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Democrats troubled by Verizon's free speech argument in net-neutrality case - The Hill's Hillicon Valley

Democrats troubled by Verizon's free speech argument in net-neutrality case - The Hill's Hillicon Valley | Mulit-Media News and Net Neutrality Too | Scoop.it
Three top Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee wrote a letter to their colleagues on Friday, calling attention to a troubling constitutional argument Verizon has made in its bid to overturn net neutrality regulations.
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NLRB Poster Ruling Dooms Net Neutrality, Verizon Says - Law360

NLRB Poster Ruling Dooms Net Neutrality, Verizon Says - Law360 | Mulit-Media News and Net Neutrality Too | Scoop.it
Verizon Inc. on Wednesday told the D.C. Circuit that its recent decision striking down a National Labor Relations Board rule compelling employers to display posters about workers' right to unionize should likewise prevent the Federal Communications...
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I think Verizon's efforts to fight Net Neutrality speak louder and louder that the company's interest and profits come ahead of consumer and citizen's rights and interest or desired open net services all internet consumers want and have paid to use.

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Verizon: Court Decision Forecloses FCC Speech Argument | Cable Television News | Broadcast Syndication | Programming | Multichannel.com

Verizon: Court Decision Forecloses FCC Speech Argument | Cable Television News | Broadcast Syndication | Programming | Multichannel.com | Mulit-Media News and Net Neutrality Too | Scoop.it

' What matters is that the 'net neutrality' rules, like the posting rule, compel providers to carry speech they may not wish to disseminate."

The FCC also argued that even if it was wrong and the First Amendment does apply, "the Open Internet Rules are narrowly tailored to serve important government interests."

No oral argument date has been set of the net neutrality challenge, and now is not likely happening until the fall, according to an attorney familiar with the case.

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What does Verizon not get about the fact that people pay Verizon to call and / or connect to others and do not think Verizon should be picking who gets through or adding cost to connect with those we choose.

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Facebook joins Web freedom group

Facebook joins Web freedom group | Mulit-Media News and Net Neutrality Too | Scoop.it
Facebook on Wednesday became a full member of the Global Network Initiative, a non-governmental organization promoting Internet freedom and privacy rights.
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Facebook Vice President Elliot Schrage said the California company joined the group as part of its commitment to "advancing human rights, including freedom of expression and the right to communicate freely."

"We're pleased to join GNI and contribute to its efforts to shed a spotlight on government practices that threaten the economic, social and political benefits the Internet provides."



Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-05-facebook-web-freedom-group.html#jCp

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US power companies say they face constant cyber attacks - The Canberra Times

US power companies say they face constant cyber attacks - The Canberra Times | Mulit-Media News and Net Neutrality Too | Scoop.it
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Do use important services as an excuse to spy on everyone to catch cyber thieves. Some things that are that important should not be on the web and it is as straight forward and true as that..

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A Ruling Could Support F.C.C.'s Net Neutrality Defense

A Ruling Could Support F.C.C.'s Net Neutrality Defense | Mulit-Media News and Net Neutrality Too | Scoop.it
Supreme Court justices said that courts should defer to regulatory agencies in weighing how they carry out their mandates.
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“The question in every case is, simply, whether the statutory text forecloses the agency’s assertion of authority, or not,” he wrote.

The precedent applied by Justice Scalia in the Arlington case was Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, in which the court held that courts must defer to an agency’s interpretation of its statutory jurisdiction unless it exceeds the specific bounds set by Congress."

 
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Obama Covertly Authorizes the Military to Control the Internet

Last week, the Senate failed to pass hurried cybersecurity legislation. To ensure privacy on the Web, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act was revised. Senator Harry Reid explained: “The bill that was and is the most important to the intelligence community and the Pentagon was just killed, and that was cybersecurity. Mr. President, I had a number of people come to me during the day and say ‘Are you going to allow relevant minutes on this?’ I said, ‘Sure.’ They said, ‘How about five?’ I said, ‘Fine.’ But Mr. President, whatever we do on this bill isn’t enough for the [U.S.] Chamber of Commerce. Not enough. So everyone should understand cybersecurity is dead for this Congress.”

Senators Lieberman and Collins concocted the “SECURE IT Act” that restricted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from new authority to govern cybersecurity and digital controls over privately owned power grids and internet service providers.

In another move by the Senate, the Federal Trade Commission was given jurisdiction (again) to fight internet fraud.

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FIOA) request to obtain a copy ofPresidential Policy Directive 20 (PPD20) or the new cybersecurity declaration from the executive branch of our US government.

