https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Washington became the first state Monday to set up its own net-neutrality requirements after U.S. regulators repealed Obama-era rules that banned internet providers from blocking content or interfering with online traffic. https://phys.org/news/2018-03-washington-state-net-neutrality.html Telecom Tue, 06 Mar 2018 02:22:23 EST news439525326 The Federal Communications Commission repealed the Obama-era "net neutrality" rules Thursday, giving internet service providers like Verizon, Comcast and AT&T a free hand to slow or block websites and apps as they see fit or charge more for faster speeds. https://phys.org/news/2017-12-rollback-net-neutrality.html Telecom Thu, 14 Dec 2017 13:29:07 EST news432480542 The acrimonious battle over "net neutrality" in America comes to a head Thursday with a US agency set to vote to roll back rules enacted two years earlier aimed at preventing a "two-speed" internet. https://phys.org/news/2017-12-moment-truth-net-neutrality.html Telecom Thu, 14 Dec 2017 03:31:13 EST news432444667 When Congress voted in March to reverse rules intended to protect Internet users' privacy, many people began looking for ways to keep their online activity private. One of the most popular and effective is Tor, a software system millions of people use to protect their anonymity online. https://phys.org/news/2017-06-methods-online-privacy.html Security Fri, 02 Jun 2017 07:16:20 EDT news415606563 Most people who search on Google, share on Facebook and shop on Amazon have never heard of Sir Tim Berners-Lee. But they might not be doing any of those things had he not invented the World Wide Web. https://phys.org/news/2017-04-inventor-world-wide-web-nobel.html Internet Tue, 04 Apr 2017 08:45:15 EDT news410514309 US lawmakers voted Tuesday to roll back rules that would block internet service providers from selling user data to third parties, following a heated debate over privacy protections. https://phys.org/news/2017-03-lawmakers-privacy-internet-carriers.html Telecom Wed, 29 Mar 2017 02:28:47 EDT news409973320 For its next trick, an internet-beaming balloon factory spun out of Google believes it can outmaneuver the wind. https://phys.org/news/2017-02-internet-beaming-balloons-outmaneuver-shifting.html Internet Thu, 16 Feb 2017 16:31:35 EST news406485080 Major internet services including Twitter, Spotify and Amazon suffered service interruptions and outages on Friday as a US internet provider came under sustained cyber attack. https://phys.org/news/2016-10-twitter-spotify-websites-ddos.html Security Fri, 21 Oct 2016 10:09:51 EDT news396263359 A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the government's "net neutrality" rules, preserving regulations that force internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T to treat all online traffic—everything from Netflix and cat videos to games and downloads—equally. https://phys.org/news/2016-06-court-net-neutrality-internet-access.html Internet Tue, 14 Jun 2016 10:35:54 EDT news385119344 Sri Lanka's government announced Monday it would take a 25 percent stake in a joint venture with Google designed to deliver a high-speed Internet service powered by balloons and that tests would begin this month. https://phys.org/news/2016-02-sri-lanka-stake-google-balloon.html Telecom Mon, 01 Feb 2016 05:58:18 EST news373528690 Americans are generally getting much faster Internet speeds than a few years ago, but growth is uneven depending on the type of connections, a government report said Wednesday. https://phys.org/news/2015-12-boosting-broadband-growth-uneven.html Telecom Wed, 30 Dec 2015 12:35:00 EST news370701293 The top US telecom regulator proposed Wednesday to regulate broadband Internet service providers as "public utility" carriers, in a renewed effort to enforce "net neutrality" rules. https://phys.org/news/2015-02-fcc-chairman-internet.html Telecom Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:46:33 EST news342276387 Whose Internet is it anyway? https://phys.org/news/2015-01-internet-federal.html Internet Sat, 31 Jan 2015 08:28:53 EST news341915308 A city once infamous for the smoke-belching foundries that blanketed its buildings and streets with a heavy layer of soot is turning to lightning-fast Internet speeds to try to transform itself into a vibrant tech hub. https://phys.org/news/2014-12-chattanooga-touts-gig-city.html Telecom Sat, 27 Dec 2014 15:00:49 EST news338914791 Too many vehicles on the highway inevitably slow down traffic. On the Internet information highway, consumers value high-speed Internet service, but there is little reason to think broadband traffic congestion will improve if the Federal Communications Commission abandons net neutrality, according to economic research. https://phys.org/news/2014-12-limiting-internet-congestion-key-factor.html Economics & Business Wed, 10 Dec 2014 09:34:23 EST news337426457 A sophisticated cybersespionage tool has been stealing information from