Wireless home internet is latest battleground for telecoms

Wireless home internet is latest battleground for telecoms

A new competitive front is emerging in Canada’s home-internet business. A recent promotional offer from Rogers Communications Inc. RCI-B-T on fixed-wireless home internet has telecom analysts watching for signs that the service could become more popular in Canada – and possibly erode the sector’s profitability. Fixed wireless refers to the provision of home-internet service via …

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Commission to reworkLoachapoka Broadband Internet project

Commission to reworkLoachapoka Broadband Internet project

The Lee County Commission will rescope the Loachapoka broadband project after learning that some areas in the plan have already been served. Three grants for broadband Internet expansion projects were approved at a previous meeting, including a $345,000 grant that would go to Point Broadband for the Loachapoka Region. However, it was recently brought to …

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Internet shaming can harm people amid Israel-Hamas war

Internet shaming can harm people amid Israel-Hamas war

Rutgers Law School student threatened with doxxing: Interview Jannine Masoud, a Rutgers Law School student, said students threatened to dox her and colleagues over a statement they released supporting Palestinians Jannine Masoud was looking at screenshots sent to her from a student group chat at Rutgers Law School when she spotted her own name and …

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Israel-Hamas war: Internet, phone networks collapse in Gaza

Israel-Hamas war: Internet, phone networks collapse in Gaza

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Internet and telephone services collapsed across the Gaza Strip on Thursday for lack of fuel, the main Palestinian provider said, bringing a potentially long-term blackout of communications as Israel signaled its offensive against Hamas could next target the south, where most of the population has taken refuge. Israeli troops …

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Opinion: China uses the internet to disrupt U.S. and Western politics. What to watch for.

Opinion: China uses the internet to disrupt U.S. and Western politics. What to watch for.

Disinformation is deliberately generated misleading content disseminated for selfish or malicious purposes. Unlike misinformation, which may be shared unwittingly or with good intentions, disinformation aims to foment distrust, destabilize institutions, discredit good intentions, defame opponents and delegitimize sources of knowledge such as science and journalism. Many governments engage in disinformation campaigns. For instance, the Russian government …

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WhatsApp rolls out ‘view once’ feature for voice messages

WhatsApp rolls out ‘view once’ feature for voice messages

Meta-owned messaging App WhatsApp has introduced a view once feature on voice notes to add more layers of privacy.  The voice note will disappear once the recipient has listened to it.  “For reading out your credit card details to a friend, or when you’re planning a surprise, you can now also share sensitive information over …

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Community Workshop Discusses Needs For Reliable, Affordable And Understandable Internet | Sandwich News

Community Workshop Discusses Needs For Reliable, Affordable And Understandable Internet | Sandwich News

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