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Nest releases home security camera | Technology Futures
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Nest releases home security camera. Submitted by acohill on Fri, 06/19/2015 - 08:39. Nest, the thermostat people, have been busy branching out by developing (or buying) other home gadgets like smoke detectors and security cameras. The company recently announced the Nest Cam. An Internet of Things (IoT) security camera. Design Nine has been selected as a Broadband Properties / Broadband Communities top 100 company from 2008 to 2015. Design Nine provides visionary broadband architecture and engineering ser...
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Internet of Things, Part III: Encryption slows down HomeKit use | Technology Futures
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Internet of Things, Part III: Encryption slows down HomeKit use. Submitted by acohill on Thu, 07/23/2015 - 07:52. Vendors who want to roll out home security devices using Apple's HomeKit are complaining. Using the HomeKit API allows customers to control the devices (with many more applications than home security) from their iPhone or iPad. Design Nine has been selected as a Broadband Properties / Broadband Communities top 100 company from 2008 to 2015. Design Nine provides visionary broadband architectur...
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Railroads and fiber: Repeating history | Technology Futures
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Railroads and fiber: Repeating history. Submitted by acohill on Tue, 07/21/2015 - 10:09. I've been reading "A Great and Shining Road," by John Williams. It tells the story of the development of the transcontinental railroad, and has much detail in the beginning about the development of rail transportation in the U.S., as it started on the east coast. Fiber is the transportation system of the 21st century, but it is still seen as a risky investment by many. How is it a transportation system? In the end, r...
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Railroads and fiber: Part II: The Incumbents | Technology Futures
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Railroads and fiber: Part II: The Incumbents. Submitted by acohill on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 08:58. As I continue to read "A Great and Shining Road" about the building of the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s, I continue to be amazed at the number of parallels between that project and the effort to get fiber to homes and businesses today. Of course, there were few travelers because there was no easy way to get across the country- sailing around the tip of South America or traversing the Isthmus of Panama...
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Internet of Things, Part II: Hacked vehicles | Technology Futures
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Internet of Things, Part II: Hacked vehicles. Submitted by acohill on Wed, 07/22/2015 - 09:29. The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to roll along merrily, with manufacturers sticking a WiFi chip and a poorly designed single purpose Web server into anything with electricity. That is not so bad. What is bad is the complete and utter disregard for testing for security. Wired has an article. Is this unique to Jeeps? Apparently not, as the article mentions similar shortcomings with Fords and Toyotas. Broadb...
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CyberTelecom Blog: December 2014
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Cybertelecom-L Email Discussion Group. Friday, December 19, 2014. Public Knowledge Job Opening: Policy Advocate. The Policy Advocate will play a key role in the development of Public Knowledge's approach to promoting innovation, consumer rights, and the free flow of information. The Policy Advocate position presents a rare opportunity for a hard-working, creative advocate to work in a cutting-edge issue area and to become a public figure in the field. Washington, D.C. January 16th, 2015. Public Knowledge...
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Erik Cecil's Blog - Second Mouse*: December 2009
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Erik Cecil's Blog - Second Mouse*. The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese." (S. Wright) All about the unintended consequences of law, Internet, and the humans that make it interesting. Sunday, December 6, 2009. Escape from Net Neutrality. To really grok how important it is to get regulation right, you'll have to actually look at. Lee Selwyn's economic analysis. Of the present state of telecommunications markets. [I had trouble with the deep link, so just in case, click here.
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CyberTelecom Blog: Once Hacked, The Risk That Customer's Personal Data Will Be Misued is Immediate and Real
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Cybertelecom-L Email Discussion Group. Monday, July 27, 2015. Once Hacked, The Risk That Customer's Personal Data Will Be Misued is Immediate and Real. Sometime in 2013, hackers attacked Neiman Marcus, a luxury department store, and stole the credit card numbers of its customers. In December 2013, the company learned that some of its customers had found fraudulent charges on their cards. On January 10, 2014, it announced to the public that the cyberattack. Filed a class action lawsuit. And that you "must...
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CyberTelecom Blog: June 2015
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Cybertelecom-L Email Discussion Group. Wednesday, June 24, 2015. RecordOfSuccess Grows with DOTCOM Approval. RecordOfSuccess Grows with DOTCOM Approval. 8211; The House of Representatives today approved H.R. 805, the Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act. R-MI) “Once again, our committee’s efforts demonstrate that Congress can work together to achieve meaningful results and build a bipartisan record of success.”. 8220;We have a responsibility to see that the IANA transition is ...
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CyberTelecom Blog: April 2015
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Cybertelecom-L Email Discussion Group. Sunday, April 26, 2015. Statement from FCC Ch Tom Wheeler on the Comcast / TWC Merger. STATEMENT FROM FCC CHAIRMAN TOM WHEELER ON THE COMCAST-TIME WARNER CABLE MERGER. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler issued the following statement today after Comcast announced its decision to abandon its $45 billion dollar bid to acquire Time Warner Cable. STMT. Https:/ apps.fcc.gov/edocs. Https:/ apps.fcc.gov/edocs. Today, an online video market is emerging that offers new business models...
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