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July 10, 2010

15:13
Cyber czar: Networks in the U.S. are riddled with vulnerabilities
In a rare public appearance July 8, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt warned that US networks are riddled with vulnerabilities that can be exploited by thieves and spies. read more
15:12
Cyber Command Riddle Revealed
The Pentagon's new US Cyber Command has embedded a 32-character string of secret code in its logo, causing a stir among bloggers and curious techies eager to decipher the veiled message. read more
15:08
Wireless industry: Disclosure easier for fixed broadband providers
The wireless industry opposed the possibility of government rules on how companies disclose broadband speeds, arguing that fixed broadband providers would have an easier time with such mandates. read more
15:06
Four FCC Commissioners To Skip Chicago Workshop on Comcast-NBCU Merger
It's the biggest communications mega-merger of the Obama Administration and a transaction that could reshape the media landscape for generations. Yet only one of the Federal Communications Commission's five commissioners, Michael Copps, will bother to attend the agency's July 13 "public workshop" in Chicago on the proposed combination of Comcast and NBC Universal. read more
15:04
Comcast's Contract With Latinos: A Step in the Right Direction, Not a Solution to Media Consolidation
On June 25, Comcast announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on improving diversity at the company. But Nogales does not purport that this Comcast MOU is a silver bullet that will repair all of the ills that media consolidation brings to society. read more
15:03
Media Consolidation: Bad for Democracy and Not Even Entertaining
What happens when the media are owned or controlled by a diminishing number of large corporations? read more
14:58
Judge Reduces Fine In File-Sharer Case, Could Have Wide-Ranging Repercussions For Copyright Cases
In a ruling that could put a crimp in content owners' attempts to convince downloaders to settle lawsuits, a federal judge in Boston has said it's unconstitutional to require a defendant who shared 30 tracks to pay damages of $675,000. read more
14:55
State E-rate Coordinators' Alliance Recommends Changes
The State E-rate Coordinators' Alliance (SECA) filed comments in the Federal Communications Commission's proceeding on improving the E-rate program. SECAfs Initial Comments propose the following recommendations... read more
14:53
Big Cable Says E-Rate Should Not Subsidize Lighting Dark Fiber in Schools and Libraries
In comments filed at the Federal Communications Commission on reforming the FCC's E-rate program, the lobbying organization for large cable operators said that the FCC should not include dark fiber among the services covered by the E-rate program. read more
14:38
Eight Appointed to the Broadcasting Board of Governors
President Barack Obama has appointed eight media, communications, and foreign policy leaders to serve on the Broadcasting Board of Governors. read more
14:35
FCC Gets Earful on Ownership Studies
The Federal Communications Commission has gotten some outside guidance on new studies to ask for as it conducts its quadrennial review of media ownership rules, including that it look at the impact of joint operating and shared services agreements on the retransmission consent process. read more
14:34
By the Numbers: Nearly Half a Billion Broadband Subscribers Worldwide
Slowly but surely we are inching closer to the half a billion broadband subscriber mark. read more
14:33
Gaps Persist in Evaluation Systems for E-Government Initiatives
For the past decade, technology has been touted as the key tool for transforming governments and the citizens they serve. But in their ambitious attempts to innovate, many e-government programs have failed due to financial troubles. read more
14:31
Health IT leaders praise appointment of chief FOR Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Visionary or worst choice? President Barack Obama's recess appointment of Harvard Medical School professor Dr. Donald Berwick to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid is drawing praise from healthcare information technology leaders across the country even as his detractors paint him as a champion for socialism and healthcare rationing. read more
14:30
NSA says 'Perfect Citizen' is a research program
National Security Agency confirmed the existence of a controversial program aimed at protecting the country's critical infrastructure July 8, but disputed claims that the program would monitor network traffic on critical infrastructure networks. read more
14:28
An In-Depth Look at How People Are Using the iPad
Resolve Market Research has just completed a comprehensive study that looks at how the iPad is being used, and how the iPad is impacting other technology devices. read more
14:27
Millennials will make online sharing in networks a lifelong habit
In a survey about the future impact of the Internet, a solid majority of technology experts and stakeholders said the Millennial generation will lead society into a new world of personal disclosure and information-sharing using new media. read more
14:25
Google Restarts Street View Info-Grab, Without Illegal Wi-Fi Snooping
Google announced a restart of Street View data capture operations. read more
14:23
Google Street View accused of Congress 'snooping'
Google's popular Street View project may have collected personal information of members of Congress, including some involved in national security issues. read more
14:21
Australia says Google violated privacy law, Google says sorry
On July 9, Australia's Privacy Commissioner, Karen Curtis, said that Google appeared to violate the country's privacy laws but she was unable to impose sanctions on the firm. Instead, the company has issued an apology. read more