind up on the curb. Trouble is, the company won't
say what it considers excessive. It's like a state
having a secret speed limit, customers complain.
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/08/comcast_ban.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/comcast.htm

Layoffs Necessary for EarthLink's Survival, CEO Says,
Ecommerce Times, 8/29/2007 
A day after struggling Internet service provider
EarthLink announced a major restructuring, the
company's leader said the decision to lay off about
900 employees was painful to make but necessary if the
Internet pioneer is to survive. The...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/59094.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/earthlink.htm

Fired Earthlink Employees Speak - 'I couldn't help but
laugh'..., DSLreports, 8/29/2007 
After the carnage yesterday at Earthlink, some of the
fired employees are speaking out against the company's
decision to fire core workers, as opposed to -- say --
firing the executives who thought it was a good idea
to dump countless millions into...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Fired-Earthlink-Employees-Speak-87073
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/earthlink.htm

Verizon Offers 'For Life' DSL Pricing - What's 768kbps
worth in the year 2048?, DSLreports, 8/29/2007 
Taking their cue from a similar Qwest plan, Verizon
has started offering DSL customers a fixed price for
life if they sign a two-year contract. The deal, which
only lasts until October 31, lets new 768kbps ($14.99)
and 3Mbps ($27.99) customers...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Offers-For-Life-DSL-Pricing-87003
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/verizon.htm

Yahoo! to Court: We Just Follow Orders in China, IP
Democracy, 8/29/2007 
Yahoo! yesterday filed a motion to dismiss in the
lawsuit brought against the Internet giant on behalf
of a man imprisoned in China due to Yahoo!’s
cooperation with the Chinese government. Wang Xiaoning
is serving a ten-year prison sentence...
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2007/08/28/#002633
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/yahoo.htm

Yahoo Asks Court In U.S. to Dismiss Suit Over China,
Wash Post, 8/29/2007 
Yahoo yesterday asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit
accusing the Internet giant of abetting torture and
abuse of pro-democracy writers in China.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/27/AR2007082701581.html?nav=rss_technology
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/china.htm

Are U.S. Educators On The Wrong Side Of The Copyright
War?, Techdirt, 8/29/2007 
Last month, the entertainment industry (with the help
of Senator Harry Reid) slipped a nice little amendment
into the Higher Education Reauthorization Act, which
funds colleges and universities as well as students.
The amendment would require...
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070824/013844.shtml
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm

Does Google own your content?, CNET, 8/29/2007 
The privacy and content policies for Google
Applications give Google full rights to use your
content however it wants. If you aren't nervous, you
should be.
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9768298-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm

Fair Use?, Tech Lib Front, 8/29/2007 
This is fantastic! But does it qualify as “comment or
criticism” under copyright law? Discuss in the
comments.
http://www.techliberation.com/archives/042724.php
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/fair.htm

Judge Says That Making Available Is Infringement...
RIAA Pounces Immediately, Techdirt, 8/29/2007 
One of the key points in the various lawsuits that the
RIAA has filed against people for file sharing is
whether or not the RIAA can prove actual copyright
infringement. Many have argued that there needs to
proof that an infringing file was...
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070824/174537.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/p2p.htm

Will Internet Kill the Radio Star?, eMarketer,
8/29/2007 
nfortunately, for traditional radio operators, someone
is touching that dial.
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?1005305
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

Japan to research Internet replacement, Globe and
Mail, 8/29/2007 
U.S., European researchers have already started
similar efforts to rebuild Net's underlying
architecture
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/149734403/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/internet.htm

No Secret: NSA Taps VMware For Virtualization,
Internet News, 8/29/2007 
Potentially huge government contract is focused on
development of highly secure commercial workstation.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/149741250/3696996
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/bigbrother.htm

FBI's Wiretap Platform Unveiled - Carnivore is a total
wimp..., DSLreports, 8/29/2007 
Wired News has an interesting read on a significant
new surveillance platform being used by the FBI.
Discovered via redacted documents obtained by FOIA
requests, the system is dubbed DCSNet (Digital
Collection System Network), and performs "instant...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FBIs-Wiretap-Platform-Unveiled-87075
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/bigbrother.htm

Alexandria shuts down free wireless hot spot,
Examiner, 8/29/2007 
Alexandria has closed the free wireless hot spot it
operated on King Street near the waterfront since
April 2005. After new federal legislation took effect
in May, the city attorney recommended disconnecting
the service, . . .The new legislation required
Internet providers to give law enforcement officers a
backdoor access to monitor users, similar to wiretap
procedure. To comply would have required extra
equipment and cost. . .
http://www.examiner.com/a-893644~Alexandria_shuts_down_free_wireless_hot_spot.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/calea.htm

FISA's Paperwork Burden, Tech Lib Front, 8/29/2007 
Ryan Singel at Threat Level crunches the numbers on
the time required to complete FISA warrants: The
Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell
told an El Paso reporter that the nation's spy laws
needed to be loosened because it takes 200 hours to
prepare a...
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techliberation/~3/149690357/042730.php
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/fisa.htm

Data miners 'dig' your life story, CNET, 8/29/2007 
Data mining is an inescapable fact of life in the
digital age. These practices have significant social
implications that need to be considered by everyone in
a family, from kids, to parents, to seniors.
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9768379-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/idtheft.htm

Special Publication (SP) 800-95, Guide to Secure Web
Services., NIST, 8/29/2007 
SP 800-95 seeks to assist organizations in
understanding the challenges in integrating
information security practices into Service Oriented
Architecture (SOA) design and development based on Web
services. The publication also provides practical,
real-world guidance on current and emerging standards
applicable to Web services, as well as background
information on the most common security threats to
SOAs based on Web services. SP 800-95 presents
information that is largely independent of particular
hardware platforms, operating systems, and
applications. Supplementary security devices (i.e.,
perimeter security appliances) are considered outside
the scope of this publication. Interfaces between Web
services components and supplementary controls are
noted as such throughout this publication on a
case-by-case basis.
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/index.html#sp800-95
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/protection.htm

Security group voices concerns over VoIP, CNET,
8/29/2007 
Following disclosure of an eavesdropping
vulnerability, the Jericho Forum says VoIP tech is not
ready for business deployment.
http://news.com.com/Security+group+voices+concerns+over+VoIP/2100-7355_3-6205178.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/security.htm

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