Jennifer Baker at IT World reports on remarks made by European Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes, who suggests that “transparency and access” are as crucial as market competition in effectuating net neutrality.
Andrea Petrou at TechEye.net reports on England’s High Court of Justice granting British Telecom and TalkTalk’s (another British telecom company) petition of review of the Digital Economy Act. The Act garnered controversy for among other reasons imposing what some argue to be draconian measures on ISPs aimed at bolstering enforcement of copyright protections.
Serkan Demírtaş, writing for Hűrriyet Daily News, reports on Turkey signing the European Cybercrime Convention. Demírtaş references the cautionary words of a diplomatic official, who argues Turkey must adapt its domestic legislation to be more in accord with European standards.
From ENISA – the first European cyber-security exercise , CyberEurope 2010, was carried out last week. 22 member states were active participants in the event, with an additional 8 acting as observers.
Yesterday. ENISA released preliminary findings regarding the exercise, with a full report slated to be released in early 2011.
For more information on the exercise, you can read the group’s FAQ on Cyber Europe 2010.
Not so, according to Karl Bode writing at DSLReports.com. Bode argues that such a claim is hardly supported by the facts, and instead suggests it is mere agitprop disseminated by ISP advocates and picked up by an undiscriminating media.
David A. Fulghum at the Ares Defense Technology blog discusses efforts by the US military, and in particular Air Force’s Space Command, to integrate cyberoperations into the broader mission of supporting combatant commands around the globe.
J. Angelo Racoma at the CMSWire reports on recent negotiations that fell through between Sprint and two Chinese corporations, ZTE and Huawei. Sprint claims it chose to work with other companies for its telecom infrastructure upgrades due to doubts concerning ZTE’s and Huawei’s technical capabilities to complete the contract, but Racoma points to evidence suggesting national security concerns and pressure from the government likely played a role as well.
Paul Gattis at the Alabama Blog discusses the cyber-security coursework that is being offered by University of Alabama at Huntsville. The program is aimed at making the US more competitive in the cybersecurity realm.
Loretta Chao at the WSJ’s China Real Time Report discusses the latest developments in a conflict between Chinese companies Tencent (major ISP) and Qihoo (Internet security company). As a result of the public spat, Microsoft has seen gains in new users for its MSN Messenger service, from tens of thousands per day to millions, since the conflict began.
Grant Gross from IDG News Service reports on calls made by a group of “net pioneers” for an truly open Internet, separate from networks where traffic may be prioritized or otherwise treated disparately. The group includes Steve Wozniak, Clay Shirky, and David Reed, among others. To see the group’s full comments, click here.
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