From cybertelecom at gmail.com Mon Feb 1 09:21:23 2010 From: cybertelecom at gmail.com (Cybertelecom) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 12:21:23 -0500 Subject: [Cybertel-Ann] 2.1 :: NOFA :: The Packard Radio Test Car :: Disc Golf Against NN :: To 4, 294, 967, 296 and Beyond :: Cyber Suckers :: Message-ID: <95060b8f1002010921v207dc539gd6cdb1b5d8219ec0@mail.gmail.com> ============================================ CyberTelecom News Federal Internet Law and Policy ============================================ "Well informed people know it is impossible to transmit the voice over wires and that were it possible to do so, the thing would be of no practical value." Editorial, Boston Post (1865) * * *Second (and Last) NTIA/RUS NOFA Released*, *CommLawBlog* In the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, known to some as the Gravy Train Act, but more generally known as the Stimulus Act, Congress allocated $2.5 billion to the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and $4.7 billion to the National Telecommunications and Information http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/CommLawBlog/~3/kwyOn5s_Rcc/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/stimulus.htm *The First Federal Radio Frequency Monitoring Station - and the Packard Radio Test Car*, *Cybertelecom* This is from a display in the lobby of the FCC.Grand Island, Nebraska Monitoring StationThe First Frequency Monitoring Station"Under the Radios Act of 1910 and 1912, the Department of Commerce received the authority to monitor and inspect shipboard radio equipment, license radio operators for that equipment and prevent interference between stations. Prior to http://cybertelecom.blogspot.com/2010/01/first-federal-radio-frequency.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm *FCC's McDowell: Net neutrality would face legal challenge*, *CW* If the FCC adopts broad new Net neutrality regulations, the agency's authority to do so will be challenged in court, predicted Robert McDowell, a member of the commission. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9150016/FCC_s_McDowell_Net_neutrality_would_face_legal_challenge?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm *Disc Golf Course Designers Against Net Neutrality? - Sponsored by AT&T*, * dslreports* As we've often mentioned, cable and phone companies frequently "co-opt" legitimate (or not) groups, giving them donations in exchange for parroting AT&T, Verizon or Comcast policy positions. This helps create a sound wall of sorts, and creates the illusion that these companies have a diverse range of public support for policies that quite often, well, very much don't. http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Disc-Golf-Course-Designers-Against-Net-Neutrality-106667 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm *To 4,294,967,296 and Beyond - Under 10% of IPv4 Space Remains: Adoption of IPv6 Is Essential*, *ICANN* No description http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-29jan10-en.htm More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm *Comcast sees end of IPv4 tunnel, beginning IPv6 trial*, *Ars Technica* Comcast is asking for volunteers to participate in its upcoming IPv6 trials. The cable ISP has been participating in IPv6 circles for a long time and with its huge subscriber base, it is experiencing the IPv4 address scarcity first-hand. So far, it has been able to get addresses for its customers?but not for those customers' http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/comcast-running-out-of-ipv4-addresses-beginning-ipv6-trial.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm *Who Dat Holds The Trademark To Who Dat? NFL Threatens While WhoDat Inc. Asks Why?*, *Techdirt* It seems like every year there's some sort of controversy over trademarks and the Superbowl. Of course, the NFL has been famous for aggressively defending trademarks. For example, it's been so aggressive in claiming that no one other than official sponsors can even mention the word Superbowl (even though it should be legal if used descriptively and accurately), http://techdirt.com/articles/20100128/1556267962.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/trademark.htm *Each Man an Island? Record Industry Denies that Three Strikes Ban Will Be Collective Punishment*, *Citizen's Media* It looks like Britain is seriously considering going ahead with its three strikes Internet ban for accused pirates. I have previously written on exactly how monstrous this law (and others like it) might be. But, for a brief moment, I entertained the possibility that the law?s drafters have a noble goal at heart?to unite mankind by forcing one man to pay for his brother?s sins. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenMediaLawProject/~3/OENf0diC-bQ/each-man-island-record-industry-denies-three-strikes-ban-will-be-collective-punishment More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm *ACTA One Step Closer To Being Done; Concerns About Transparency Ignored*, * Techdirt* Despite widespread demands from politicians around the globe, combined with promises from the USTR to be more open and transparent (despite unsubstantiated and totally ridiculous claims that countries would leave the negotiations if details were made public) and even entertainment industry lobbyists admitting that the process could be more transparent, ACTA http://techdirt.com/articles/20100129/0505077972.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm *ACTA Moving Forward in "Secrecy"*, *Circleid* Reported in the Financial Times: "Persistent illegal downloaders face having their internet links disconnected under a secret trade deal being negotiated by developed nations this week, according to activists and industry groups. Leaked drafts of the anti-counterfeiting trade agreement [ACTA] say the world's biggest developed nations want internet service providers to be http://www.circleid.com/posts/acta_moving_forward_in_secrecy/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm *Another Na?ve Proposal for Government Entanglement with the Fourth Estate*, *PFF* The Annenberg School at the University of Southern California has released a paper by Geoffrey Cowan and David Westphal suggesting yet again that the government should more heavily micromanage, and fund, the news media. I am reluctant to belabor the particulars of the proposal (which must necessarily include increased regulation, direct and indirect funding for journalists and news organizations, and a variety of bureaucratic mechanisms to administer the government's http://blog.pff.org/archives/2010/02/another_naive_proposal_for_government_entanglement.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm *Students Given Detention Just For Becoming 'Fans' Of A Page Making Fun Of A Teacher*, *Techdirt* We've been seeing more and more stories like this, as various schools seem to overstep the boundaries of school property into the online world to try to regulate student speech. It's highly questionable as to whether or not they have the legal right to do so (and, in fact, there are cases that suggest that there's a significant limit to how much schools can even prevent http://techdirt.com/articles/20100126/0810057903.