http://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. A new voluntary system aimed at rooting out online copyright piracy using a controversial "six strikes" system is set to be implemented by US Internet providers soon, with the impact unclear. http://phys.org/news278401330.html Technology Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:42:28 EST news278401330 A US Senate panel approved a bill to boost email privacy protections in a vote Thursday that followed widespread uproar over the FBI probe that toppled CIA director David Petraeus. http://phys.org/news273412536.html Technology Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:55:50 EST news273412536 (AP)—Legal experts say Senate legislation billed as a major step forward in protecting the privacy of electronic communications won't keep law enforcement agencies from combing through inboxes if they believe a crime has been committed. http://phys.org/news273387158.html Technology Thu, 29 Nov 2012 04:52:46 EST news273387158 (AP)—Your emails are not nearly as private as you think. http://phys.org/news271963649.html Technology Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:27:35 EST news271963649 Despite repeated alerts, tens of thousands may still lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago. http://phys.org/news260700119.html Technology Thu, 05 Jul 2012 09:42:14 EST news260700119 (AP) -- A court in The Hague, Netherlands has ordered Internet providers to block the The Pirate Bay website or face large fines, a ruling that means accessing the Swedish-born site directly will soon be impossible for most Dutch consumers. http://phys.org/news255856645.html Technology Thu, 10 May 2012 08:17:51 EST news255856645 Bulgaria's parliament adopted on Thursday a new law to regulate online gambling for the first time, its press office said. http://phys.org/news251039147.html Technology Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:05:53 EST news251039147 Authorities in Tajikistan on Sunday allowed access to Facebook following an outcry from international organisations over the recent blocking of independent media sites. http://phys.org/news250669556.html Technology Sun, 11 Mar 2012 07:26:06 EST news250669556 The Tajikistan government ordered Internet providers on Saturday to block Facebook, along with several independent media sites, a spokeswoman for the country's web-provider association told AFP. http://phys.org/news250000770.html Technology Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:39:37 EST news250000770 (AP) -- The U.S. government has formally asked China to turn over details of its policies for censoring websites. http://phys.org/news238260017.html Technology Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:20:25 EST news238260017 (AP) -- The Dutch parliament appears set to approve a bill Tuesday that would force mobile Internet providers to let their customers use Skype and other third-party services on their networks without charging extra or giving preferential treatment to their own offerings. http://phys.org/news227859348.html Technology Tue, 21 Jun 2011 07:15:59 EST news227859348 (AP) -- The European Union said Tuesday it has asked the bloc's 27 member countries to probe whether Internet providers block or slow down services in a way that harms consumers. http://phys.org/news222429997.html Technology Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:06:49 EST news222429997 A new undersea telecommunications cable to boost Africa's Internet access will land this month, mobile service provider MTN said Thursday, calling it the continent's largest data pipeline yet. http://phys.org/news221403245.html Technology Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:54:31 EST news221403245 (AP) -- The government is reviewing an Australian program that will allow Internet service providers to alert customers if their computers are taken over by hackers and could limit online access if people don't fix the problem. http://phys.org/news206445857.html Technology Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:06:04 EST news206445857 (AP) -- The head of the Federal Communications Commission thinks he has come up with a way to salvage his ambitious national broadband plans without running into legal obstacles that have threatened to derail him. http://phys.org/news192298552.html Technology Wed, 05 May 2010 17:16:05 EST news192298552 Q. With more Internet providers starting or threatening to start limiting and charging for bandwidth usage, it would be useful to have some idea of how much bandwidth I use per month. How can this be determined? http://phys.org/news155496257.html Technology Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:24:44 EST news155496257