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Federal court ruling deals a crushing blow to net neutrality

Next stop: Supreme Court.

On Jan 14, 2014 by Joe Kloc

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Verizon, AT&T will finally issue government transparency reports

All it took was six months, angry shareholders, and some of the worst press any corporation could possibly have.

On Dec 24, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Verizon finally responds to FOIA request—with 300 blacked-out pages

This is some compelling reading right here.

On Oct 31, 2013 by Miles Klee

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U.S. government calls in Verizon to rescue Healthcare.gov

The news comes one day after President Obama said there was "no excuse" for the site's problems.

On Oct 22, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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New York deserves better than Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable customers woke up Saturday morning feeling like Mom had just installed arbitrary parental controls. No one knew why.

On Oct 19, 2013 by Cooper Fleishman

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If we lose net neutrality, we lose the Internet

The Internet shouldn’t be a walled garden. It should remain a haven for innovation and free expression.

On Oct 17, 2013 by [email protected]

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The judges who rule on NSA spying have investments in major telecom companies

Judges overseeing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which rules on NSA spying, have investments in major telecom companies.

On Sep 18, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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FISA court to declassify more documents on NSA’s phone snooping program

The U.S. surveillance court aims to reveal more of itself.

On Sep 16, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Verizon and FCC do battle in federal court over net neutrality

The agency's ability to regulate broadband is at stake.

On Sep 10, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Report: NSA can monitor 75 percent of U.S. Internet traffic

The Wall Street Journal has reported it's found a long-suspected, but not yet proven, piece of the NSA surveillance puzzle.

On Aug 21, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Comcast will invite other major ISPs to join its new anti-piracy system

The system would redirect pirates to legitimate sites for buying and streaming media.

On Aug 6, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Verizon is handing over U.S. data to a foreign spy agency

The latest batch of leaks from Edward Snowden implicate Verizon in sharing U.S. Internet and phone data with British intelligence.  

On Aug 3, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Verizon, AT&T never challenged NSA’s request for phone data

Judge Reggie Walton declared that only Yahoo, Microsoft, and Google have fought back against recently-revealed NSA spying programs.

On Jul 31, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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After narrow defeat, privacy supporters in Congress brag on Twitter

These members of congress voted to defund the NSA's metadata program, and they want their constituents to know it.

On Jul 25, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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In nail-biting vote, House allows NSA to keep tracking Americans’ phone calls

Rep. Justin Amash's amendment would have blocked the NSA from collecting metadata on Americans not under criminal investigation.

On Jul 24, 2013 by Kevin Collier