Can “Slapping ‘New and Improved’ on CAF” Close the Digital Divide?
Monday, April 22, 2019
April 2019
With voice search, mobile apps, new kind of TV guide, cable is finding ways to compete with their internet-based adversaries (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 06:32Huawei Revenue Jumps as 5G Contracts Roll In (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 06:31Zeynep Tufekci: Think You’re Discreet Online? Think Again (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 06:30Giuliani Says There Is ‘Nothing Wrong With Taking Information From Russians’ (New York Times)
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April 15-22, 2019
April 15-22, 2019
Weekly Digest
Weekly Digest
Why it's so hard for some Americans to get high-speed internet
The Federal Communications Commission's broadband map, which invites you to plug in street addresses to see which companies sell service there and at what speeds, is a failure. It’s built on old and fuzzy data filed by internet providers that sometimes don’t even know where they offer service. And this stunted cartography of connectivity doesn’t just sandbag house hunters researching their biggest expense; it also holds back government efforts to cover broadband gaps -- for instance, the 5G-broadband agenda the Trump administration outlined April 12 that FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said will incl
Mueller report highlights scope of election security challenge (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 04/21/2019 - 17:51Sri Lankan government blocks social media and imposes curfew following deadly blasts (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 04/21/2019 - 17:50Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg under close scrutiny in federal privacy probe
Federal regulators investigating Facebook for mishandling its users’ personal information have set their sights on the company’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, exploring his past statements on privacy and weighing whether to seek new, heightened oversight of his leadership. Apparently, the discussions about how to hold Zuckerberg accountable for Facebook’s data lapses have come in the context of wide-ranging talks between the Federal Trade Commission and Facebook that could settle the government’s more than year-old probe.