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The Australian Government Started Tracking Your Online Moves Last Night
Everything you need to know about metadata retention and how you're affected.
Better Move to Canada If You Want to Watch Live Sports in 4K Next Year
Rogers will broadcast all 81 Toronto Blue Jays home season games, and over 20 NHL games, in 4K starting January 23.
Comcast in Trouble for Posting Customer Info When It Was Explicitly Paid Not To
Names, phone numbers, and addresses for people who paid for their info to be unlisted from phone books and directories were posted straight onto Comcast’s website through a system error.
This Satellite Is Sending Amazing Images of Earth – and Protecting Us From Solar Flares
The DSCOVR satellite will be beaming back images of Earth and providing scientists with early warnings of incoming solar radiation that might harm telecommunications systems or power grids.
Space’s 'Main Money-Spinners:' Why the UK Is Going Big on Satellites
As the European Space Agency opens its first UK facility, it's looking for a "paradigm shift" in funding from private companies.
Net Neutrality Goes Into Effect Friday After Court Refuses Last Minute Stay
But its fate is far from certain given the multi-pronged effort to kill it being waged by industry giants and their allies on Capitol Hill.
Breaking Down Australia's Super-Unambitious 2015 Budget
After last year's budget catastrophe, this year's budget was underpinned by a much smaller ambition: Don't get fired. Find out who wins, who loses, and who both wins and loses.
Cutting the High Cost of Prison Phone Calls Could Also Reduce Reoffender Rates
The prohibitive price of jail phonecalls cuts prisoners off from the outside world. Last week some costs were capped, but there's a still long way to go.
The UK Appointed a Diplomat to Go After Data from US Telcos
Following the controversial DRIP legislation, the UK appoints a new special envoy to improve access to data from US companies too.
Fatal Shooting Highlights Threats Facing Community and Indigenous Radio Stations in Mexico
A recent attack on a community radio host's family sheds light on issues these stations face, with the main threats coming in the form of government regulations.
The Best Visualization of the Internet's Submarine Backbone Yet
The half a million miles of fibre optic cable buried under the ocean floor, visualized.