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/socialnetworks.htm *Suckers Victims lost $9.3 billion to 419 scammers in 2009*, *Ars Technica* Advance-fee fraud (AFF), also known as 419 scams and Nigerian scams, exploded in 2009, with victims losing more money than ever before. This is according to the latest analysis from Dutch investigation firm Ultrascan?a http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2010/01/victims-lost-93-billion-to-419-scammers-in-2009.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/fraud.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RSS Feeds : Fed Notices : Blog : Clips : http://www.cybertelecom.org/news.htm Delicious http://del.icio.us/rcannon100/zxc Twitter & Facebook: Cybertelecom To [un]subscribe to Cybertelecom-l send mail to LISTSERV at LISTSERV.AOL.COM with the command [un]SUBSCRIBE CYBERTELECOM-L. Announce only list information available at www.lawlists.net/mailman/listinfo AUP :: www.cybertelecom.org/cybert.htm#aup Cybertelecom is Off-the-Record. Otherwise play nicely. Inclusion (or exclusion) of articles in this clipping service does not constitute endorsement (Did I really have to say that?). 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B From cybertelecom at gmail.com Thu Feb 4 18:49:00 2010 From: cybertelecom at gmail.com (Robert Cannon) Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 21:49:00 -0500 Subject: [Cybertel-Ann] 2.4 :: Groundhog Day :: Snowpacolypse Part II in Wash DC :: Piquing Kids Interests :: Murky :: Slogging :: We're 25th! :: Pew Report :: Message-ID: <95060b8f1002041849h3b4f6677gf56ce8804d115b6c@mail.gmail.com> ============================================ CyberTelecom News Federal Internet Law and Policy ============================================ Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) Groundhog Day 2010: Should the FCC Reclassify Broadband Internet Service?, PFF As we approach Groundhog Day, 2010, we are faced with calls for the Federal Communications Commission to re-classify broadband Internet service from an "information service" to a "telecommunications service" under the Communications Act so that it may be more comprehensively regulated by the agency. Public http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pff/esbin/~3/oNhu4Yxns_U/groundhog_day_2010_should_the_fcc_reclassify_broad.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm U.S. Online Video Views Declined During December, Clickz U.S. online video streams dropped month-over-month in December, according to The Nielsen Company. http://feeds.clickz.com/~r/clickzstats/~3/-tXQEponApo/3636353 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/statapps.htm Wozniak on the importance of piquing kids' interests, CNET Tech pioneer Steve Wozniak says fostering personal exploration and creativity in children is paramount to preparing them for a successful future. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-10445974-246.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/literacy.htm House to consider cybersecurity bill on Wednesday, CW The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a proposed bill that is designed to bolster federal cybersecurity research and development activities, and stimulate the growth of a cybersecurity workforce in the country. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9151099/House_to_consider_cybersecurity_bill_on_Wednesday?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/ Newly independent AOL posts profit, Globe and Mail Earns $1.4-million in fourth quarter, revenue falls 17% http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/HRM9kEytINA/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/aol.htm Government warns of looming cyberthreats, CNET Appearing before a Senate panel, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair warns of the growing impact and danger of new cyberattacks. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10446647-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/ But, Wait, Didn't The Entertainment Industry Insist ACTA Wouldn't Change US Law?, Techdirt It's been amusing watching the entertainment industry lobbyists try to come up with talking points in support of their most favored trade agreement du jour, ACTA. A popular one is that nothing in it can or will change US law. But, of course, if you talk to the folks who know how these things work in DC, you quickly learn that's hogwash. There wouldn't be any ACTA at all if http://techdirt.com/articles/20100201/1822517995.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm 2/4: Barbara van Schewick - The FCC?s Open Internet Proceeding ? Implications for Political Speech, Center for Internet and Society No description http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/6407 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm etc: YouTube has turned on support for IPv6, and IPv6 traffic across the Internet has surged as a result., Ars Technica YouTube has turned on support for IPv6, and IPv6 traffic across the Internet has surged as a result. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/youtube-has-turned-on-support.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm Court Finds Constitutional Significance in Defendant's Failure to Password-Protect Home Wireless Network, Techlaw Taking a few moments to secure a residential wireless network with a password is a good idea, a fact recently noted by the Federal Trade Commission. An open network is an invitation for piggy-backers and data thieves. http://pblog.bna.com/techlaw/2010/02/court-finds-constitutional-significance-in-defendants-failure-to-passwordprotect-home-wireless-netwo.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wifisecurity.htm Social Media and Young Adults, Pew Internet Social media and mobile internet use among teens and young adults. http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults.aspx More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm Change in internet access by age group, 2004-2009, Pew Internet 93% of teens ages 12-17 go online, as do 93% of young adults ages 18-29. One quarter (74%) of all adults ages 18 and older go online. http://www.pewinternet.org/Infographics/2010/Internet-acess-by-age-group-over-time.aspx More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm FCC's Neutrality Rules Too Murky To Help Consumers? - But just murky enough to help the entertainment industry?, dslreports If you recall, legal experts have already stated that the FCC's proposed network neutrality laws -- as currently worded -- are so murky they might not be of any substantive use. Just as with the FCC's current guidelines, which Comcast is challenging in court, the rules leave the term "reasonable" undefined -- leaving the door wide open for heavy-handed behavior by ISPs wh http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCCs-Neutrality-Rules-Too-Murky-To-Help-Consumers-106715 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm Pete Bouchard and the Battle Against Bogus Takedowns, Citizen's Media I'm not one for local news broadcasts. When I do watch, it's to enjoy the unintentional humor brilliantly parodied by those like the Onion News Network. But WHDH-TV's Pete Bouchard recently made me reconsider the comedic opportunities of local news, delivering an instant classic one-liner that quickly found its way onto YouTube. