- Your 4K Netflix Streaming Is on a Collision Course With Your ISP's Data Caps - High-resolution video streaming is on the rise, but data caps could mean bigger bills for customers. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qvqzd5/your-4k-netflix-streaming-is-on-a-collision-course-with-your-isp-data-caps 15 comments technology
- The End of Net Neutrality Means ISPs Could Crack Down on Cryptocurrencies https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/kz34ay/net-neutrality-repeal-affect-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-ethereum 18 comments btc
- The End of Net Neutrality Means ISPs Could Crack Down on Cryptocurrencies https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/kz34ay/net-neutrality-repeal-affect-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-ethereum 12 comments technology
- Groups Battle Trump FCC's Claim That One ISP In A Market Means There's Effective Competition https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171010/14161138383/groups-battle-trump-fccs-claim-that-one-isp-market-means-theres-effective-competition.shtml 33 comments technology
- Australian courts order ISPs to block 59 pirate websites; Australians won't be able to access a total of 65 pirate websites via typical means. The online destinations they have to block include PrimeWire, MegaShare, Limetorrents, Project Free TV, Watch Series, PutLocker and GoMovies https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/20/australia-to-block-59-pirate-websites/ 256 comments worldnews
- [TE] Does this mean that I should not use VPN and the ISP is spying on me? https://i.redd.it/5oqpdz9zja7z.png 140 comments india
- 'What does ISP mean?' - how government officials are flunking security challenges - Policy on national security and protection is in the hands of people without critical technological understanding, warns cybersecurity expert http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/08/sxsw-government-cybersecurity-hacking-privacy-nsa-peter-singer 49 comments technology
- CRTC ruling means ISP's offering unlimited internet usage in Canada will now be a thing of the past. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/globe-on-technology/crtc-ruling-handcuffs-competitive-market-teksavvy/article1778211/ 8 comments technology
- Cheap and Fast Municipal ISPs Are Blocked in Almost Half of the US - Twenty-two states either obstruct or criminalize the option for cities, towns, and counties (or their utilities) to create an ISP. That lack of competition means the internet in those areas cost more. https://www.pcmag.com/news/cheap-and-fast-municipal-isps-are-blocked-in-almost-half-of-the-us 30 comments technews
- If my ISP requires a DOCSIS 3.0 modem then wouldn't that mean any DOCSIS 3.0 is compatible? Why is there a compatibility list from my ISP? Is this indicating that there is a difference in DOCSIS 3.0? http://help.suddenlink.com/internet/Pages/CompatibilityList.aspx 5 comments techsupport
- UK Virgin Media Starts Pirate Bay Blockade: "The court order covers all major UK ISPs, which means that 94% of all UK citizens will no longer be able to access the site." https://torrentfreak.com/virgin-media-starts-blocking-the-pirate-bay-120502/ 3 comments worldnews
- Six strikes and you're screwed: What the upcoming piracy crackdown means for you. From July 1, the largest ISPs will adopt a “Graduated Response” program to cut down on illegal file sharing http://news.yahoo.com/six-strikes-youre-screwed-upcoming-piracy-crackdown-means-144559247.html 194 comments politics
- Six strikes and you're screwed: What the upcoming piracy crackdown means for you. From July 1, the largest ISPs will adopt a “Graduated Response” program to cut down on illegal file sharing http://news.yahoo.com/six-strikes-youre-screwed-upcoming-piracy-crackdown-means-144559247.html 200 comments technology
- Senate defeats effort to block Internet rules - We narrowly escaped this. The 149.99 package doesn't look all that bad however. You may not have access to the full internet but at least you get the top 1000 shopping sites your ISP owned..I mean determined were pretty cool.. http://www.bluestatepost.com/news_555.htm 3 comments politics
- Google’s Measurement Lab and What it Means - Maybe this one will make ISPs stop lying about their traffic shaping systems http://mashable.com/2009/01/29/google-measurement-lab/ 24 comments technology