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Protecting against possible ISP snooping by using a VPN and https
The Obama Administration created a new set of restrictions on Internet service providers…
Why Congress’s rejection of proposed FCC data rules will not affect your privacy in the slightest
Congress was right to disapprove them…
Privacy 101: Why you need a VPN
Earlier this week, the Republican-led Congress voted to repeal FCC rules that blocked ISPs…
Congress to US citizens: Online privacy isn’t dead, those who want it will just have to pay for it
Tuesday’s congressional vote to repeal U.S. restrictions on broadband providers doesn’t mean…
U.S. Congress sends repeal of FCC broadband privacy rules to President Trump for signature
The U.S. House voted on Tuesday 215-205 to repeal regulations requiring internet service providers…
Congress votes to repeal FCC Internet privacy rules
The U.S. House of Representatives voted primarily along party lines 215 to 205 Tuesday…
U.S. Senate votes to overturn Internet privacy rules
The Senate voted 50-48 Thursday to overturn the rules…
Apple’s mystery device A1844 is just a proprietary lock for Apple Park
Apple’s mysterious A1844 wireless device awaiting Federal Communications Commission…
FCC approves LTE-U devices; ‘big win for wireless consumers’ – FCC Chairman Ajit Pai
The FCC is opening up the 5 GHz spectrum band to unlicensed LTE use in a move that will boost…
FCC Chairman Pai encourages activation of Apple iPhone’s built-in FM radio chip
FCC chairman Ajit Pai has advocated for the activation of FM radio receivers built into nearly every smartphone…
U.S. FCC chairman wields weed whacker, takes first steps against so-called ‘net neutrality’
The Federal Communications Commission’s new Republican leadership has rescinded a determination…
How so-called ‘net neutrality’ will fare under President Trump
With news this week about the nomination of Ajit Pai as the next chair of the FCC…
New FCC chairman Ajit Pai vows to take a ‘weed whacker’ to so-called ‘net neutrality’
President Trump on Monday designated Ajit Pai, a Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission…
President Trump elevates Ajit Pai to FCC Chairman
Ajit Pai has officially been elevated to the post of FCC chairman by President Trump…
Apple continues work on unknown device with NFC, Bluetooth LE device, FCC filing shows
A new listing on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s regulatory database reveals Apple is…
Outgoing FCC chief Tom Wheeler offers final defense of so-called ‘net neutrality’
The outgoing head of the Federal Communications Commission, Tom Wheeler, used his final public speech…
U.S. FCC says AT&T and Verizon ‘harm consumers’ with free data schemes
In two letters sent to AT&T and Verizon yesterday, the FCC writes that sponsored data plans from the telecom giants..
Under President Trump, Obama ally Google may face policy setbacks, including roll back of so-called ‘net neutrality’ rules
During Obama’s presidency, more than 250 people moved between jobs at Google or related firms and the federal government, national political campaigns and Congress…
Google’s Eric Schmidt wore staff badge at Hillary Clinton’s ‘victory’ party
Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, Inc., was spotted at Hillary Clinton’s ‘victory’ party last Tuesday wearing a staff badge…
WikiLeaks emails show extremely close relationship between Clinton campaign and Google’s Eric Schmidt
The emails between Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta and campaign manager Robby Mook show that Schmidt met with Podesta…
T-Mobile to pay whopping $48 million fine for throttling ‘unlimited data’ plans
T-Mobile revealed in 2015 that it was slowing down data for customers in the top 3 percent of data usage…
Is this the new Apple TV?
Apple develops generations of products concurrently, so when Apple TV 4 shipped it’s certain the company was already…
U.S. FCC filing reveals unknown Apple wireless device with Bluetooth and NFC
Following the launch of iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 this month…
Apple, AT&T, others to work on ‘robocall’ crackdown
AT&T chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson will announce laster today that 33 companies including the Apple Inc…
AT&T might help make Apple’s TV dreams come true
AT&T proposes an industry standard for an app that could run on third-party hardware like an Apple TV…
U.S. FCC Chairman moves to open 5G floodgates
The FCC will consider making new bands of licensed and unlicensed radio spectrum available for 5G data networks…
Inventor of the cellphone says this is the next big thing
Marty Cooper, who built the first handheld cell phone, says his invention has a glaring flaw…
Comcast tries to do an end run around U.S. FCC on set-top box changes
On Wednesday, Comcast said that it is launching a new feature for its Xfinity service that will allow users to watc…
Obama urges agency to open competition in cable TV boxes
The Obama administration on Friday weighed into the debate over allowing consumers to switch pricey cable television boxes…
How former lobbyist Tom Wheeler became the broadband industry’s worst nightmare
There was widespread concern the new FCC chairman would push the interests of telecommunications companies…
U.S. FCC proposes stricter privacy rules for Internet service providers
You should be able to decide what data your broadband or wireless provider shares with marketers. Period…
FCC ‘probing’ whether cable company ISPs have sabotaged Internet video
Most people realize that the cable and broadcast industry has worked tirelessly to protect its legacy cash cow from disruption…
FCC proceeds with proposal aiming to make subscription TV available via any set-top box
In a three-to-two vote, the U.S. FCC has decided to proceed with a proposal that could drastically alter the set-top box industry…
Why Apple investors should pay close attention to this FCC decision
Currently, the average pay-TV household in the U.S. spends $231 each year to rent boxes from its cable company…
The feds have to act to get America faster Wi-Fi
The federal government is currently holding spectrum that could be opened up for unlicensed use…
U.S. FCC wants more companies making cable boxes
The government wants to make it easier for you to buy and use cable boxes from companies other than your cable provider…
FCC won’t force Google and Facebook to stop tracking you
U.S. regulators rejected an effort on Friday to force Google, Facebook and other popular web sites to honor ‘Do Not Track’ requests from users…
Dish Network urges FCC to kill Charter-Time Warner Cable megamerger
Dish Network Corp said on Tuesday it filed a petition asking the Federal Communications Commission…
Eric Schmidt-backed startup stealthily working to put Hillary Clinton in the White House
An under-the-radar startup funded by billionaire Eric Schmidt has become a major technology vendor for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign…
AT&T gets FCC waiver, set to add Wi-Fi calling to Apple iPhones
AT&T received a regulatory waiver on Tuesday that will allow it to begin rolling out Wi-Fi Calling services on Apple’s iPhone…
Hey U.S. FCC, don’t lock down our Wi-Fi routers!
In March of 2014, the FCC updated its requirements for U-NII devices operating on the 5 Ghz bandwidth…