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenMediaLawProject/~3/fQyoMf9NIas/pete-bouchard-and-battle-against-bogus-takedowns More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/dmca.htm Senate Leader Seeks Answers on Net Freedom, Internet News Assistant Majority Leader Durbin sends letters to 30 leading tech companies inquiring about their China policies, announces hearing to probe the issue. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/3HiyCIxoLWg/3862851 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/china.htm Yahoo sells HotJobs to Monster for $225 million, CW Job-hunting service provider Monster Worldwide is to buy Yahoo's HotJobs Web site for $225 million under an agreement announced between the companies on Wednesday. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9151738/Yahoo_sells_HotJobs_to_Monster_for_225_million?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ Is Blogging a Slog? Some Young People Think So, Pew Internet Could it be that blogs have become online fodder for the ? gasp! ? more mature reader? http://www.pewinternet.org/Media-Mentions/2010/Is-Blogging-a-Slog-Some-Young-People-Think-So.aspx More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/newmedia.htm The Technologically Savvy Lend a Hand in Haiti, NYT With laptops and expertise, volunteers organized by a group called Crisis Commons have created open-source technology tools for aid relief and recovery in Haiti. http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=857c53245c51213ead6f15072003cb4e More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/lamericas.htm Comcast earnings ride broadband, voice subscriber gains, CNET The cable giant tops Wall Street's expectations for both profit and revenue as it brings in more voice and high-speed Internet customers. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10446559-94.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/comcast.htm FTC Privacy Roundtable Recap, Marketing & Law Blog I have repeatedly criticized the FTC on this blog, and this post may implicitly criticize... http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2010/02/ftc_privacy_rou.htm More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/ etc: The US Navy now has its own cybersecurity organization, the US Fleet Cyber Command., Ars Technica The US Navy now has its own cybersecurity organization, the US Fleet Cyber Command. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/the-us-navy-now-has.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/cyberwar.htm US Broadband Penetration Drops to 25th Worldwide, bandwidth reports The US dropped to 25th place in broadband penetration worldwide, according to a recent survey. Liechtenstein led all countries surveyed in broadband penetration by household and by population. http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/1001/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/broadband.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RSS Feeds : Fed Notices : Blog : Clips : http://www.cybertelecom.org/news.htm Delicious http://del.icio.us/rcannon100/zxc Twitter & Facebook: Cybertelecom To [un]subscribe to Cybertelecom-l send mail to LISTSERV at LISTSERV.AOL.COM with the command [un]SUBSCRIBE CYBERTELECOM-L. Announce only list information available at www.lawlists.net/mailman/listinfo AUP :: www.cybertelecom.org/cybert.htm#aup Cybertelecom is Off-the-Record. Otherwise play nicely. Inclusion (or exclusion) of articles in this clipping service does not constitute endorsement (Did I really have to say that?). 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Abraham Lincoln An Accessible Web for All, Global Crossing As more and more of our society moves towards more web-based information and services, it is critical that those with disabilities are not left behind. Thanks to the work of John F. Croston III, DC area web developers can learn the tricks and tools to help build a more accessible web experience. Croston is not only the Web Content Accessibility Manager at ARMY.MIL, but he also frequently blogs about the topic of web http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/an-accessible-web-for-all More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ada/ U.S. must do better at enabling federal employees to telework, Wash Post THIS TIME IT was record-breaking snowfalls that forced the federal government to close. Next time, it could be any number of natural or man-made events that keep federal employees from venturing into their offices. http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=f21e1eb2a9789219c41a302fb5dea53c More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/ The Solution? Telecommuting., Nextgenweb With a record-setting snowstorm here on the east coast, a lot of employees are taking advantage of telecommuting to keep on top of work responsibilities when commuting to the workplace is not an option. But what about the many businesses that make telework a way of life? http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/the-solution-telecommuting More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/ For Telecommuters, It's Not About Going To Work, NPR There's no longer anything novel about the way Laura Schoppe does her job. Each workday, she goes upstairs to her office above the garage of her rural North Carolina home. And surrounded by her two dogs, Zoey and Bella, she runs a multimillion-dollar company called Fuentek that helps its clients commercialize new technology. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123406526 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/ Listening In on a Pay Phone in Queens, NYT n a cellphone world, trusty pay phones, like this one outside a Queens courthouse, are still lifelines for many people. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/nyregion/13payphone.html Check Out the FCC?s Useless Broadband Competition Map, Gigaom he Federal Communications Commission released data today detailing the spread of high-speed Internet connections across the nation as of the end of 2008, including this map (click on image for an expanded view). You might be thinking, ?Wow, that?s awesome ? so why are we spending $350 million to create such a map as part of the broadband stimulus bill?? It?s because the FCC map is worthless. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/CewzOAB5C88/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/706.htm Google Fiber and the future of free Wi-Fi, Muni I am on holiday in Sydney, Australia where there is hardly any free Wi-Fi in cafes, restaurants, and at the rock pools. Most people close their networks. Cafes do not open their access points to customers, or else they charge for it. