Stories Tagged as
Internet
Getting "terms of service" updates lately? Here's why
by
Amy Scott
, Stephanie Hughes
and Shaheen Ainpour
May 4, 2018
Europe is about to enact the GDPR, a set of new privacy rules for the web.
There is a major digital divide on the Texas-Mexico border, one of least connected parts of the country
by
Paul Flahive
May 3, 2018
The Texas-Mexico border is one of the least connected in the U.S. A map from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas shows border counties bathed in bright red, meaning less than around 60 percent have home internet access. It’s a distinction shared by the Mississippi Delta and Appalachia, other parts of the country with pernicious […]
What happens if online retailers have to charge sales tax?
by
Molly Wood
and Shaheen Ainpour
Apr 26, 2018
"This is a very big deal ... for all small entrepreneurs everywhere," Etsy's CEO says.
Net neutrality rollback begins
Apr 23, 2018
Businesses, states, Democratic senators are mounting challenges to the FCC repeal of internet protections. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
4 things to know about Russian internet usage
by
Eliza Mills
Apr 13, 2018
Russians really love YouTube.
The Data Economy: Data-fueled politics
by
Molly Wood
Apr 13, 2018
As the data economy grew, politicians took notice — and took your information.
The Data Economy: Policy (or lack thereof)
by
Molly Wood
Apr 12, 2018
The U.S. has few policies around privacy and data. That's great, until it's bad.
For public good, not for profit.
Cloudflare promises to keep users' web data from ISPs
by
Jon Gordon
, Stephanie Hughes
and Shaheen Ainpour
Apr 4, 2018
Internet service providers track customers' web data and sell it, so is there a way to keep your information private?
China moves to tighten control of the internet
by
Scott Tong
Mar 12, 2018
In China, the internet is censored. You can’t get access to Google, or Facebook or Twitter unless you have a workaround known as a virtual private network. VPN technology lets users jump over the so-called Great Firewall of China. But now those jumping days could be ending. By month’s end, Beijing plans to block all VPN […]
Should websites be responsible for what users post online?
by
Molly Wood
, Stephanie Hughes
and Shaheen Ainpour
Mar 7, 2018
A new bill makes it easier to sue websites for illegal content their users post.