governments and businesses since 2008, researchers said Monday, and one report linked it to US and British intelligence. https://phys.org/news/2014-11-advanced-cyberspying-tool-dates.html Security Mon, 24 Nov 2014 04:10:02 EST news336023532 Streaming television titan Netflix will be among websites displaying a dreaded spinning wheel icon on Wednesday to rally support for blocking Internet "fast lanes." https://phys.org/news/2014-09-internet-titans-protest-fast-lanes.html Telecom Tue, 09 Sep 2014 02:26:13 EDT news329448366 Time Warner Cable said Wednesday that service was largely restored after a problem during routine maintenance caused a nationwide outage of its Internet service for hours. https://phys.org/news/2014-08-warner-cable-outages-largely.html Telecom Wed, 27 Aug 2014 10:29:05 EDT news328354133 Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is broadening the scope of his proposed open Internet rules and suggesting tougher standards for Internet providers who wish to create paid priority fast lanes on their networks. https://phys.org/news/2014-05-internet-backlash.html Telecom Tue, 13 May 2014 04:39:30 EDT news319174762 Pressure is building on US regulators to stop powerful firms from hogging Internet "fast lanes" that could be allowed under proposed rules that will be discussed next week. https://phys.org/news/2014-05-tech-companies-net-neutrality.html Telecom Thu, 08 May 2014 13:50:01 EDT news318774511 The European Parliament voted Thursday to stop Internet providers from charging for preferential access to their networks—a step cheered by consumer groups and startups but bemoaned by the telecommunications industry. https://phys.org/news/2014-04-european-parliament-net-neutrality-law.html Telecom Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:10:36 EDT news315745815 Google says Turkey has been intercepting its Internet domain, redirecting users to other sites in the latest battle between Ankara and Web giants. https://phys.org/news/2014-03-google-turkey-intercepting-web-domain.html Internet Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:30:03 EDT news315478952 US regulators called Wednesday for new "open Internet" rules following a court ruling that struck down much of the so-called "net neutrality" provisions. https://phys.org/news/2014-02-fcc-wont-appeal-internet-neutrality.html Telecom Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:14:52 EST news312038086 A Dutch court on Tuesday lifted a ban on notorious file-sharing website The Pirate Bay that had forced two major Internet service providers to block access, calling the measure "ineffective". https://phys.org/news/2014-01-dutch-appeals-court-block-pirate.html Internet Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:36:37 EST news310120580 If you like how cable television works, you're going to love how a court decision this week could change the Internet. https://phys.org/news/2014-01-commentary-goodbye-internet-weve.html Telecom Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:24:10 EST news309187423 A US appeals court on Tuesday struck down as unconstitutional a "Net Neutrality" rule that bars broadband Internet providers from blocking or playing favorites for online services. https://phys.org/news/2014-01-court-net-neutrality.html Telecom Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:03:40 EST news308927006 A clash over who should decide which information flows through Internet networks—and at what price—is now before a Washington, D.C., federal appeals court in a landmark case that could grant Internet service providers (ISPs) the unfettered power to turn the information superhighway into a private toll road. https://phys.org/news/2014-01-internet.html Internet Wed, 08 Jan 2014 06:50:02 EST news308385337 Debate is back on in Washington on US regulations on "net neutrality" which bar Internet broadband providers from blocking or discriminating against services or content. https://phys.org/news/2013-09-court-case-renews-debate-internet.html Internet Sun, 15 Sep 2013 06:32:42 EDT news298445550 The National Security Agency declassified three secret court opinions Wednesday showing how in one of its surveillance programs it scooped up as many as 56,000 emails and other communications by Americans not connected to terrorism annually over three years, revealed the error to the court—which ruled its actions unconstitutional—and then fixed the problem. https://phys.org/news/2013-08-nsa-thousands.html Internet Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:21:45 EDT news296320891 Two of Germany's biggest Internet service providers said Friday they will start encrypting customers' emails by default in response to user concerns about online snooping after reports that the U.S. National Security Agency monitors international electronic communications. https://phys.org/news/2013-08-german-companies-automatically-encrypt-emails.html Internet Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:14:20 EDT news295265650