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muniwireless/~3/rpP8pxpcBc8/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/muni.htm Public Interest Groups to Hold Press Event to Call for Bold, Practical National Broadband Plan, MAP On the date the National Broadband Plan was originally due to Congress, public interest groups will hold a press event to call on the Federal Communications Commission to ensure that the plan, now due March 17, contains a set of bold, practical goals and policy recommendations. The groups will outline specific recommendations backed by a strong, diverse coalition of public interest groups, http://www.mediaaccess.orghttp//www.mediaaccess.org/press-room/public-interest-groups-to-hold-press-event-to-call-for-bold-practical-national-broadband-plan More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm Incumbents Blocking Broadband Stimulus Efforts Because They Don't Like Competition, Techdirt Back when the $7.2 billion broadband stimulus plan was announced, we were a bit worried that it was really just a bailout plan for incumbent broadband providers. The focus of the plan was on "shovel ready" projects in an attempt to create jobs, and that generally meant incumbent providers who could hire a lot of people. The last thing the government wanted to do in the middle of a recession was help fund an innovative http://techdirt.com/articles/20100211/1009598132.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/stimulus.htm Incumbents Keep Blocking Broadband Stimulus Effort - They like things the way they are (uncompetitive), thanks..., dslreports We've long discussed how ISPs often won't serve a community if they don't feel it provides a good return on the investment, which is certainly their right as a business. But historically they've taken things much further, using their lobbying power to pass laws preventing towns and cities from wiring themselves -- even when ISPs won't. It's been much the same story as the government tries to hand out $7.2 billion in broadband http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Incumbents-Keep-Blocking-Broadband-Stimulus-Effort-106892 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/stimulus.htm Wi-Fi Turns Rowdy Bus Into Rolling Study Hall, MAP This is a cheap way to accomplish a lot, although one suspects there is a lot more attention being paid to Facebook than homework. And it probably violates the wireless carrier?s terms of service. But let?s keep that to ourselves. http://www.mediaaccess.orghttp//www.mediaaccess.org/roadmap/wi-fi-turns-rowdy-bus-into-rolling-study-hall More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wifi.htm WiMax Reaches 650 Million Globally - 51 Deployments reaching 47 million users in North America, dslreports As we noted last week, how well WiMax is doing depends who you ask, and if you ask the WiMax forum (comprised largely of WiMax vendors), WiMax is doing very well. In a new report, the group breaks down WiMax deployment globally, noting that WiMax deployments reach 620 million people worldwide, a total the group says will surpass one billion by the end of 2011. In North America, where the totals are lowest in the world, http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/WiMax-Reaches-650-Million-Globally-106901 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wimax.htm WiMax deployments ramp globally, but U.S. lags, CNET The 4G wireless technology appears to be a hit around the world, except in the U.S., according to deployment data released by the WiMax Forum Monday. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10454066-94.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wimax.htm Net neutrality: A complex topic made simple, CW Google's recently announced plan to set up trial fiber optic networks in the U.S. with ultra-high speed Internet connections puts the long-running national debate over Net neutrality back into high gear. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9156578/Net_neutrality_A_complex_topic_made_simple?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm Net neutrality ?. Really?, Nextgenweb President Obama is facing a number of serious challenges as his second year in office gets underway. A struggling economy, job losses, a growing number of foreclosures ? the list goes on. As he often does, the president took to the Internet as a means to converse with the American people on these important topics. Less than a week after his State of the Union, he gave a live interview on YouTube. http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/net-neutrality-%E2%80%A6-really More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm IPv6 ? A Call to Arms, Global Crossing People often talk about the evolution of the internet with regards to social media, news, content or multimedia, but the actual process of progression and growth is far more technical. It involves the inner workings of the web, which include protocols, addresses, bandwidth, security and capacity, and the latest development in this space is the introduction of IPv6. IPv6, which stands for Internet Protocol version 6, is here and http://blogs.globalcrossing.com/?q=content/ipv6-%E2%80%93-call-arms More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm DNS Resolvers and DNSSEC: Roll Over and Die?, Circleid Security is great when all the green lights are shining brightly and everything validates as intended, but what happens when you encounter failure? In this work we examine the behaviour of the DNS when security, in the form of DNSSEC is added, and we look at what happens when things do not happen as intended. What triggered this examination was a sudden increase in the traffic generated by secondary servers for the http://www.circleid.com/posts/dns_resolvers_and_dnssec_roll_over_and_die/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/security.htm Public Comment: Draft Report on WHOIS Accuracy, ICANN No description http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-15feb10-en.htm More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/whois.htm Facebook Driving More Traffic Than Google, Gigaom Facebook is now the top source of traffic for major news and entertainment portals such as Yahoo and MSN, according to traffic analysis firm Compete, and is ?among the leaders? for other sites as well. Although far from conclusive, this is just another sign of how the ?social web? is becoming an increasingly dominant force in terms of driving traffic flows on the Internet ? and that in turn makes it a growing threat for major http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ytkcN91cHfM/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ Regulators may drop broadband line-sharing bombshell, Ars Technica In a potentially significant reversal of policy, the Federal Communications Commission could be poised to make the big telecoms share their high-speed Internet fiber networks with smaller companies. They would, in turn, offer more broadband services to the public. That's according to a Bloomberg story published on Friday, which adds that the proposal being considered comes from http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/regulators-may-drop-broadband-line-sharing-bombshell.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/une.htm Google tweaks Buzz social hub after privacy woes, Pew Internet Privacy concerns intensify when Web sites get social because people want control over what information they share, and with whom. Or at least they say they do, according to surveys by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. http://www.pewinternet.org/Media-Mentions/2010/Google-tweaks-Buzz-social-hub-after-privacy-woes.aspx More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/ Bots and Botnets, Comcast In today?s Washington Post, journalist Ellen Nakashima writes that the number of bot-infected computers continues to increase, especially overseas. Bots are a serious problem. Hackers can use them to take over computers and ?robotically? instruct them to send spam or steal personal information that can lead to identity theft and real financial harm. In addition, an infected computer can lose irreplaceably precious data like family http://blog.comcast.com/2010/02/bots-and-botnets.