Lawmakers in Maine have proposed a law to stop internet service providers (ISPs) from selling private browsing data to advertisers, according to reports. The bill was passed unanimously by the state’s senate by a margin of 35 to zero, and state reps passed it earlier...
Malaysia-based MyEG Services is rolling out a new payroll solution developed on blockchain technology. Reports in The Edge Markets on Friday (Oct. 5) said MyEG is rolling out “PayMe” software, a tool allowing employers to manage payroll functions, like overtime, more accurately. PayMe will first...
Internet provider Altima Telecom — one of the largest independent Canadian internet service providers, serving Montreal and Toronto — had to repair a flaw that could have given hackers access to its customer database. Daley Borda, founder of Underdog Security, discovered the flaw and reported it,...
In the latest salvos over broadband access, the Federal Communications Commission, newly headed by Ajit Pai, has blocked nine ISPs from joining the federal government’s Lifeline program, which promotes broadband access for low-income households — with implications for everything from school-focused research to streaming media...
May 13, 2020
Rakuten Mobile Inc., a Tokyo internet services provider, plans to acquire InnoEye, an engineering technology company based in Virginia, per a company statement. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Rakuten is already using InnoEye’s Operations Support System (OSS) to manage their networks and to support the 4G/5G platforms for its launch in Japan. The […]
May 31, 2019
Lawmakers in Maine have proposed a law to stop internet service providers (ISPs) from selling private browsing data to advertisers, according to reports. The bill was passed unanimously by the...
October 02, 2018
Internet provider Altima Telecom — one of the largest independent Canadian internet service providers, serving Montreal and Toronto — had to repair a flaw that could have given hackers access to...
February 06, 2017
In the latest salvos over broadband access, the Federal Communications Commission, newly headed by Ajit Pai, has blocked nine ISPs from joining the federal government’s Lifeline program, which promotes broadband...
