Hello net neutrality, goodbye Internet
As the old adage goes, "Be careful what you wish for — you might get it, and wish you hadn't." Proponents of net neutrality might want to keep that in mind now that net neutrality regulations from either the FCC, Congress or both are a virtual certainty.
FCC on Apple, DOJ on Google -- the Feds Tackle Tech
Watch out, libertarian techies -- big government has upped its ante in a number of tech issues dominating headlines. In the near future we could see the Feds impact the future of unfettered Internet access, electronic books, and Apple policy for how its products are used.
Security & Data Privacy Compliance Guide
In today’s digital environment, it’s easier and more convenient than ever to share, access, and store data. Many organizations depend on technologies that make the data easily accessible and communicated to colleagues, partners, and clients in order to go about their daily business.
U.S. Expands H-1B Fraud Case Against N.J. Firm
The U.S. government has filed a new, expanded indictment against a New Jersey IT services firm that prosecutors say fraudulently used H-1B visas to reap millions of dollars from reduced employee wages.
Food Safety & the Electronics Supply Chain
Vice President Biden spoke at a White House ceremony recently introducing a new approach to regulating the food supply chain. In order to ensure foods are delivered safely to Americans, the administration is pushing for a broad set of supply chain controls that will increase visibility of foodstuffs all the way from farm to shelf.
Esther Schindler
If the comments are ugly, the code is ugly
claird
SVG a graphics format for 21st century
pasmith
Take Chrome OS for a test spin
Sandra Henry-Stocker
Solaris Tip: Have Your Files Changed Since Installation?
jfruh
Android fragments vs. the iPhone monolith
mikelgan
What Gizmodo missed about the Pro WX Wireless USB disk drive
Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News
Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
- mburton325
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