Karl Bode
Internet Service Providers Collect, Sell Horrifying Amount of Sensitive Data, Government Study Concludes
“Even though several of the ISPs promise not to sell consumers personal data, they allow it to be used, transferred, and monetized by others."
ISPs Want More Money Because So Many People Are Streaming Squid Game
Broadband providers claim Squid Game’s popularity means they should get paid more. But that’s not how networks or reality work.
There Is No Escape From America's Robocall Hell
A new FCC proposal may help, but lobbying and recent court rulings mean the robocall menace isn’t going away anytime soon.
The FCC Wants to Force Wireless Carriers to Finally Stop SIM Hijacking
FCC rule update takes aim at rampant identity and cryptocurrency theft made possible by wireless number port-out fraud.
Popular ROM and Emulation Site Pleasuredome Shuts Down After 17 Years
The pioneering gaming ROM and emulator website decided to get out while the getting was good.
Google Locks Historian’s Account Over Terrorism Research Videos
The military history YouTube channel isn’t the first to run into Google’s mindless automated content pruning machine.
Court Ruling Gives Dog Owners Less Privacy Than Their Dogs
The ruling declared dog owner names and addresses can be made public but that the names of their dogs can’t be.
Elon Musk’s Starlink Won’t Be the Game Changer You Think
While Starlink insists it’s poised to disrupt the broken U.S. broadband market. Reality, competitors, and the law of physics will make that promise a steep uphill climb.
FCC Wants Landlords to Stop Screwing Up Your Internet
U.S. landlords often strike cozy arrangements with big ISPs blocking broadband competition. The FCC says it’s taking a fresh look at an old problem.
New Data Says More Communities Built Their Own Broadband Because of COVID
Covid accelerated a trend driven by U.S. frustration at terrible telecom monopolies and government inaction.
U.S. Broadband Wireless Speeds Climb to Pathetic 14th Place Globally
The U.S., fourteenth place in both wired and wireless broadband speeds, continues to disappoint.
ProtonMail Under Fire For Sharing ClActivist Data With French Authorities
While the company was cornered under Swiss law, critics say the company is advertising email as more secure than it really is.