Top EU court bars mass collection of mobile, Internet data

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Oct. 6 (UPI) — The European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that member states cannot collect mobile and Internet data en masse, saying it’s illegal to gather such “general and indiscriminate information.” The court ruling answered several cases brought by Privacy International and La Quadrature du Net. Austrian privacy advocate […]

How fast is your internet?

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Working from home is the new normal for millions of people worldwide. Yet data shows that 6 in 10 users do not have internet connections fast enough for smooth telework. Has the pandemic deepened the digital divide? © picture-alliance/dpa/S. Gollnow Provided by Deutsche Welle Elia Merguet began working as an […]

Is American internet becoming less important?

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The year 1994 is an incredibly important one in technological history. Floppy disks were all the rage (with a vast memory of 2.88 MB), the seminal FPS Doom was released, and consumer internet was unleashed upon the masses via Netscape. Well, provided you had a PC and a way to […]

The Internet Of Minecraft Things Is Born

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Minecraft has come a long way since [Notch] first thought up the idea that would eventually make him a billionaire. The game can be enjoyed on so many levels and become so engaging that grown adults who should know better spend far more time playing it than working on, say, […]

The internet reacts to debacle of a presidential debate

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“The Academy Award goes to…” is what went through my mind as I watched what can technically be called a “presidential debate” between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. The internet reacts to debacle of a presidential debate The internet reacts to debacle of a presidential […]

China’s internet users reach 940 million: report

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China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) Photo: CNNIC   The number of people using the internet in China reached 940 million in June, an increase of 40 million from 2019, according to the China Internet Network Information Center’s (CNNIC) annual report on internet development in China on Tuesday. The report […]

CRTC says you’re getting the internet speeds you’re paying for

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Canadians are receiving higher-than-advertised internet speeds from major internet service providers (ISPs), found the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). The report concluded that major ISPs in Canada either met or exceeded their maximum advertised download and upload speeds, with most providing excellent latency and packet drops below 0.15 per […]

Internet searches for gastrointestinal symptoms predicted coronavirus hot spots, researchers find

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Internet searches for gastrointestinal symptoms preceded the rise in coronavirus cases weeks later, indicating where pandemic hot spots would form, a study by Massachusetts General Hospital found. The study, published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, utilized an approach used more than a decade ago to monitor pandemic influenza trends, […]