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Admit It: You Are Confused by Net Neutrality

April 7, 2010
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The ruling basically gives Comcast, the largest cable provider in the nation, freedom to block customers’ access to web services. Why would Comcast want to block access to certain sites/online services? Well, the company claims that customers who use services like BitTorrent slow down the network for other paying customers.

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Trust Citizenship, Not Censorship

April 5, 2010
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In July 2009, AT&T issued a statement denying censorship of 4Chan. By blocking access to the site, the company was trying to protect its own services. Regardless of whether the block was an issue of censorship or defense, the story made Internet users think about how Internet access can be restricted.

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True Life: China Hacked My Gmail Account

January 22, 2010
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On Wednesday morning, at approximately 6:30 AM, I was checking my e-mail and drinking coffee. Suddenly, I received a series of e-mail bouncebacks. Why? I hadn’t sent an e-mail since Tuesday night. When I opened the original message, I realized that someone had been using my Gmail account to send SPAM messages without my permission.

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