Monday, October 4, 2010

The Internet Empowers 'Weak Tyrants'



Tyler Clementi's Choice: Sex, Death and Video-Rape at Rutgers
Politics Daily
22, violinist and Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi jumped to his death after video of a (gay) sexual encounter was secretly filmed and posted on the Internet ...
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Verizon Wireless Agrees to Refund Up to $90 million to Subscribers Over Bogus ...
TMC Net
Without a data plan, consumers are charged $1.99 each time the phone even initiates a connection to the Internet, and far more if they stay connected. ...
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Factbox: How UK's anti-terrorism internet unit works
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain set up the Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) in February this year to address the issue of extremist websites. ...
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Heard on the Street: India's Internet Promise
Wall Street Journal
By HARSH JOSHI India's demographics provide ample reason to get excited about the Internet market's potential for stellar growth there. ...
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Advertising Groups Offer Program to Let US Consumers Block Web Tracking
Bloomberg
s American Airlines say they will offer US consumers more control over how their Internet browsing is used to target marketing. Web users will be given the ...
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The Internet Empowers 'Weak Tyrants'
PR Newswire (press release)
TRU VP of Custom Research Peter Picard explains that the internet sanitizes bullies from real-world confrontation, effectively encouraging their worst ...
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