All Things Internet: The Big Players & The Issues
The world has grown increasingly connected over the past few decades and a huge chunk of our lives are online. We cover the companies you care about: YouTube, Google, Amazon, and the issues you care about: NBN, IoT, social media, privacy and security.
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Archive of Our Own Is Back Online After a Massive DDoS Attack
The Archive of Our Own—the largest digital library for fanfiction currently operating, and one of the highest-trafficked sites in the world—was temporarily unavailable after it experienced a large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack from a hacker group calling itself “Anonymous Sudan.” Ao3 reported the outage early on the morning of July 10 and had restored service…
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Sacré Bleu: Ticketmaster Suspends Taylor Swift Tour Ticket Sales in France After Record Demand
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour keeps on breaking records…and Ticketmaster. The digital ticketing platform suspended ticket sales for the Paris leg of Swift’s tour, shortly after they went on sale this morning, promising French Swift fans a cruel summer. As the pop singer-songwriter winds down the U.S. leg of The Eras Tour, Swift is setting her…
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A Proposed Massachusetts Law Would Ban the Sale of Your Cell Phone Location Data
In what would be a legislative first for the country, a proposed law in Massachusetts promises to put a dent in the data brokerage industry by banning the sale of cellular location data. Suffice it to say, it would be really awesome if the bill passes. Currently, data brokers can and do sell your cellular…
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Air France Passenger Found Blood and Diarrhea Under His Seat
Generally speaking, flying isn’t great. It’s the quickest way to get from, say, Paris to Toronto, but you’re probably not going to have a great time unless you can at least afford business class. And considering how quickly planes get turned around, you can’t exactly expect deep cleaning between flights. But surely, if a passenger…