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/ Obama administration tweaks its cybersecurity plans, Ars Technica When it comes to cybersecurity, the Obama administration is taking the same approach to the policies of the Bush administration as it has in so many other areas: there are differences, but they're mainly matters of subtle emphasis and focus. Take the Trusted Internet Connection initiative, which http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2010/02/obama-admin-tweaks-its-cybersecurity-plans.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/ Justice Dept. defends warrantless cell phone tracking, CNET In a novel privacy case, Obama administration tells an appeals court that police should be able to learn the locations of mobile devices without a search warrant. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10453214-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/bigbrother.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RSS Feeds : Fed Notices : Blog : Clips : http://www.cybertelecom.org/news.htm Delicious http://del.icio.us/rcannon100/zxc Twitter & Facebook: Cybertelecom To [un]subscribe to Cybertelecom-l send mail to LISTSERV at LISTSERV.AOL.COM with the command [un]SUBSCRIBE CYBERTELECOM-L. Announce only list information available at www.lawlists.net/mailman/listinfo AUP :: www.cybertelecom.org/cybert.htm#aup Cybertelecom is Off-the-Record. Otherwise play nicely. Inclusion (or exclusion) of articles in this clipping service does not constitute endorsement (Did I really have to say that?). Link to us! www.cybertelecom.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From cybertelecom at gmail.com Mon Feb 22 14:00:36 2010 From: cybertelecom at gmail.com (Robert Cannon) Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:00:36 -0500 Subject: [Cybertel-Ann] 2.22 :: 2004 Called :: Chuck Norris :: Who Thought Spying on Kids was a Good Idea?? :: Net Dont Make Us Not Dumber :: Vonn wore UVEX gear Message-ID: <95060b8f1002221400p22960a44uaa6aea6ddd7da1ba@mail.gmail.com> ============================================ CyberTelecom News Federal Internet Law and Policy ============================================ I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it. ? Abraham Lincoln Former FCC Boss Michael Powell Still Hallucinating Competition - 2004 called, and would like its 'free market' rhetoric back..., dslreports You might recall former FCC Commissioner Michael Powell, who like his replacement Kevin Martin, had a nasty habit of proclaiming there was a vast ocean of broadband competition, while using non-existent and flawed data. Powell also had the nasty habit of over-hyping possible http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Former-FCC-Boss-Michael-Powell-Still-Hallucinating-Competition-106976 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/ Massive storms don't halt D.C. IT ops, CW Nothing was moving in the nation's capital during back-to-back storms earlier this month. But most of the city's 600 IT workers were as busy as ever, working from home. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/347044/Massive_Storms_Don_t_Halt_D.C._IT_Ops?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/ Internet2 Applauds FCC, Google Broadband Goals, I2 No description https://mail.internet2.edu/wws/arc/i2-news/2010-02/msg00002.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/ Chuck Norris botnet karate-chops routers hard, CW If you haven't changed the default password on your home router, you may be in for an unwanted visit from Chuck Norris -- the Chuck Norris botnet, that is. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9159758/Chuck_Norris_botnet_karate_chops_routers_hard?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wifisecurity.htm Pa. school district denies spying on students with MacBooks, CW A suburban Philadelphia school district yesterday denied it spied on students by remotely activating the cameras on their school-issued MacBook laptops. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9159278/Pa._school_district_denies_spying_on_students_with_MacBooks?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm The Internet Doesn't Make Us Dumber: Pew, Internet News In its Future of the Internet survey, research organization canvassed nearly 900 Internet experts and business leaders, who expressed a resounding faith in technology's ability to help us evolve, but voiced concerns about the Internet's openness. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/bA6ECrGwuIg/3866206 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm Granted Extension Time to Comment on Erate NPRM, FCC COMMENT SOUGHT ON NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING REGARDING THE E-RATE PROGRAM AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROTECTING CHILDREN IN THE 21ST CENTURY ACT. (DA No. 10-248). (Dkt No 02-6 ) GRANTED EXTENSIONS OF COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DATES. Comments Due: 02/25/2010. Reply Comments Due: 03/12/2010. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-248A1.pdf More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/cipa.htm XXX Saga Continues, Circleid Sex and the internet. Put the two together and you are bound to find an interesting story. While the saga surrounding sex.com took a new twist in the last couple of days, with the current owners going dotbomb, the .xxx story also took an interesting turn. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100220_xxx_saga_continues/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/xxx.htm EU data protection chief slams secret ACTA talks, CW The anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA) being negotiated in secret by the U.S., E.U. and others potentially runs roughshod over European data protection requirements, European data protection supervisor (EDPS) Peter Hustinx said Monday. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9159938/EU_data_protection_chief_slams_secret_ACTA_talks?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm Leaked Document Summarizes January's ACTA Negotiations in Mexico, PK Michael Geist is reporting that a new document about the secretive Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has just been leaked. The document, a report on the most recent round of ACTA negotiations in Mexico, reveals more about where the parties are and what topics they are actually discussing. http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/RU1cRStHLaw/2909 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm IOC Threatens Ski Gear Company For Mentioning That Gold Medal Winner Wears Its Stuff, Techdirt The International Olympics Committee's abuse of intellectual property law continues to go to ridiculous lengths. Slashdot points out that apparently UVEX, makers of popular skiing gear such as goggles and helmets (I own a pair of their goggles, actually) had happily mentioned http://techdirt.com/articles/20100218/1909198232.