Net Neutrality and the Open Internet
The debate over so-called "net neutrality" has raged for more than a decade between tech entrepreneurs and the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) who deliver digital content to our computers and mobile devices. Scientific American takes a look at the FCC's proposed plans and clarifies what’s at stake for internet users.
Net Neutrality Foe to Head the FCC
Under new chair Ajit Pai the agency would likely to reverse its Open Internet Order—a regulation expected to become less relevant as the Net continues to evolve
Trump’s First 100 Days: Technology, Privacy and Intelligence
The new administration will likely defang efforts to enforce Net neutrality and online privacy protections, and potentially ramp up domestic and international surveillance
Net Neutrality Prevails in Contentious FCC Vote
Broadband Internet access will be reclassified as a telecom service under a modified set of rules. Court battles and more Congressional hearings to follow
Data Privacy: Is Trump's FCC Redefining Public Interest as Business Interest?
Recent U.S. Senate and FCC activity favors large Internet companies at the expense of their customers
How Will the Fight over Public ISPs and Net Neutrality Play Out?
The FCC will soon vote on the spread of high-speed municipal broadband services and ISPs’ rights to discriminate against certain Web traffic
Technology Historian Crushes Internet Myths
As readers of this blog know, since 2005 I’ve been teaching at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. One of the best parts of being an academic is hanging out with cool (compared to me), young (compared to me), up-and-coming scholars, some of whom know far more about the history of science and [...]..
Ted Cruz Is Not 100% Wrong that Net Neutrality Is ObamaCare for the Internet
President Obama announced his support Monday for net neutrality. And Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz let loose one of his biggest howls, tweeting: “Net Neutrality” is Obamacare for the Internet; the Internet should not operate at the speed of government...
The Internet Doesn't Have to Be Free
A brief history of the war for Net neutrality
Long Live the Web: A Call for Continued Open Standards and Neutrality
The Web is critical not merely to the digital revolution but to our continued prosperity—and even our liberty. Like democracy itself, it needs defending
Not Neutrality?: U.S. Weighs Options for Turbo-Boosting Nation's Broadband into the 21st Century
International governments and ISPs gather at Columbia University to discuss speeds and limits of data networks
FCC Ends Net Neutrality Debate (for Now) by Passing Its Open Internet Order
The controversial measure will let broadband providers prioritize Internet content, but detractors say the government is fixing something that is not broken
The Net Neutrality Debate in 2 Minutes or Less
Who gets to control what's passing through those pipes?
Net Neutrality in a Nutshell
What is net neutrality and why is it making news lately? Tech Talker explains.
Nobody Is Neutral When It Comes to Net Neutrality
The FCC has asked for comment on whether the Internet should be reclassified as a public utility to preserve net neutrality—but the motion faces political and legal hurdles
Romney Says No to "Net Neutrality"
The chances that government policy about the internet is going to decide who will win the U.S. presidential election are pretty slim. (I'll leave it to others to consider the possible effect of recent videos posted on the internet.) But one of the clearest differences between Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama on the 14 top science questions facing the US has to do with the Internet, which is the subject of this week's closer look.Romney thinks the FCC's rules promoting "net neutrality" are the fulfillment of a campaign promise that was made to "special interests." Obama reiterates his support for an open internet, while listing all the issues that compete for regulatory attention--from protection of intellectual property to cybersecurity to privacy...
Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age [Excerpt]
Distribution companies’ digital locks are like roach motels: Copyrighted works check in but they don’t check out
Keep the Internet Fair
The government's net neutrality compromise fell flat. Here's a simple fix
How to Build a Smarter Internet
To keep the Web from collapsing under the weight of ever more data, the network needs to radically change the way it handles information, says the head of Bell Labs Research
When Will the Internet Reach Its Limit (and How Do We Stop That from Happening)?
The head of Bell Labs Research says the Internet should deal in information rather than simply bits and bytes
What Will the Internet Be in 2050?
A global computer-based communication network has fundamentally changed our social, cultural, and political landscape over the past 20 years. As an evolutionary anthropologist, I have to point out that there has been no previous communication revolution of this speed or intensity. Consequently, this communication tool gives us the power to completely restructure our entire existence, [...]..
Why Broadband Service in the U.S. Is So Awful
And one step that could change it
Keep the Net Neutral
Content Is King: Can Researchers Design an Information-Centric Internet?
Changing the Internet's focus from data location to the nature of the information itself should improve network efficiency and security
"Net Neutrality" Ruling Opens Door for 2-Tiered Internet Market
The ruling in favor of corporate broadband providers may not only up consumer costs but also cripple start-ups, which may stifle the kind of innovative content that has made the Web an essential service...
SOPA Opera: White House Shuts Down Online Anti-Piracy Bill
Content providers and users are still far apart on proposed Internet piracy-protection legislation as alternative bill is offered
Out with the Old: As Internet Addresses Run Out, the Next-Generation Protocols Step Up
Get ready for IPv6: The explosive global growth of connected devices has nearly depleted the 4.3 billion addresses of Internet protocol version 4
The (good and bad) future of the Internet
SAN DIEGO—“We know even now that we are at some fundamental limits of what the Internet can handle,” warned University of California, San Diego processor kc claffy [ sic capitalization ] at the beginning of her talk at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in San Diego...
Who Are the Winners and Losers under ICANN's New Web Site Naming Rules?
Domain name registries and marketers can rejoice now that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has given its blessing to a plan encouraging the use of much more creative Web addresses...
Re-thinking the Internet with security and mobility in mind
The middle-aged Internet (ARPANET first went live more than 40 years ago) could easily slide into complacency, but the National Science Foundation (NSF) might be staving this off with four multimillion-dollar grants that the agency has recently awarded...
Future of the Internet: Net Neutrality, the Semantic Web, plus some comments on science by the mayor of New York.
In this episode, Jeff Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, talks about legislation that will decide the future of "network neutrality." Net neutrality means that transmission rates to and from all websites are the same, rather than some websites being able to steer traffic their way through faster rates...
