Tag: net neutrality

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 5/10/18

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Technology can be a wonderful thing but it does not exist in a vacuum. Government policy can have a very big effect on how digital technology operates, and does all over the world, including here in the US. Two current issues point that out very clearly – the effort to overturn the FCC’s order to repeal of Net Neutrality regulations, and the 2018 Statistical Transparency Report of the Office of the Director of National Security Here’s what’s happening.

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 12/21/17

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

There are lots of swell digital devices that will probably appear in people’s house this holiday season but these devices, especially toys, are very different from teddy bears or wooden horses. They require a much higher level of attention and monitoring. Here’s why, and here’s a link to the FBI’s suggestions on the subject.

https://www.ic3.gov/media/2017/170717.aspx

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 12/14/17

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Three of the five FCC commissioners are voting to do away with a constellation of rules referred to as Net Neutrality, rules that protect users of the web from all sorts of use discrimination. These commissioners, none of whom are engineers or technologists, feel this is the best thing for the Internet. The people who invented the Internet and the World Wide Web have a very different opinion: “Internet Pioneers and Leaders Tell the FCC: you Don’t Understand How the Internet Works.” The link to their letter to Congress is at: https://pioneersfornetneutrality.tumblr.com. Now only Congress can protect Internet users – if their constituents tell them to.

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 6/26/14

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

On a recent edition of the Electronic Cottage, we looked at the idea of net neutrality and the FCC’s proposals to allow Internet Service Providers to create “fast lanes” on the Internet for companies that can afford to pay more to allow their content to travel faster over the Internet. Today, we look at some of the alternative approaches that the FCC could take to ensure net neutrality.

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 6/19/14

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Net neutrality is one of the most important current issues for those who use the web. The FCC is proposing new rules on the subject but there are a lot of questions about the FCC proposal. The FCC is taking comments at openinternet@fcc.gov or on the FCC web site at www.fcc.gov/comments. The Net Neutrality docket number is 14-28 if you would like to make a comment. Here are some resources to take a look at if you’d like more background on the issue:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/04/the-best-writing-on-net-neutrality/361237/
http://www.wired.com/2014/01/killing-net-neutrality-means-killing-economic-equality-access
And this very funny but still relevant one from John Oliver:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpbOEoRrHyU