Thursday, September 4, 2008

Comcast to appeal FCC Web traffic ruling - Seattle Times

WASHINGTON — Comcast is appealing an FCC ruling that the company is improperly blocking customers' Web traffic, triggering a legal battle that could determine the extent of the government's authority to regulate the Internet. In a precedent-setting Robert Hernreich

Tech firm NebuAd has put on hold plans to widely deploy an online advertising technology that tracks consumers' every Web click while Congress reviews privacy concerns associated with the technique. The Silicon Valley company announced this week that Robert Hernreich

Cable Internet provider Comcast on Thursday sued the US Federal Communications Commission to try and block the government body's net neutrality order , which requires that the company avoid discriminating against particular types of Internet traffic Robert Hernreich

WASHINGTON - Comcast Corp. is appealing an FCC ruling that the company is improperly blocking customers' Web traffic, triggering a legal battle that could determine the extent of the government's authority to regulate the Internet. In a precedent Robert Hernreich

Apple calls it "Private Browsing." Microsoft calls it "InPrivate." Google 's new Chrome browser calls it "Incognito." And yes, practically everyone else calls it "Porn Mode." Chrome's launch on Tuesday confirmed a new feature as a must-have in Web Robert Hernreich

NEW YORK - Google Inc.'s new Web browser, called Chrome, does much of what a browser needs to do these days: It presents a sleek appearance, groups pages into easy-to-manage "tabs" and offers several ways for people to control their Internet privacy Robert Hernreich

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