[Cybertel-Ann] 10.1 :: Halfway done :: US Relaxes Grip :: Voice is Dying :: The Internet Has Never Been More Dangerous :: Cyber Hygiene ::

Thu Oct 1 10:39:46 PDT 2009

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FCC: We're Halfway Done With National Broadband Plan - It could cost between $20 and $350 billion to get job done, dslreports
With 141 days left until the FCC is scheduled to unveil their national broadband plan before Congress, the agency today issued a statement and a 168 page slide show examining what they've accomplished at the halfway point. According to the FCC, they've conducted 26 workshops and hearings, where 230 different witnesses testified. 41,000 pages of written
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Were-Halfway-Done-With-National-Broadband-Plan-104715
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm

FCC Panel: Cybersecurity Needs Incentives, Internet News
Cybersecurity experts warn FCC of market challenges to shoring up broadband networks.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/aJgY4kagiBA/3841706
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm

John Palfrey testifies on cyberbullying before the House Subcommittee on Crime..., Harvard
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http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/5671
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm

EPIC to FTC: "Parental Control" Software Firms Gather Data for Marketing, EPIC
EPIC filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against Echometrix, the developers of parental control software that monitors children’s online activity. Echometrix analyzes the information collected from children and sells the data to third parties for market-intelligence research. The EPIC complaint alleges that Echometrix engages in unfair and deceptive trade
http://epic.org/2009/09/epic-to-ftc-parental-control-s.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm

Cyberbullying Hearing Yesterday: Education, not Criminalization or Intermediary Deputization, Tech Lib Front
The House Judiciary Committee’s Crime subcommittee yesterday held a hearing yesterday on the painful issues of cyberbullying (webcast). Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA) talked about her bill, the “Megan Meier Cyber Bullying
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techliberation/~3/brBMjoh6iHk/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm

Government Internet safety group hears from students & experts, Safekids
Last year Congress passed the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, which established the Online Safety Technology Working Group (OSTWG), a panel of 29 representatives from Internet companies, academia, non-profits and government to study and report on how to best protect online kids. In April, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced the appointments.
http://www.safekids.com/2009/09/29/government-safety-commitee-gets-an-earful/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/reports.htm

Mr. Cerf’s Post on Net Neutrality and My Response, Verizon
Last week, the Chairman of the FCC, Julius Genachowski, discussed some proposals regarding net neutrality and some policies he believes need to be adopted to protect consumers and competition.   We expected the Chairman would initiate this discussion at some point and look forward to providing the facts the Chairman asked for during his speech. A wide
http://policyblog.verizon.com/BlogPost/672/MrCerfsPostonNetNeutralityandMyResponse.aspx#When:09:39:23
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Why NPR Hates Network Neutrality: 21st Century Payola?, Sascha
This morning I awoke to a www.BroadbandforAmerica.com sponsorship of National Public Radio. Broadband for America is an industry-funded front group -- its general goal is to create confusion about what consumer and public interest groups support when it comes to telecommunications reform. Later this morning I got an e-mail from a good friend:
http://saschameinrath.com/2009/sep/29/why_npr_hates_network_neutrality_21st_century_payola_0
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Editorial: "Network neutrality" or "network neutering"?, Ars Technica
Win the words, win the war? That's the thinking of some network neutrality opponents, who are on a campaign to rebrand the concept as "net neutering."
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/editorial-network-neutrality-or-network-neutering.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Why Do Content Companies Want Net Neutrality?, Tech Lib Front
Last Wednesday, Holman Jenkins penned a column in The Wall Street Journal about net neutrality (Adam discussed it here). In response, I have a letter to the editor in today’s The Wall Street Journal:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techliberation/~3/RIHSRlLXXfg/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Free Press debunks 10 net neutrality myths, Muni
Free Press has published a PDF debunking the top ten net neutrality myths. For instance, the myth that net neutrality rules will discourage investment:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muniwireless/~3/n3WZfU0Lop0/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

U.S. Online Video Consumption Grows Considerably Year-over-Year, Clickz
U.S. users streamed 41 percent more video content in August 2009 than they did during the same period in 2008.
http://feeds.clickz.com/~r/clickzstats/~3/snOMh0xiQNM/3635128
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/

US relaxes grip on the internet, BBC
The US loosens its control over how the internet is run after it signs a new agreement with net regulator Icann.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/8283310.stm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/icann.htm

ICANN, US Government Affirm Private Sector Lead in Domain Name Governance, CDT
The US government today agreed to loosen the sway it has long held over the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the private, non-profit body that oversees administration of the Internet’s addressing system. Allowing an 11 year old and much revised “Joint Project Agreement” between the Commerce Department and ICANN to lapse, the two signed an
http://blog.cdt.org/2009/09/30/icann-us-government-affirm-private-sector-lead-in-domain-name-governance/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/icann.htm

