May 22, 2013

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US wants Twitter to hand over details of the Wikileaks activists; Iceland reacts over the Subpoena

US wants Twitter to hand over details of the Wikileaks activists; Iceland reacts over the Subpoena

The U.S. government continues its assault on WikiLeaks by sending Twitter a subpoena demanding reams of information about Julian Assange and several other WikiLeaks-related folks, including Bradley Manning. WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange said he believed other American Internet companies such as Facebook and Google may also have been ordered to divulge information on himself and [...]

FCC Approves Net Neutrality Rules – Reports

FCC Approves Net Neutrality Rules Reports

In a split vote, the Federal Communications Commission approved Tuesday the nation’s first legislation aimed at addressing the way that phone, cable and Internet companies interact when it comes to Internet traffic. But despite the commission’s historic 3 to 2 vote to pass the Net Neutrality order, Congress or the courts may end up unraveling [...]