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm Tenenbaum: $675,000 is absurd when I caused $21 in losses, Ars Technica Joel Tenenbaum, the second P2P defendant to take his case all the way through trial, is on the hook for $675,000 in damages. But according to his lawyer, Tenenbaum only caused the record labels $21 in damages. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/tenenbaum-675000-is-absurd-when-i-caused-21-in-losses.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/p2p.htm Future of Media Comment Deadline Extended, CommLawBlog As we reported last week, the FCC?s Future of Media project (FOMp) has posed a long series of extraordinarily broad questions for public comment. The deadline initially set for those comments was March 8. If you?ve been burning the midnight [insert appropriately eco-friendly http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/CommLawBlog/~3/276FZGu-4pU/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ Facebook now bigger than Yahoo, Lost Remote Facebook is now the second most-popular site on the web. In January, Facebook pulled in 133.6 million users to Yahoo?s 132 million, according to Compete. That puts Facebook in second, behind only Google. If you want to see something really interesting, check out the chart below that shows engagement. In this category, Facebook blows them all away: http://www.lostremote.com/2010/02/21/facebook-now-bigger-than-yahoo/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ THE FUTURE OF MEDIA AND INFORMATION NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES IN A DIGITAL AGE, FCC Granted the Motion for Extension of Time filed by the Public Broadcasting National Organizations and extended the deadline for filing comments. (Dkt No. 10-25 ). Action by: Chief, Media Bureau. Comments Due: 05/07/2010. Adopted: 02/18/2010 by ORDER. (DA No. 10-207). http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-207A1.pdf More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ Poll: PBS is most trusted name in news, Lost Remote Americans say PBS has the most trusted, least-biased news, according to the results of two national polls. Among those polled, according to a PBS news release, 40% say they trust PBS programs ?a great deal.? Fox News comes in second (first among the cable nets), with 27%, and CNN is third with 27%. When asked if the programming was ?liberal,? ?mosty fair? or ?conservative,? PBS again took the top slot, earning the ?mostly fair? tag 40% of the time. NBC http://www.lostremote.com/2010/02/19/poll-pbs-is-most-trusted-name-in-news/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm The Role Of Curation In Journalism, Techdirt Jay Rosen points us to an article out of France that takes a stab at presenting what a modern internet-era newsroom should look like. The point that I find most interesting, that helped clarify a few different ideas for me, is that it splits "journalism" into three distinct categories, all of which have a role in the newsroom: http://techdirt.com/articles/20100215/0036438160.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm Pay for Hulu on the iPad? It may be your only choice, CNET Hulu and its owners want to bring some version of the Web video service to Apple's latest device. Most likely it will be part of a subscription package. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10456822-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/video.htm Pew Research Center Releases New Report on Future of the Internet, EPIC The Pew Research Center has released its fourth annual "The Future of the Internet" report. The report, part of the Center's Internet and American Life Project, surveyed the views of technology experts, stakeholders, and critics regarding their expectations about the changes and the future of the internet. When asked to share his view "about the future of anonymous activity online," http://epic.org/2010/02/pew-research-center-releases-n.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/internet.htm School Accused Of Spying On Kids In Their Homes With Spyware That Secretly Activated Webcams, Techdirt A whole bunch of you are sending in this absolutely horrifying story of a school district outside of Philadelphia that apparently gave its students laptops that included hidden software that allowed district officials to secretly turn on the laptops' webcams and monitor student activities, no matter http://techdirt.com/articles/20100218/1056378228.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/ Irate parents in Pa. say schools use 'peeping tom technology', CW The parents of a Pennsylvania high school student want a federal judge to bar school district personnel from switching on cameras in school-issued MacBook laptops, calling the security feature "peeping tom technology." http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9159778/Irate_parents_in_Pa._say_schools_use_peeping_tom_technology_?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/ West Virginia Statewide Broadband, Crawford The recent Berkman broadband report found that the $7.2 billion in stimulus funding allocated in the U.S. for broadband was in line with what other countries are doing - indeed, ?several countries [including South Korea, Japan, Sweden] have invested over the long term as a http://scrawford.net/blog/west-virginia-statewide-broadband/1310/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/wv.htm FCC: open schools to community Internet use, Ars Technica The Federal Communications Commission has recommended a host of ways that the government can help make broadband more useful to Americans when it comes to health care, energy costs, and jobs. http://arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/02/fcc-open-public-schools-to-community-internet-use.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/usf/erate.htm FCC GIVES SCHOOL E-RATE PROGRAMS MORE FLEXIBILITY TO ALLOW COMMUNITY USE OF BROADBAND SERVICES., FCC The FCC adopted an order that enables schools that receive funding from the E-rate program to allow members of the general public to use the schools' Internet access during non-operating hours. News Release. Adopted: 02/18/2010. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-296371A1.doc More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/usf/erate.htm SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT MECHANISM, FCC FCC Gives School E-rate Programs More Flexibility to Allow Community Use of Broadband Services. by ORDER. (Dkt No. 02-6 ). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 02/18/2010 by NPRM. (FCC No. 10-33). http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-33A1.doc More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/usf/erate.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RSS Feeds : Fed Notices : Blog : Clips : http://www.cybertelecom.org/news.htm Delicious http://del.icio.us/rcannon100/zxc Twitter & Facebook: Cybertelecom To [un]subscribe to Cybertelecom-l send mail to LISTSERV at LISTSERV.AOL.COM with the command [un]SUBSCRIBE CYBERTELECOM-L. 