Net Neutrality Watch: ISPs to Insert Rubbish Into Your Pages
Rogers|Yahoo, a Canadian ISP, has been experimenting with technology that enables them to modify page content before it gets to you. Shown in the Ars Technica linked previously, is the Google.ca...
View ArticleNet Neutrality in a Nutshell
Net Neutrality is very important. For both website operators and the average user. It’s a much-talked-about subject, though far too many people have no clue what it means. Despite the somewhat boring...
View ArticleBox o’ Net Neutrality
I’ve talked about Network Neutrality here before, posting a simple explanation I’d written up. This time I’ve done something better. I’ve rounded-up a collection of videos on the topic. These Net...
View ArticleLaptops Are Easier on Cellular Network Usage than Smartphones
It’s no secret that cellular providers price-gouge and under-deliver, but apparently they’re not well informed on what devices are worse for their networks. Ars Technica reports that smartphones use up...
View ArticleNet Neutrality: It’s Important, Don’t Believe the FUD
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved a plan to develop a set of regulations that will help prevent the telcos from modifying web pages, throttling applications’ transfers,...
View ArticleHow to Explain Network Neutrality
How do you explain network neutrality to your less-than-tech-literate friends and family? It’s a broad and complex topic that is rather difficult to persuade people to care about. Of course, the best...
View ArticleMetered Internet Comes to Canada
The Canadian Radio-Telecommunications Commission approved Canada’s largest ISP, Bell Canada, to implement Usage Based Billing (metered internet). Instead of paying a flat rate for all-you-can-eat...
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