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A Closer Look at Net Neutrality: What do you mean when you say it?

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The principle is easy enough to understand; this blog recently defined net neutrality as the idea that no law-abiding company should face discrimination and all Internet users should have the same access to any online, legal content. Network neutrality is the sweetspot between overregulation and zero regulation. Has the FCC killed it?

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Millions of websites affected by unpatched flaw in Microsoft IIS 6 web server

Network World

A proof-of-concept exploit has been published for an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0, Extended support for this version of IIS ended in July 2015 along with support for its parent product, Windows Server 2003. a version of the web server that's no longer supported but still widely used.

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Old Windows Server machines can still fend off hacks. Here's how

Network World

If you're running a Windows Server 2003 machine, you have a problem. That's due to the internet release earlier this month of a batch of updates that paint a bulls-eye on computers running Windows Server 2003, according to security researchers. “I Your already-vulnerable computer is now at severe risk of being hacked.

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The convergence of the Internet and TV: how will it happen? - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

About Ross Dawson Keynote Speaking/Strategy AHT Group Future Exploration Network The Insight Exchange Repyoot Recent Media Appearances « Corporate Australia (finally) engages in Web 2.0 For the most current insights and trends in the living networks, follow @rossdawson on Twitter!

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Global comparisons: Why bandwidth drives Internet participation - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

About Ross Dawson Keynote Speaking/Strategy AHT Group Future Exploration Network The Insight Exchange Repyoot Recent Media Appearances « Are virtual worlds an over-hyped waste of time for marketers? However the speed of Internet access varies substantially, by a factor of almost five across the countries covered.

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Mobiles leapfrog the fixed internet in Africa - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

One of the many insights on this fascinating trip was how mobiles are leapfrogging the Internet across Africa. Across the continent, and even in relatively developed South Africa, fixed broadband Internet is difficult to access, expensive, and unreliable. Mobiles have already leapfrogged fixed line telephony across the continent.

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Extinction Timeline: what will disappear from our lives before 2050 - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

Below is the Extinction Timeline created jointly by What’s Next and Future Exploration Network – click on the image for the detailed timeline as a pdf (1.2MB). For the most current insights and trends in the living networks, follow @rossdawson on Twitter! Also see Richard Watson’s blog post on the extinction timeline.

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