Data Too Dear? Set YouTube to Download in India While You Sleep
Indians love to watch video. Yet data is expensive for most users, and speeds are often so slow that even a short YouTube clip …
Five strategies for reclaiming our personal privacy online
When Tim Wu published his influential book Master Switch in 2010, he powerfully argued that all communications markets began with a period of creative …
Facebook announces new tools to tackle video theft
Facebook has announced measures to tackle video piracy on its website. The company said new video matching technology would alert selected content creators if …
Dutch DPA fine over privacy violations could cost Google $18.6M
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) has hit Google with an incremental penalty payment that could add up to as much as 15 …
What Happens When Spies Can Eavesdrop on Any Conversation?
Imagine having access to the all of the world’s recorded conversations, videos that people have posted to YouTube, in addition to chatter collected by …
Anonymous reportedly publishes KKK wizard’s personal data
Anonymous has reportedly made good on its threats to expose the personal information of members of the Ku Klux Klan in protest of the …
YouTube unveils paid, ad-free music subscription service
YouTube has officially entered the music business upon announcement this week that the Google-owned video sharing site will soon launch a paid service that …
Islamic Extremists Use YouTube’s Automated Copyright Dispute Process To Access Critics’ Personal Data
YouTube’s infringement reporting system is — like many others around the web — fundamentally broken. Making bogus copyright claims is still an easy way …
Google fires back at News Corp; defends search, piracy practices
Google Inc hit back at News Corp on Thursday for calling it a platform for piracy and an “unaccountable bureaucracy,” in a point-by-point rebuttal …
Google faces antitrust lawsuit on U.S. mobile internet search
Consumer rights law firm Hagens Berman said it filed a nationwide antitrust class-action lawsuit against Google Inc alleging the company “illegally monopolized” the Internet …
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