 
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OK I did check this out and found the EPIC request on file online. This is certainly something for any citizen to ponder and reflect about. This involves our privacy and ability to communicate freely with one another.

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Could 'right to be forgotten' help?

Could 'right to be forgotten' help? | Mulit-Media News and Net Neutrality Too | Scoop.it
Draft EU legislation would give citizens the right to ask companies to delete their data, but would British teenager Paris Brown have been helped after her tweets were revealed by the media?
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This is a big deal for anyone or a family member that wants what they post online forgotten for personal reasons. No one is wanting to protect crooks even though most everyone wants due process and the 4th amendment in the USA to be held in place.

 

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"The EU plan for a 'right to be forgotten' has raised the stakes in the battle over our online privacy," he said.

"Consumer groups have welcomed the policy as an essential protection in a fast-changing world - while major technology firms are complaining that it will be impractical and damaging to investment in Europe.

"But with more and more examples of the damage our online histories can cause, the pressure to give consumers more control will only grow."

  
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T-Mobile drops challenge to FCC's net neutrality rules

T-Mobile drops challenge to FCC's net neutrality rules | Mulit-Media News and Net Neutrality Too | Scoop.it
The company inherited the challenge when it merged with MetroPCS (T-Mobile drops challenge to FCC's net neutrality rules http://t.co/ZVVLxb8PUN)
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We need to do more business with those that support net neutralitylike T-Mobile and less with those like Verizon and ATT that intend to gobble the internet control like the troll in "Billy Goats Gruff" and swallow the profits.


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The withdrawal is consistent with T-Mobile's position before the merger, a spokeswoman for the carrier said.

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Freenet

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PRIVACY? HA!....Who is following you?

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WOW! Who is following you? This is a spooky very short film...ENJOY! and see who is following you!

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Freenet

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A collaborative doc about the future of Internet freedom / Documental colaborativo sobre el futuro de la libertad en la red (@www2013rio thanks! net neutrality, privacy and freedom of expression. we are ready to register stories here!
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This is a must watch ..it's just the film teaser... Make no mistake with the industry insider heading up the FCC their will be a rush for industry to deal the final big take over of the internet  and they will do it with and through the government and make it officailly and legally all their's while legally tying our hands as well as shutting down our expression and ability to participate. We know what they deiver ..turn on your TV if you have not noticed and take a look..

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Drosselkom: Offline and Online-Protests against ISP Plans to slow down Internet Connections – and for Net Neutrality

Drosselkom: Offline and Online-Protests against ISP Plans to slow down Internet Connections – and for Net Neutrality | Mulit-Media News and Net Neutrality Too | Scoop.it
RT @xhdroelf: Drosselkom: Offline and Online-Protests against ISP Plans to slow down Internet Connections – and for Net Neutrality http://t.co/eMtGUyXRjo
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The ISPs, cable companies and wireless companies tell us trust them and they will self regulate abide by Net Neutrality and play fair. This and many other events lately prove that a lie.

 

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Internet activists in Germany demand a free and open Internet today, protesting in front of the annual general meeting of major German ISP Deutsche Telekom. They criticize the companies plans to slow down internet connections after a certain amount of traffic has been used. What is worse: the company is violating the principle of net neutrality – internet services can buy their way out of those limits.

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Subcommittee to Hold First Hearing on Comprehensive Copyright Review

RT @HouseJudiciary: TODAY at 2 PM: Subcmte on Courts, IP, & the Internet will hold its first hearing on copyright reform. More info: http://t.co/qeyhz9zjzV.
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This is a step in the right direction. Many now feel we need a more open access and share knowledge while still finding workable ways to reward the creative people who started the idea. Putting discoveries, ideas and great ideas in a locked box may no longer be the fit we need as a society.

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AT&T and Verizon End Run Net Neutrality Rules By Giving You (Some) Free Mobile Data - At A Cost

AT&T and Verizon End Run Net Neutrality Rules By Giving You (Some) Free Mobile Data - At A Cost | Mulit-Media News and Net Neutrality Too | Scoop.it
AT&T and Verizon plan to charge content providers and app developers to keep their data use from counting against their mobile data caps.
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Bye!Bye! Net neutrality! Hello same old tired, rip off deals we get from cable and cell phone companies! Isn't anyone besides me tired of big companies "TELLING" me how it's going to be then charging me to stick a bad deal to me. Now they will charge at both ends of services and those that can't afford to pay the gate keeper will just go away from the online world and die quietly.

