The FCC will approve new net neutrality rules today. On Thursday, the FCC votes on rules for regulating the Internet. The secret vote will make the Internet a “public utility.” This gives FCC control on how Internet providers operate. They can prevent providers from creating Internet “fast lanes.” “Fast lanes” mean you pay more to have your site load faster. …
NSA Hacks SIM Cards
NSA/GCHQ stole millions of SIM cards’ encryption keys. The GCHQ is Britain’s NSA. Your phone’s SIM card contains a secret encryption key. Your carrier/provider also has that same encryption key. To connect, your SIM and provider check that they keys match. If they do, all communication between them is encrypted. Carriers like Verizon, AT&T do not make their own SIM …
Net Neutrality
It matters because the internet will save us all In 2010 the FCC reclassified Internet providers. This action was done to preserve an open Internet. In Jan. 2014, that reclassification was repealed by the courts. In Apr. 2014, FCC released new rules. New rules allowed providers to create internet fast lanes. This means that sites have to pay in order …
Internet Slowdown Day
Popular internet sites to protest for net neutrality The FCC is proposing new laws to regulate internet providers. Most recent laws allow providers to create “fast lanes.” This means if you want your site to load fast, you pay more. Big sites can afford this. Smaller sites cannot. Reddit, Netflix, Imgur, and other large sites are protesting. On September 10, …