by Wendy Davis on Oct 16, 4:43 PM
As of today, Sprint users who sign up for "unlimited" data plans can no longer count on being able to stream movies, download music or send photos at will.
by Wendy Davis on Oct 15, 5:24 PM
The digital rights groups Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge tell a federal judge that broadband providers have no legal obligation to disconnect subscribers based on "robosigned" allegations of piracy.
by Wendy Davis on Oct 14, 3:51 PM
Consumer advocates say Charter's promise to follow net neutrality rules for three years isn't enough to mitigate threats posed by a merger with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks.
by Wendy Davis on Oct 13, 5:13 PM
On Monday, Twitter suspended accounts operated by Gawker's Deadspin and Vox Media's SBNation after the NFL and other sports organizations complained about copyright infringement.
by Wendy Davis on Oct 12, 4:18 PM
The White House's health insurance site HealthCare.gov is now honoring do-not-track headers, the site's CEO says in a new blog post.
by Wendy Davis on Oct 9, 4:21 PM
Ad company Turn is asking the Internet standards group World Wide Web Consortium to scrap its recent privacy proposal. The proposed rules allow publishers to collect data only at their own sites, but not at sites operated by others.
by Wendy Davis on Oct 8, 5:11 PM
Verizon Wireless has narrowed a controversial ad-targeting program that relies on "supercookies." But advocates say the company needs to make the program opt-in only.
by Wendy Davis on Oct 7, 5:36 PM
Three lawmakers say in a letter to the W3C that its proposed "do-not-track" definition doesn't go far enough to protect users' privacy.
by Wendy Davis on Oct 6, 4:49 PM
Cementing her reputation as a privacy hawk, California Attorney General Kamala Harris is requiring the startup Houzz to hire a chief privacy officer in order to resolve charges.
by Wendy Davis on Oct 5, 5:27 PM
Faced with widespread criticism, Peeple co-founder Julia Corday writes on LinkedIn that the app will be "focused on the positive and only the positive."