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Data Footprints by Generations Infographic

Data Footprints by Generations Infographic | Mulit-Media News and Net Neutrality Too | Scoop.it

All of the media you consume, whether it be through television, the Internet, or your mobile device, leaves a digital footprint behind. With this information, researchers and marketers are able to determine many things about both an individual and a group of people—which also includes our students.

 

In a world where they are always connected, it is essential our youth are aware of information such as what a data footprint is and how they are contributing to it.


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Realizing how much data we are leaving online is so important. The fact that this is starting at birth these days makes this awareness even more criitcal for young people.

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Protests against the Net Neutrality violation in Germany | EDRI

Protests against the Net Neutrality violation in Germany | EDRI | Mulit-Media News and Net Neutrality Too | Scoop.it
Protests against the Net Neutrality violation in Germany | EDRI http://t.co/cJJH4hlIov
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I'm sure hoping the German Citizens come out the winners on this.

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In Denmark, Online Tracking of Citizens is an Unwieldy Failure

In Denmark, Online Tracking of Citizens is an Unwieldy Failure | Mulit-Media News and Net Neutrality Too | Scoop.it
Six years after Denmark passed a law mandating that telecommunication companies retain and store their customers' personal data for up to two years, local advocacy groups and the telecom industry are (RT @lisang: Danish police say that tracking...
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Half a decade after Denmark passed a law mandating that telecommunication companies retain and store their customers' personal data for up to one year, local advocacy groups and the telecom industry are pushing for immediate changes to the legislation.

 

The practice of keeping records of private citizens' Internet use is an unjustifiable invasion of privacy, they say.

 

The police, meanwhile, have concluded that requiring telecoms to store Internet subscriber data has not helped them track criminals, which was the the ostensible purpose of the practice. But the Danish government still wants to postpone an evaluation of the law for another two years.

 
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Texas votes on its own CISPA-like cyber bill — RT USA

Texas votes on its own CISPA-like cyber bill — RT USA | Mulit-Media News and Net Neutrality Too | Scoop.it
The biggest thing to come out of Texas may turn out to be a blow to Internet freedoms: legislators there are considering a bill that would compromise privacy on the Web for all residents of the Lone Star State.
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Maybe Texas should really just be it's own country and have it's own dictator.

 

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Sherman, however, thinks the law could be used broadly to bring any sort of online evidence under the magnifying glass of prosecutors, causing a widespread fishing exhibition that will allow law enforcement to essentially request any sort of electronic communication of any business that operates online.

“The electronic communications at risk include all online communication - emails, Facebook messages, tweets and messages on private list servers,” wrote Sherman. “Additionally, the bar is set extremely low for police officers to prove that they may find something important in a person's online communications.”

Indeed, SB 1052 only asks that probable cause “must be supported by the oath or affirmation of the authorized peace officer.”

“That is almost not a standard at all,” insisted Sherman. “With a bar so low and a reach so broad, such legislation will lead to widespread abuse and exposure of private information, and enable politically motivated ‘investigations.’ This is government overreach and Texans of all political ideologies should oppose it. If this bill becomes law, any investigation that can be brought into the Texas jurisdiction would have all the tools of CISPA, in which any private online activity can be easily seized by the government, at its disposal. That is terrible news not only for Texans but for all Americans.”

 
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ASIC | Use of little-known law to block access uncovered

ASIC | Use of little-known law to block access uncovered | Mulit-Media News and Net Neutrality Too | Scoop.it
ASIC | Use of little-known law to block access uncovered (How the blocking of @melbfreeuni disclosed ASIC's use of s313 of Tele Act to impose an Internet filter.
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A liitle net news event from Down Under.

 

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The federal government has been accused of sneaking mandatory web filtering through the back door after one of its agencies inadvertently blocked 1200 websites using a little-known law.

Technology news website Delimiter this week revealed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) last month used a telco law to ask major internet service providers (ISPs) to block a website it believed was defrauding Australians.

Telstra, Optus and Vodafone, who are known to have been asked to block it, complied.

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What is the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

RT @H_FJ: Netizens who were concerned about Net Neutrality and SOPA shd be equally worried abt the Marketplace Fairness Act. http://t.co/OSnC9aCRGd
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How the new internet taxes affect us is worth reading about if you shop online or directly while in your town and or your home.

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Julius Genachowski on broadband, spectrum, net neutrality, and his legacy at the F.C.C.

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Julius Genachowski describes his broadband policies at the F.C.C., his hopes for net neutrality and spectrum policy, and more. (Julius Genachowski on broadband, spectrum, net neutrality, and his legacy at the F.C.C.
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I hate to see him leave and more so now that we see who replaces him. Wheeler, who is a lobbist for telcom and cable industries has no business in that job that should be for the public interest. He has already chosen to give his loyalties to those that pay the most so why would he be working as a public employee now?