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Wont Leave Home :: Mad Hatter Tea Party :: I'm Glad NBC is Ruining the Olympics :: Message-ID: <95060b8f1002251645m6c388ea4ua4eb3adf3bc9d778@mail.gmail.com> ============================================ CyberTelecom News Federal Internet Law and Policy http://cybertelecomclips.blogspot.com/ ============================================ "A potential social menace of the first magnitude!" - Sir John Reith, first Director General of the British Broadcasting Corporation, describing John Logie Baird's 1926 invention, television. Genachowski Outlines Spectrum Overhaul, Internet News FCC chairman details plans for a reallocation scheme that would ask broadcasters and other license holders to cough up some of their spectrum licenses in exchange for a share of profits generated by reselling the airwaves at auction. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/s8FXrVEkFIQ/3866951 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm FCC aims to free up 500MHz of spectrum for broadband, CW The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's upcoming national broadband plan will ask the nation's television broadcasters to voluntarily give up unused wireless spectrum, in exchange for a share of the profits when that spectrum is sold, the agency's chairman said http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9161898/FCC_aims_to_free_up_500MHz_of_spectrum_for_broadband?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm How the National Broadband Plan Will Encourage Investment, FCC I'm speaking to a group of institutional investors about the Plan on today. It will be in a question and answer format, but I thought I would share how I will approach the conversation. http://blog.broadband.gov/blog/index.jsp?entryId=194035 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm Surprise! Cost, Digital Literacy at Heart of Broadband Gap, Gigaom The Federal Communications Commission this morning released results from its national broadband consumer survey, and the findings will surprise no one. The FCC, which will officially present the document in Washington on Tuesday morning, found that affordability and a lack of digital literacy are the primary reasons one-third of Americans don?t have high-speed Internet access at home. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/t1aQIN1JX5E/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm FCC: Broadband Adoption and Use in America, Pew An FCC survey finds that 78% of adults are internet users and 65% of adults have home broadband connections. http://www.pewinternet.org/Commentary/2010/February/FCC-Broadband-Adoption-and-Use-in-America.aspx More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm CTIA Statement On Chairman Genachowski's Wireless Broadband Announcements, CTIA Today, I issued the following statement after FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski?s speech announcing several wireless initiatives as part of the National Broadband Plan: http://www.ctia.org/blog/index.cfm/2010/2/24/CTIA-Statement-On-Chairman-Genachowskis-Wireless-Broadband-Announcements More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm Press Release: Commerce Announces Recovery Act Investment in Illinois to Expand Broadband Internet Access and Spur Economic Growth, NTIA NTIA announced an $11.9 million Recovery Act investment to help bridge the technological divide, boost economic growth, create jobs, and improve education and health care in DeKalb County and portions of LaSalle County, Illinois. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press/2010/BTOPGrants_IL_100219.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/stimulus.htm The Millennials: Confident. Connected. Open to Change., Pew Research Generations, like people, have personalities, and Millennials -- the American teens and twenty-somethings who are making the passage into adulthood at the start of a new millennium -- have begun to forge theirs: confident, self-expressive, liberal, upbeat and open to change. http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1501/%20millennials-new-survey-generational-personality-upbeat-open-new-ideas-technology-bound More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm Foursquare & other geolocation apps: For young adults, not kids, Net Family News More and more, I'm seeing tweets about people becoming mayors of coffee shops in my Twitter stream. They're playing Foursquare, which is part cellphone social-mapping game, part Yelp (another way to find food, drink, or friends using your phone's geolocation technology). "A large http://www.netfamilynews.org/2010/02/foursquare-other-geolocation-apps-for.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm ?Millennials? an always on, texting generation, Pew Internet They bring their cell phones to bed with them. They admit to texting while driving. They're almost certain to have a profile on social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook or Twitter. http://www.pewinternet.org/Media-Mentions/2010/Millennials-MSNBC.aspx More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm Did school spy on student? FBI investigating, Net Family News A Philadelphia-area family has filed a lawsuit against their child's school district for spying on students using Webcams on a school-supplied laptops inside students' homes, and the FBI is investigating, the Washington Post reports. "The FBI will explore whether Lower Merion School http://www.netfamilynews.org/2010/02/did-school-spy-on-student-fbi.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm PFF & EFF File Joint Comments in FCC's "Empowering Parents & Protecting Children" NOI, PFF This morning, The Progress & Freedom Foundation (PFF) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed joint comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the inquiry "Empowering Parents and Protecting Children in an Evolving Media Landscape." (MB Docket No. 09-194) As Adam summarized here before, the stated purpose of this FCC Notice of Inquiry is to: http://blog.pff.org/archives/2010/02/pff_eff_file_joint_comments_in_fccs_empowering_par.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/fcc.htm Empowering Parents & Protecting Children in an Evolving Media Landscape, apophenia The FCC published a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) on the important topic of empowering parents and protecting youth in an era of an evolving media landscape. John Palfrey, Urs Gasser, and I took the opportunity to respond to the NOI on behalf of the Youth and Media Policy Working Group http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zephoria/thoughts/~3/HR1CFun9pck/empowering-parents-protecting-children-in-an-evolving-media-landscape.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/fcc.htm The FCC's Authority to Promulgate Internet Traffic Rules, PK PK president Gigi Sohn will participate on a panel that will discuss a recent paper written by former U.S. Solicitor General Gregory G. Garre, which examines the FCC?s authority to regulate broadband internet access. This discussion will be especially timely in light of the National Broadband Plan, which the FCC is set to unveil on March 17th. http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/2KB_4IA3_X0/2912 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm Broadband carriers speak out against FCC regulation, Wash Post The nation's largest Internet service providers on Monday warned the Federal Communications Commission against any possible move that would put them more clearly under the agency's jurisdiction, saying that doing so could deter their investments in broadband networks. http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=1005523d4aab7021ccc6ea7f6f0647db More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm Incumbents Bring Tea Party Tactics To Title II Reclasification Fight., Tales from the Sausage Factory I have never accused the incumbents of being overly subtle, especially when they feel threatened. But this new 14-page letter from the major cable and telco trade associations ? as well as from the three biggest ILECs and Time Warner Cable (... