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Comcast Is Hiring an Internet Snoop for the Feds (Wired News)
Wanna tap e-mail, voice and Web traffic for the government? Here’s your chance. Comcast, the country’s second-largest Internet provider, is looking for an engineer to handle "reconnaissance" and "analysis" of "subscriber intelligence" for the company’s "National Security Operations."

Dubai Internet City supports World Environment Day (AME Info)
Dubai Internet City (DIC), one of the largest managed ICT clusters in the region and a member of TECOM Investments, marked World Environment Day on June 5th, 2008 by making a significant contribution to a number of recycling drives in the region.

Plymouth police alert about national Internet scam (South Bend Tribune)
PLYMOUTH — Plymouth police are warning Michiana residents about what appears to be a national Internet scam.

Bell defends ’shaping’ Internet traffic (Toronto Star)
Bell Canada Inc. has submitted detailed information to regulators in support of its controversial practice of "throttling" certain types of Internet traffic, a move the phone company argues is necessary to relieve congestion on its network.

Prepare to Pay Internet Sales Tax (WSYR 9 Syracuse)
Beginning Sunday, New Yorkers who make purchases over the Internet from Amazon.com and some other retailers will see an addition to their bills: a charge for state and local sales…

Time Warner Cable Readies Internet TV Device (MultiChannel News)
Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt said that customers of the cable operator would be able to access Internet video on their television sets soon, but provided little additional detail.

New N.Y. Internet tax takes effect Sunday (Courier-Post)
ALBANY - Starting Sunday, New Yorkers who make purchases over the Internet from Amazon.com and some other retailers will see an addition to their bills: a charge for state and local sales taxes.

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Comcast Is Hiring an Internet Snoop for the Feds (Wired News)
Wanna tap e-mail, voice and Web traffic for the government? Here’s your chance. Comcast, the country’s second-largest Internet provider, is looking for an engineer to handle "reconnaissance" and "analysis" of "subscriber intelligence" for the company’s "National Security Operations."

Time Warner Cable Readies Internet TV Device (MultiChannel News)
Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt said that customers of the cable operator would be able to access Internet video on their television sets soon, but provided little additional detail.

New N.Y. Internet tax law takes effect Sunday (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Starting Sunday, New Yorkers who make purchases over the Internet from Amazon.com and some other retailers will see an addition to their bills: a charge for state and local sales taxes.

FCC ponders free high-speed Internet network plan (USA Today)
Federal regulators may require the winner of airwaves being auctioned off by the government to provide free wireless high-speed Internet service across a large swath of the country.

Plymouth police alert about national Internet scam (South Bend Tribune)
PLYMOUTH — Plymouth police are warning Michiana residents about what appears to be a national Internet scam.

Overstock.com sues New York over Internet tax law (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Overstock.com said on Friday it filed a lawsuit to challenge a New York law requiring Internet retailers to collect and pay New York state taxes on sales to New York consumers even if the retailer does not have a physical presence in New York.

Bell defends ’shaping’ Internet traffic (Toronto Star)
Bell Canada Inc. has submitted detailed information to regulators in support of its controversial practice of "throttling" certain types of Internet traffic, a move the phone company argues is necessary to relieve congestion on its network.

Comcast Hijackers Expose Flaws in Internet’s DNS (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)
Teenage hackers temporarily hijacked and defaced several Comcast Web sites and redirected user e-mail in an exploit that appears to expose fundamental weaknesses in the Internet’s Domain Name System. The hackers, known as Defiant and EBK, apparently used "social engineering" — persuading insiders to hand over account information — to break into Comcast’s account at domain registrar Network …

Overstock.com sues New York over Internet tax law (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Overstock.com said on Friday it filed a lawsuit to challenge a New York law requiring Internet retailers to collect and pay New York state taxes on sales to New York consumers even if the retailer does not have a physical presence in New York.

Time Warner Cable Readies Internet TV Device (MultiChannel News)
Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt said that customers of the cable operator would be able to access Internet video on their television sets soon, but provided little additional detail.

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The Military’sInternet‘Civil War’

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Proposed Treaty TurnsInternetInto a Virtual Police State

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The HoodInternetvs Chicago

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Time Warner Cable looks to bringinternetcontent to TVs

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InternetExplorer for the Mac: Levi Bethune Switches to VMware Fusion

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InternetRetailer on the NY Affiliate Tax

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Microsoft Security advisory for Safari and Windows, (Sat, May 31st)

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TheInternetis for Scorn: Meet the Web’s 10 Most Hated People

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Mother in Internet Suicide Case Works Against Bullying (GigaLaw.com)
When Tina Meier’s 13-year-old daughter committed suicide after being bullied on the Internet, her grief was so encompassing she felt at times she couldn’t breathe.

