Tag: ISP
Third Thai SMS Blaster Bust in 2 Weeks; Second Vietnamese Bust in a Week
Close examination of photographs suggest the same kind of equipment was being used in both Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City. Police are also stepping up in the UK.
How Britain Used Brexit to End Net Neutrality but Nobody Noticed
A lot of guidance can defeat a very little principle.
$17mn Penalty Proposed for Telco That Wrongly Took Government Subsidies for Low-Income Customers
AT&T reseller City Communications deliberately abused programs to provide internet connectivity.
UK Government Faces Legal Fight with Russian-Founded Investment Firm over Forced Sale of ISP
LetterOne says its ownership of Upp is not a national security risk because they are no longer controlled by Russian oligarchs.
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.
Do Not Underestimate Satellite Broadband
The beta trial of Elon Musk's Starlink service is as big a potential threat to terrestrial ISPs as Tesla is to Ford and General Motors.
Swedish Court Rejects Telia Blocking Injunction
The Swedish Patents and Market Court of Appeal decided a blocking injunction was disproportionate.
French Supreme Court Makes ISPs Bear Cost of Blocking Injunctions
The court said telcos and browser providers should cover the cost of protecting copyright because they can afford to.
Anti-ISP Hysteria Turns Privacy Into a Scam
An irrational hatred of ISPs is being mixed with more general fears about the loss of privacy to create a toxic brew exploited by VPN scammers.
UK ISPs to Send ‘Educational’ Emails to Pirates
Targeting peer-to-peer piracy by telling kids about copyright demonstrates just how clueless institutions can be.
ISP Blocking Injunctions: Who Should Pay?
A dissenting legal opinion in the UK may show the route to a European decision to reduce the costs being shouldered by ISPs when rightholders seek to protect their copyrights.
How Quickly Must ISPs Remove Copyright Infringing Content?
An Italian court case addressed when an ISP becomes liable for copyright infringement via its network.
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