Tag: internet
Telcos, Banks and Internet Platforms: The Future of Scam Prevention Must Cut across Silos
The Australian government wants consistent anti-scam principles applied across banks, telcos and online businesses.
FCC Broadband Map Shenanigans Shows How Crony Capitalism Really Works
Some US businesses are so complacent when lying about broadband coverage that they accidentally admit the lies to each other.
Thai Police Cut Internet Cables Used by Cambodian Scammers
A search of government-run telecoms facilities in Thailand led to the disconnection of 30 cables that ran across the border.
Children Used for Giant Fraud on Comms Services Subsidized by US Government
It is good that poor children can go online. It is bad if government subsidies allow a four year old to obtain 1,042 broadband accounts.
EU Flirts with Ending Net Neutrality to Squeeze Money for European Telcos from US Big Tech
European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager echoed telco lobbyists who say over half of all internet traffic leads to just six US firms.
A Brief Guide to the Digital Divide
The cost of internet access is still too high for millions of people, but the cost of not having access is also high.
India Shuts Down Internet Over 100 Times for Second Year in a Row
The Indian economy has lost billions of dollars as a consequence of the government suspending internet services.
The EU Is Ruining the Open Internet
Axel Voss MEP persuaded the European Parliament to add to the long track record of terrible EU decisions about the management of the internet.
Web Inventor Berners-Lee Picks the Wrong Fights
Tim Berners-Lee invented the web, but he makes ill-considered suggestions for how it should be managed.
Site for Sore Eyes: Economics of Domain Names
An amusing insight into why the importance and value of domain names may be falling for everyone except those with the biggest internet brands.
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Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.
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