CrankyGeeks: The Internet is Killing You (PC Magazine)
Dvorak thinks we’re becoming a nation of narrow thinkers, all thanks to the Internet.

New N.Y. Internet tax takes effect Sunday (Courier-Post)
ALBANY - Starting Sunday, New Yorkers who make purchases over the Internet from Amazon.com and some other retailers will see an addition to their bills: a charge for state and local sales taxes.

FCC ponders free high-speed Internet network plan (USA Today)
Federal regulators may require the winner of airwaves being auctioned off by the government to provide free wireless high-speed Internet service across a large swath of the country.

Comcast Hijackers Expose Flaws in Internet’s DNS (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)
Teenage hackers temporarily hijacked and defaced several Comcast Web sites and redirected user e-mail in an exploit that appears to expose fundamental weaknesses in the Internet’s Domain Name System. The hackers, known as Defiant and EBK, apparently used "social engineering" — persuading insiders to hand over account information — to break into Comcast’s account at domain registrar Network …

Intel’s CEO sees the Internet in your palm (Dallas Morning News)
NEW YORK Intel Corp.’s push to create and boost new categories of small, cheap Internet-connected devices is taking the world’s largest chip maker in some unusual directions.

Time Warner Cable Readies Internet TV Device (MultiChannel News)
Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt said that customers of the cable operator would be able to access Internet video on their television sets soon, but provided little additional detail.

Police warn residents about Internet scam (22 WSBT South Bend)
PLYMOUTH Plymouth police are warning Michiana residents about what appears to be a national Internet scam.

The Internet Is More a Tool, Less a Mall (KiplingerForecasts.com)
Shoppers rely heavily on the Internet for information when shopping, but often make their purchases offline.

Comcast Is Hiring an Internet Snoop for the Feds (Wired News)
Wanna tap e-mail, voice and Web traffic for the government? Here’s your chance. Comcast, the country’s second-largest Internet provider, is looking for an engineer to handle "reconnaissance" and "analysis" of "subscriber intelligence" for the company’s "National Security Operations."

Subpoena ofInternetService Provider Records in a Divorce Case:

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InternetExplorer for the Mac: Levi Bethune Switches to VMware Fusion

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The Military’sInternet‘Civil War’

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Master theInternet

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InternetAcronyms for Photographers

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Books are thriving despite theinternet

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TEC Releases Guide toInternetMedia at UCLA

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Where did my domain go?, (Fri, May 30th)

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InternetMonk Radio Podcast #98

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Seasteading, libertarians andinternetmillionaires

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Online communication, compulsiveinternetuse, and psychosocial…

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Subpoena ofInternetService Provider Records in a Divorce Case:

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Free Internet eyed as part of airwaves auction (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. communications regulators are considering auctioning a piece of the airwaves to buyers willing to provide free broadband Internet service without pornography.

The Future of the Internet - And How to Stop It (Washington Post)
Jonathan Zittrain, professor of Internet governance and regulation at Oxford University, will discuss his new book.

Neb. officials warn of possible Internet loan scam (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance says there is a scam that targets people who borrow money through Internet-based companies.

FCC mulling free high-speed Internet network plan (AP via Yahoo! News)
Federal regulators may require the winner of airwaves being auctioned off by the government to provide free wireless high-speed Internet service across a large swath of the country.

FCC may request free, wireless internet (The New Zealand Herald)
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators may require the winner of airwaves being auctioned off by the government to provide free wireless high-speed internet service across a large swath of the U.S.

Government Eyes ‘Family-Friendly’ Internet Access (InternetNews.com)
Regulators are considering auctioning a piece of the airwaves to buyers willing to provide free broadband Internet service without pornography.

Closing Glance: Internet software, services stocks (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Internet software and services stocks traded mixed Thursday, with Google Inc.’s shares rising as Susquehanna Financial Group analyst Marianne Wolk raised her price target for the stock to $635 from $600.

Activists Target Internet Voting (The Tampa Tribune)
Voting activists demanded Thursday that state officials stop one Florida county from experimenting with Internet voting this fall.

Internet-based realtors win monster settlement

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InternetExplorer Optimization steps

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InternetParty 2: An Intervention for MySpace

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