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FCC looks to big tech to help fund network infrastructure

TM Forum

shouldering a share of telecom network costs. Carr’s statement references a report that finds that such a move “would eliminate entirely the roughly 30% charge that consumers pay on their telecommunications bills today simply by assessing a far lower, 7% charge on Google’s and Facebook’s digital advertising revenues.”

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EFF urges FTC to sanction Amazon for selling malware-loaded Android TV boxes

TechSpot

The letter claims that every time these infected set-top boxes are switched on and connected to the internet, they immediately start communicating with botnet servers and click-fraud networks that are extensively used by cybercriminals to make advertising money by producing bogus ad clicks. Read Entire Article

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5 DNS services to provide a layer of internet security

Network World

It can help stop users from browsing to malware and phishing sites, block intrusive advertising to them, and serve as adult content filters. DNS-based filtering can do this! First, a quick primer for those who are unfamiliar with DNS: You utilize the Domain Name System (DNS) every time you surf the Web.

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Your Echo is about to share your internet with your neighbors. Here’s how to opt out.

Vox

Amazon’s new Sidewalk feature will let you share your internet with your neighbors — by default. Starting Tuesday, Amazon’s internet-sharing network will be activated on millions of Amazon Echo and Tile devices. Where the (Amazon) Sidewalk ends. Whether you want it or not, Amazon’s new Sidewalk service is coming soon.

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What You Need to Know About Google's VPN

Gizmodo

Virtual Private Networks or VPNs can protect the privacy of your browsing, cloaking your online activities and making it much harder for websites, internet providers, advertisers, and a hacker sitting behind you in a coffee shop to see what you’re doing.

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How much longer can Google own the internet?

Vox

Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act on Thursday. This bipartisan and bicameral legislation would forbid any company with more than $20 billion in digital advertising revenue — that’s Google and Meta, basically — from owning multiple parts of the digital advertising chain.

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Elon Musk didn’t kill Twitter

Vox

You probably think you know that, too: The usual suspect is Elon Musk, who has spent the year he’s owned Twitter doing his best to drive away users, advertisers, and any remaining sense of fun or utility the service used to have. Why is Twitter a disaster? So this has been a tremendously entertaining podcast series to put together.