April 2009
27 posts
World Malaria Day on Twitter - Be kind - Remember... →
Be kind - Remember every one you meet is fighting a battle - everybody’s lonesome. Author: Marion Parker What is going on this Saturday in twitter most popular comments on #f1 #F1 Ferrari fit Wing…
Fredericton police arrest well-known N.B. blogger... →
How dare he cover a protest on public property . How dare he take photographs to expose the Atlantica treaty conference and be ‘disrespectful’ to his betters. The slaves must be kept in their place….
Hands off: Cellphone driving ban approved →
Next, we fully expect, there will be specific legislative bans against tuning your car radio while driving … leaving the house with your shoelaces untied … walking into walls … crossing the street…
Pirate Bay lawyer calls for retrial after judge... →
Epic lulz… Flashback: Jail terms for Pirate Bay founders, appeal in works CBC News April 23, 2009 The defence lawyer in the Pirate Bay file-sharing case said Thursday he will demand a retrial after…
SaveOurNet.ca | Protecting your Internet's level... →
Week in Review for 4/19/2009 →
Quick News Links Wikileaks reveals ACTA doc on practices, enforcement Prof. Geist calls attention to what is new and noteworthy in this draft. He also points out that some of the documents that…
Jail terms for Pirate Bay founders, appeal in... →
So, the swashbuckling Swedes have taken a body blow. Presumably we’ll be seeing suit brought against Google next, which essentially does the exact same thing . (Unlikely, yes, but just do a Google…
Theoretical and empirical findings on the use of... →
As many of you may know, I was part of a great panel organized by Marc with JP Holecka ( PowerShifter Media ) and Shane Gibson ( Knowledge Brokers International ) with a fourth panelist, Tris Hussey…
iPhone VOIP tussle heats up - Register →
E Canada NowiPhone VOIP tussle heats upRegister, UKSkype and its allies are fighting back against telcos that disallow or cripple its voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP) service. At issue is Deutsche…
iPhone Users Downloading Skype, Can't Always Use... →
E Canada NowiPhone Users Downloading Skype, Can’t Always Use ItInformationWeek, NYBy W. David Gardner Around the world, iPhone users are flocking to Skype and they are finding different policies in…
Skype on iPhone - Manila Bulletin →
E Canada NowSkype on iPhoneManila Bulletin, PhilippinesThis brings full VoIP functionality on the iPhone but with the restriction that VoIP only works on WiFi and not on 3G. (However, iPhone app…
Old Media Collapse Will Profit Transformational... →
E Canada NowOld Media Collapse Will Profit Transformational InvestorsistockAnalyst.com (press release), ORThe iPhone is by no means the first phone to utilize Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)….
Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated By Spies →
Notice how you’re not hearing so much about ‘Al-Qaeda’ these days. We’ve a new bogeyman - the media has recently rediscovered that hackers and botnets exist, and so mass coverage ensues right on cue…
Aussies Announce $31B National Broadband Network →
Flashback: In Australia, censored hyperlinks could cost you | Australian web censorship plan to begin trial despite house opposition | Do We Need a New Internet? | Britain unveils plans for…
iPhone Skype app bringing VoIP issues to the... →
E Canada NowiPhone Skype app bringing VoIP issues to the limelightMobile Burn, PAAnd now, according to mocoNews, two advocacy groups are pressing regulators to support VoIP. The Free Press is asking…
mocoNews - Skype's iPhone App Sparks Wireless Net... →
Earthtimes (press release)mocoNews - Skype’s iPhone App Sparks Wireless Net Neutrality DebateWashington Post, United StatesCarriers on both sides of the Atlantic have reacted predictably to the…
Lorne Gunter: Promote equal parenting →
Children who grow up without both parents in their lives are more prone to a whole host of social problems. According to a three-year study done by Edward Kruk, an associate professor of social work…
Deep Packet Inspection →
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has a splendid project available online on the practice of deep packet inspection, or DPI (not to be confused with “dots per inch”). Essentially, DPI…
Office of the Privacy Commisioner - Deep Packet... →
Nice to see the government with such a progressive (and well-designed) website!
Deep Packet Inspection: The essays →
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has published a set of solicited essays on the wisdom of using software that looks at the content of the data being sent over the Net, AKA deep packet…
Deep Packet Inspection: The essays →
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has published a set of solicited essays on the wisdom of using software that looks at the content of the data being sent over the Net, AKA deep packet…
CRTC opens online consultation on Internet traffic... →
Wireless Carriers Are Wrong to Cripple Skype for... →
Jeff Bertolucci, PC World Everybody loves the idea of cheap VoIP calls on cell phones. Everybody, that is, except for wireless carriers who charge usurious fees for voice and data plans. Cellular…
Canadians weigh in on network management: they... →
The network management consultation →
As I mentioned earlier in the week, the CRTC opened up an on-line public consultation for its proceeding on Tuesday to enable citizen participation in the proceeding that is examining internet…
Wireless Carriers up against Skype for iPhone →
How about cheap VoIP calls on cell phones? You would love it. But wireless carriers do not like it because they earn a very good amount on voice and data plans. So, cellular providers around the…
Munk Centre researchers discover botnet, call for... →
Botnets exist. Therefore we need to regulate the internet. Is that the argument that’s being advanced here? Here’s an idea - don’t open email attachments from untrusted senders. We hope the Citizen’s…
