In the private lawsuit against Google over the Wi-Spy scandal, the judge rejected Google’s “motion to dismiss” the case. Google had argued that they couldn’t be guilty of violating the federal wiretap law because unencrypted wi-fi is not covered by the federal law. The judge rejected Google’s core legal argument (see here and here for [...]
Most people understand by now that modern “clean technology” is anything but. “Clean rooms” may replace smokestacks for production, but the parts of electronic components have incredible toxics that end up in landfills all over the world as so-called e-waste is exported overseas. Well, it looks like Congress may tackle abusive e-waste exporting: A growing [...]
This is a trend that reflects radically changing use of technology: Half of US twenty-somethings have no landline While 25% of adults live in homes with wireless-only voice connections, “among younger adults aged 25 to 29, the numbers are twice as high; more than half have only a cell phone.” The data comes courtesy of [...]
Consumer Reports released a poll yesterday that shows overwhelming public demand for government action to protect privacy. From the survey results: Two-thirds of consumers believe the government should play a larger role in protecting their privacy on the Internet, according to a new poll from Consumers Union. Over 80 percent want the ability to opt [...]
That seems to be the import of an amendment to the FY2012 Financial Services Appropriations bill, which funds the Federal Communications Commission. The whole bill was approved by the committee and is going on to a full House floor vote. The amendment reads: The advancement of wireless broadband technology has had a significant and beneficial [...]