 

Is anyone else tired of paying high ranking public servants and electing officials that ought to be on ATT, Monsanto, and GEs payrolls rather than the public payroll where they are doing far more harm than good for consumers and citizens. I for one recent the industries and companies that do this even more than the individuals that sale their souls.  

 

I try not do business with those companies. They know that is the reaction when people don't like the way they are treated and that is why they work so hard to leave no more choices. That is when we need to drop their right to have a business license and force them to sell off what they own to those who intend to act as a better business that serves those who's money it takes as paymments for goods and services.

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Outgoing FCC chair: Wireless dominance by AT&T and Verizon a “very bad thing”

Outgoing FCC chair: Wireless dominance by AT&T and Verizon a “very bad thing” | Mulit-Media News and Net Neutrality Too | Scoop.it
Top wireless regulator defends 2011 call to block merger of AT&T and T-Mobile.
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This is a great input from the out going FCC chairman and follow up comments about what we now know of the incoming FCC chair. The new guy will be working for the likes of ATT most likely and not much for consumers. Why else pick him. Keep your eyes open and remember he works for us and is on our payroll. It's about time we start sending those who abuse their public trust for personal gain and to line "influential friends" pockets to jail with major fines and of course first fire them.

 

Pressure from all of us will have to be placed directly to national state officials and the president to undo him if he starts doing what it looks like he was put in the FCC to do.... continue industry lobby work as the guy who decides regulations or the lack of regulation. THAT APPEARS TO BE PURE CORRUPTION of the process and we must start truly blocking and prosecuting these corrupt individuals and organizations with conflict of interest suits and abuse of power suits...

 

Remember the President picked him and the Senators must give him the nod of approval. Let them all know if they work for ATT, Verizon, Comcast, Google, Wal-Mart, Big Oil, Big Media then they need to resign, maybe even go to jail for taking money in payment from the citizens to deliver service to those mentioned earlier rather the citizens. FIND A VOICE PLEASE! We will shape change if we make ourselves heard monthly or at least on issues like this and felt at the voting both. It may be time to research whom to write in on the ballot if we can’t get anyone that is not on the corporate puppet strings and back pockets otherwise. It starting to look like Obama was big industries back –up plan in case Mitt didn’t work out.

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Freenet

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Which plan do you want Sir?

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This is a great series of films to get people paying attention to the fragil openness of the internet.

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OVERNIGHT TECH: AT&T CEO's comments prompt net neutrality fears - The Hill (blog)

OVERNIGHT TECH: AT&T CEO's comments prompt net neutrality fears - The Hill (blog) | Mulit-Media News and Net Neutrality Too | Scoop.it
OVERNIGHT TECH: AT&T CEO's comments prompt net neutrality fears The Hill (blog) The Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules require landline broadband providers to treat all Internet traffic equally, but the rules only bar cell...
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Freepress.con and savetheinternet .com have been trying to let people know fornyears that this is what they have been fighting back. Now all these companies and start to show their true colors and plans to take the power ond wealth on the internet for themselves and turn our wonderful open net and open opportunities into the same crumy delivery they have been over charging us to get for years.

 

Sponsored everything or we will hear and no nothing from mom and pop and the actual boy next door.......DON"T LET IT HAPPEN! JOIN THE FIGHT AND PUSH BACK FAST! It is our money and labior that makes these companies rich and we need to let them know where WE draw the line. They seem to have no trouble telling us how they think they will make us do things and we need to turn that around. How about move to not renew their business license if they do not operate in a manner good for the public.

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ESPN Wants To Pay-To-Play

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.@SimonMaloy points out the annoying consequences of exempting wireless carriers from net neutrality rules: http://t.co/720e271UwL
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Not much more to say than what the title does on this.What do you think?

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Will Tom Wheeler Kill Net Neutrality? | Filmmaker Magazine

Will Tom Wheeler Kill Net Neutrality? | Filmmaker Magazine | Mulit-Media News and Net Neutrality Too | Scoop.it
“I am in this race to tell the corporate lobbyists in Washington that their days of setting the agenda are over.” Guess who said these memorable words? In (Will Tom Wheeler Kill Net Neutrality?
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Why is he laughing? He's laughing at us. The joke is on us and yet another president is bought and sold! Is there no stopping the corruption? The run for the top job in DC was like the others ....a farce....The big money corporations were running both their horses so there was no way they could loose. Call your officails let them know this is a lousy choice. When we speak loud enough they do listen....but not until then.

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