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Everything You Wanted To Know About Cookies But Were Afraid To Ask
his article focuses on cookies--not the cookies you eat, but the cookies associated with browsing the World Wide Web. There has been public concern over the privacy implications of cookies since they were first developed. But to understand them , you must
House passes bill to relax Internet gambling restrictions
Internet gambling may be making a comeback here in the US, at least as financial services are concerned. The House Committee on Financial Services has approved a new bill—HR 6870, or the Payments System Protection Act—that seeks to offer relief to financi
South Korean government looks to rein in the Net
The South Korean government is planning a series of restrictions on Internet use to prevent what the beleaguered administration of President Lee Myung Bak calls the spread of false information that prompts social unrest, reports the "International Herald
Great firewall of China still blocking online trade
Internet censorship is effectively preventing thousands of American and European e-commerce websites from reaching Chinese consumers, declare Internet marketing consultants Backbone IT Group in a recent study. Indeed, websites hosted outside mainland Chin
Tudou gets its SARFT-license
China's largest video hosting firm Tudou announced today it got its license from the State-Administration of Radio, Film and TV (SARFT) after a prolonged delay, so that is well worth a congratulation!
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2P traffic drops while streaming grows exponentially
According to new data figures from PlusNet, P2P traffic has declined significantly over the past year and legal, streaming content has grown exponentially.
The figures show that P2P traffic is down 8.75 percent year-on-year while streaming content traffi
Grouping Recent Internet Books: Internet Optimists vs. Pessimists
A number of very interesting books have been released over the past year or two which debate how the Internet is reshaping our culture and the economy.
The Internet's Biggest Security Hole
Kim Zetter reporting on Wired: Two security researchers have demonstrated a new technique to stealthily intercept internet traffic on a scale previously presumed to be unavailable to anyone outside of intelligence agencies like the National Security Agenc
The End of “the American Internet” and the Future of Content Controls
John Markoff had an interesting article in the New York Times this weekend entitled “Internet Traffic Begins to Bypass the U.S..” In the piece, Markoff notes that “The era of the American Internet is ending” since “data is increasingly flowing around the
Asia Lags on Internet Despite Strong Mobile Growth
Asia is expected to continue maintaining a strong growth in the mobile market due to sustained demands from China and India—two of the world's largest mobile markets. However, "even if Asia is the world's largest broadband market in terms of absolute numb
Internet Services Will be Worth Nearly $1 Trillion by 2012, Says Report
According to a report by the research firm Yankee Group, the global market for high-speed Internet services will be worth nearly $1 trillion by 2012. The broadband market, which includes revenue from services to consumers and businesses, as well as the am
DNS and the Great FireWall of China (GFW)
While the ability to the GFW to send RST packets in an attempt to terminate a connection between a source IP and a destination IP based on keywords appearing in packets (keyword in GET requests and possibly the HTML responses) has been documented. If Chin
Ban on website needs court ruling
According to news sites and blogs, Iranian Judiciary chief Ayatollah Shahroudi said on Sunday that any case of banning a website needs a verdict from the court of justice. He added the websites committing security and immoral acts are exceptions.Taghvimeh
Kremlin critic shot in Ingushetia
Magomed Yevloyev, owner of opposition Ingushetiya.ru webpage, was killed in Ingushetia yesterday soon after the police detained him in Margas airport. Yevloyev had flown in from Moscow on the same plane with the president of the region. On disembarking fr
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