U.S. Moves to Lessen Its Oversight of Internet, NYT
Washington wants to give other governments and the private sector a greater oversight role in an organization that oversees the Internet.
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=9783a00084235d99ea5ae304596240d3
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ntia.htm

NTIA and ICANN Sign Accord on Internet DNS, NTIA
NTIA announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that establishes a long-lasting framework for the technical coordination of the Internet’s domain name and addressing system (DNS).
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press/2009/ICANN_Affirmation_090930.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ntia.htm

Rockefeller Commends NTIA and ICANN Partnership, Senate Commerce
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http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=a492dc3e-dce2-44ae-867f-833f2e76deb5
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ntia.htm

ICANN cuts cord to US government, gets broader oversight, Ars Technica
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is breaking free of the US Department of Commerce. The many-times-amended Memorandum of Understanding between the two groups was replaced today with
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/icann-cuts-cord-to-us-government-gets-broader-oversight.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ntia.htm

Google invites users to join Wave, BBC
Google is unleashing its communication tool which it hopes will reinvent e-mail and instant messaging.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/8280864.stm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/google.htm

Metered Broadband Is the Future: Verizon CTO, Gigaom
Verizon Chief Technology Officer Dick Lynch said today that in the coming years, wired broadband will likely be sold in packages based on the amount of data a person wants to consume, much like wireless broadband is sold today. In comments made to press at the 2009 Fiber to the Home Conference Expo in Houston, Lynch stressed that he wasn’t
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Fh3bWJn91HU/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/verizon.htm

FTC Seeks Public Comments on the Future of the News Media in the Internet Age, FTC
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments in advance of upcoming workshops that will explore the Internet’s impact on the news media, including the new avenues for innovation and the financial challenges that it has created for the industry.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/09/media.shtm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm

Professional North American Sports League Sites Draw Attractive Audiences from Around the Globe, comscore
comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world today released a study of the visitor profiles for the four largest professional team sport Web properties in the U.S. The four leagues included in this study, Major League Baseball (MLB.com), the National Basketball Association (NBA.com), the National Football League (NFL.com) and the
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/comscore/~3/_BEML6qDRbI/Professional_North_American_Sports_League_Sites_Draw_Attractive_Audiences_from_Around_the_Globe
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/video.htm

Senate passes Resolution 285 supporting awareness on the eve of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Michael Kaiser
On the eve of National Cyber Security Awareness Month the Senate passed Resolution 285 supporting efforts to make the citizens more aware of how to secure the Internet and in support of national Cyber Secuirty Awareness Month.
http://www.staysafeonline.info/blog/senate-passes-resolution-285-supporting-awareness-eve-national-cyber-security-awareness-month
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/

iKeepSafe to support NCSA launch of Cyber Security Awareness Month, iKeepSafe
Thursday morning iKeepSafe President Marsali Hancock will help ring in National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) with the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) in Washington D.C.
http://ikeepsafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/ikeepsafe-to-support-ncsa-launch-of.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/

Security Audits Worthwhile But Infrequent: Survey, Internet News
Most companies hire outside firms to audit network security procedures. But where's the follow-up?
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/orrnOI7_rLE/3841676
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/

US urges 'cyber hygiene' effort, BBC
The US government urges all internet users to play their part in protecting the network from cyber attack.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/8279867.stm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/

Techniques Used By Fraudsters On Social Networking Sites, IC3
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http://www.ic3.gov/media/2009/091001.aspx
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/

Botnets Tighten Their Grip on the Broadband Infrastructure, Gigaom
How much of a drag is spam putting on the global broadband and messaging infrastructure, and where is it coming from? According to Symantec’s newly released 2009 MessageLabs Intelligence Report, spam is a huge burden: In September, the global ratio of spam in email traffic from new and previously unknown bad sources was 86.4
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/bb-QbPtO5g0/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/

The Internet Has Never Been More Dangerous - latest research from the APWG, Halping Families
Today, the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) released their Phishing Trends Report for the 1st Half of 2009. Consumers and small business should be aware of the newest web-based threats that are out there and growing.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/liviaweb/~3/WNNp2eoV_9g/internet-has-never-been-more-dangerous.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/phish.htm

Verizon: Voice is Dying, CircleID
Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon CEO, saying "voice is dying" is a defining moment in telecom history. He didn't use those words, but his comments at Goldman Sachs are clear "we have to pivot and make a shift from the voice business to the data business and eventually to the video business. ... we must really position ourselves to be an extremely potent video-centric
http://www.circleid.com/posts/verizon_voice_is_dying/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/

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