WhatsApp blocked in Brazil after it refuses to hand over user data
On Thursday, a Brazilian judge overturned a 48-hour block of WhatsApp that a lower court had imposed when the company refused to hand over …
Is Europe going to restrict teens from using Facebook?
By the end of this week it could be illegal for any European child under 16 to use Facebook – or Snapchat or any …
Google’s chairman wants algorithms to censor the internet for hate speech
In an op-ed for The New York Times (paywall), Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, inserted himself directly into the middle of a …
Obama Wants Silicon Valley’s Help to Fight Terror Online
President Barack Obama asked Silicon Valley firms to work with U.S. law enforcement authorities to prevent terrorists from using social media and encryption technologies, …
What Happens If Hyperlinks Get Copyright Protection In Europe?
Another storm appears to be brewing in Europe that will impact the ability of many U.S. businesses to freely operate there. According to a …
Ancillary Copyright 2.0: The European Commission is preparing a frontal attack on the hyperlink
The European Commission is preparing a frontal attack on the hyperlink, the basic building block of the Internet as we know it. This is …
World Wide Web creator makes last-minute bid for open Internet in Europe
Tim Berners-Lee, known as the father of the Web, urged European politicians on Monday to “save the Internet” by defending the concept of fair …
Someone just bought your smart home. Did they get your data, too?
It’s move-in day, and you finally have the papers and the keys for your new home. But do you have the passwords? That’s one …
U.S. court will not halt NSA phone spy program before ban
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday refused to immediately halt the government’s bulk collection of millions of Americans’ phone records during a “transition” period …
Russia ‘tried to cut off’ World Wide Web
Russia has run large scale experiments to test the feasibility of cutting the country off the World Wide Web, a senior industry executive has …
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