As Tarzan once explained to Jane, “You wouldn’t believe it honey; it’s a real jungle out there.” Now comes PlayStation-Gate: Howard Stringer, the CEO of Sony, had to admit he couldn’t guarantee users the security they expect when they supply personal and financial information to Sony over the …
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By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: cyber-security, Howard Stringer, Internet, privacy, Sony PlayStation | Category: Internet |
 Leave a commentThe FCC asserted jurisdiction over the regulation of high-speed Internet services today, and, in particular, how it interprets the controversial concept of “net neutrality.” The rules are complicated (hey, this is Washington). But the general drift is apparent from the public statements made at this morning’s open meeting. The … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: Broadband, FCC, Net Neutrality, streaming video | Category: Internet, Quick Takes |
Leave a commentSo it’s official: Verizon and Google have (sort of) agreed on a way to break the deadlock on “net neutrality” – the highly charged question of when (if ever) Internet providers may differentiate the quality of service among users. For the first time, companies with very different interests have … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: Broadband, Google, network neutrality, Verizon | Category: Internet |
Leave a commentIt’s never been much of a secret that commercial websites collect as much information about visitors as they dare, using it as a marketing tool themselves or selling it to others. But the depth and breadth of the effort, revealed last month by The Wall Street Journal, was … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: Google, Microsoft, privacy, website tracking, Yahoo! | Category: Internet |
Leave a commentBarbara Esbin of The Progress & Freedom Foundation (don’t let the name throw you…) offers a nice critique of the FCC’s much-heralded broadband plan, arguing there is a disconnect between the agency’s celebration of market-driven innovation on the one hand and call for more regulation on … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: Barbara Esbin, Broadband, FCC, The Progress & Freedom Foundation | Category: Internet, Quick Takes |
Leave a comment…the Wall Street Journal op-ed on high-speed Internet service, co-authored by the often-warring CEOs of Google and Verizon. Messrs. Schmidt and Seidenberg laud the FCC’s ambitious broadband plan – in particular, the focus on promoting innovative uses of the net in key areas like health care, the goal … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: Broadband, Eric Schmidt, FCC, Google, Internet, Ivan Seidenberg, Manhattan Project, Verizon | Category: Internet |
Leave a commentGoogle has once again shaken up an IT market (this time the market for Internet service) with a plan for an experimental superfast fiber-optic network. The very best part of the announcement is the price tag to federal taxpayers: nada. Instead of lobbying Washington for a handout as an … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: Google, open access, Spectrum | Category: Broadband, Internet, Telecommunications Regulation |
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