Stories Tagged as
Internet
4 things to know about Russian internet usage
by
Eliza Mills
Apr 13, 2018
Russians really love YouTube.
The Data Economy: Data-fueled politics
by
Molly Wood
Apr 13, 2018
As the data economy grew, politicians took notice — and took your information.
The Data Economy: Policy (or lack thereof)
by
Molly Wood
Apr 12, 2018
The U.S. has few policies around privacy and data. That's great, until it's bad.
Cloudflare promises to keep users' web data from ISPs
by
Jon Gordon
, Stephanie Hughes
and Shaheen Ainpour
Apr 4, 2018
Internet service providers track customers' web data and sell it, so is there a way to keep your information private?
China moves to tighten control of the internet
by
Scott Tong
Mar 12, 2018
In China, the internet is censored. You can’t get access to Google, or Facebook or Twitter unless you have a workaround known as a virtual private network. VPN technology lets users jump over the so-called Great Firewall of China. But now those jumping days could be ending. By month’s end, Beijing plans to block all VPN […]
Should websites be responsible for what users post online?
by
Molly Wood
, Stephanie Hughes
and Shaheen Ainpour
Mar 7, 2018
A new bill makes it easier to sue websites for illegal content their users post.
Why federal regulations don't apply to online political campaign ads
by
Molly Wood
, Stephanie Hughes
and Shaheen Ainpour
Mar 6, 2018
Unlike broadcast and print ads, online ads are basically a law-free zone.
For public good, not for profit.
States join the fray over net neutrality repeal pushback
by
Ryan Kailath
Jan 26, 2018
This week, Montana and New York made moves to counter the federal repeal of net neutrality that the Federal Communications Commission enacted last month. And so far 21 states and the District of Columbia have sued to overturn the FCC decision. What will these legal battles look like? Click the audio player above to hear […]
Senate Democrats want to CTRL+Z FCC net neutrality repeal
by
Molly Wood
Jan 11, 2018
Sen. Ed Markey says there is powerful momentum to restore the consumer protection.
Should a toy put your child’s privacy at risk?
by
Ryan Kailath
Dec 22, 2017
With the holidays upon us, shoppers might want to take a look at the U.S. Public Research Interest Group’s annual report about dangerous toys. The group highlights, of course, toys with small parts that can be choking hazards, some fidget spinners with dangerous lead level. But what caught our attention was a warning about internet-connected […]