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1892 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm Measuring Tweets, Twitter As a member of the Twitter analytics team, part of my job is to measure and understand growth. The graph above tells a story of how we've grown over the past three years in terms of number of tweets created per day. Please note that tweets from accounts identified as spam have been removed so the counts in this chart do not include spam. http://blog.twitter.com/2010/02/measuring-tweets.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/statapps.htm Comcast Tests DNS Security Upgrade - ISP says DNSSEC won't be compatible with DNS redirection..., dslreports Ever since Comcast got smacked around a bit for their throttling escapades in 2007, we've noticed that the carrier has been refreshingly transparent and engaging when it comes to announcing any changes made to their network. Be it the implementation of DNS Redirection advertising, IPv6 migration or deploying new DNS root servers on their network, Comcast's http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Tests-DNS-Security-Upgrade-107059 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/security.htm DNSSEC, Comcast For the past couple years, Comcast has been testing and advocating for the widespread adoption of DNS Security extensions (also known as DNSSEC). If you don?t know what DNSSEC is, you?re probably not alone. Basically, it allows websites to secure their domain information so http://blog.comcast.com/2010/02/dnssec.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/security.htm Serious threat to the web in Italy, Google In late 2006, students at a school in Turin, Italy filmed and then uploaded a video to Google Video that showed them bullying an autistic schoolmate. The video was totally reprehensible and we took it down within hours of being notified by the Italian police. We also worked with the local http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GooglePublicPolicyBlog/~3/V5zPulavBDk/serious-threat-to-web-in-italy.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/europe.htm ACTA's Internet Chapter Leaks; And, Now We See How Sneaky The Negotiators Have Been, Techdirt Reports spread this weekend that the ACTA's all-important internet enforcement chapter had leaked. You can download the PDF from that link, or check it out below: http://techdirt.com/articles/20100222/0215038248.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm The EFF has some advice for bloggers worried about getting hit with DMCA takedown notices., Ars Technica The EFF has some advice for bloggers worried about getting hit with DMCA takedown notices. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/the-eff-has-some-advice.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/dmca.htm Over-the-Air Viewers Left Out of NBC's Online Future, PK NBC?s Olympics coverage, both on TV and online, hasn?t won high marks. Business Insider writes that NBC?s TV coverage is ?ruining the Olympics for millions of Americans.? Harsh. Its Internet coverage is also unavailable to the millions of Americans who watch TV over the air, undermining NBC?s position that broadcast television remains an important part of its business. http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/LsdVg68LjfU/2920 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/video.htm Why I love NBC for blacking out the Olympics: A cautionary tale for all publishers, OJR But by denying me the chance to watch the Olympics live (which are taking place in the same time zone where I live, by the way), NBC's pushed me to search the Web for live video and coverage, allowing me to find lively, even wildly entertaining, streams of coverage that I'd never have found if I'd been able to watch the games live on my TV. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ojr-full/~3/ZgXXpw9_C-E/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/video.htm The Future of the Internet IV, Pew Experts and stakeholders discuss predictions about the future of the internet. Update: http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Future-of-the-Internet-IV.aspx More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/internet.htm Shut down Webcam use, judge tells school district, CNET A federal court orders the Lower Merion School District to shut down the technology that allowed it to remotely activate Webcams on its school-issued laptops. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10459220-71.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/ Lawmakers Dig In On Cybersecurity Bill, Internet News Supporters of the Cybersecurity Act of 2009 remain steadfast in their support of a bill that would expand President Obama's authority to intervene in the event of a major cyber attack http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/ImR0savZ9cw/3866911 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/ Do Companies Need Fed Cybersecurity Intervention?, Ecommerce Times Once again, Americans are hearing that the United States is a cybersecurity wimp, vulnerable to major damage should it ever suffer a large, organized cyberattack. The latest testimony underscoring that notion came from Michael McConnell, the http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/69417.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/ Federal Trade Commission links wide data breach to file sharing, Wash Post The Federal Trade Commission said Monday that it has uncovered widespread data breaches at companies, schools and local governments whose employees are swapping music, software and movie files over the Internet. http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=ea8899111d50cbadb3c1f5c9056599c5 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/ Cybersecurity: Next Steps to Protect Our Critical Infrastructure, Senate Commerce The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the following full committee hearing on Cybersecurity: Next Steps to Protect Our Critical Infrastructure. http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=a676548f-a2a7-40ff-a18d-889a7907801c More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/ Twitter hit with second phishing attack this week, CNET Sophos warns of messages leading to fake Twitter log-in pages that come several days after an attack leading to pharmaceutical spam sent from compromised accounts. http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10459108-245.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/phish.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RSS Feeds : Fed Notices : Blog : Clips : http://www.cybertelecom.org/news.htm Delicious http://del.icio.us/rcannon100/zxc Twitter & Facebook: Cybertelecom To [un]subscribe to Cybertelecom-l send mail to LISTSERV at LISTSERV.AOL.COM with the command [un]SUBSCRIBE CYBERTELECOM-L. 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