The British PM called the internet a safe space for ideas to breed, and, she said, we cannot allow that: “We cannot allow this ideology the safe space it needs to breed – yet that is precisely what the internet, and the big companies that provide internet-based services provide.” Therefore, and in the wake of … Read more
Big Data is the “new oil” of the digital economy, according to speakers at Russia’s 2017 SPIEF economic forum. In order to prevent uncontrolled sales of this valuable and important info, the government should streamline and oversee it, according to the participants. The chips haven’t yet settled in the global understanding of how we should … Read more
The company was granted a patent for technology that scans items users have stored on the cloud when they are shared. Microsoft envisions using software based on the patent for services like Google Drive, Dropbox and other storage services, social networks, and pirate sites. A summary of how the patent is understood: “When objects are … Read more
This week the FCC voted to move forward with repealing and replacing net neutrality protections enacted in 2015. The issue is public access to an open, equal internet. The laws from 2015 placed providers (the companies that pipe internet into your house or phone) in a special category of communications. The laws made it so … Read more