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John Markoff
Surveillance of Skype Messages Found in China
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 2, 2008 - 7:42amLast updated: October 2, 2008 - 7:43am
A group of Canadian human-rights activists and computer security researchers has discovered a huge surveillance system in China that monitors and archives certain Internet text conversations that include politically charged words.
Internet Traffic Begins to Bypass the US
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 2, 2008 - 8:05pmLast updated: September 2, 2008 - 8:05pm
Invented by American computer scientists during the 1970s, the Internet has been embraced around the globe. During the network's first three decades, most Internet traffic flowed through the United States.
Ruling Is a Victory for Supporters of Free Software
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 14, 2008 - 8:11amLast updated: August 14, 2008 - 8:12am
A legal dispute involving model railroad hobbyists has resulted in a major courtroom victory for the free software movement also known as open-source software. In a ruling Wednesday, the federal appeals court in Washington said that just because a software programmer gave his work away did not mean it could not be protected.
Study Gives High Marks to U.S. Internet
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 9, 2008 - 7:25amContradicting earlier studies, conventional wisdom and politicians’ rhetoric, European researchers say that the Internet infrastructure of the United States is one of the world’s best and getting better.
