[ NNSquad ] Report on Internet Speeds in the 50 States

2008-08-20 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Report on Internet Speeds in the 50 States http://www.docuticker.com/?p=22059 --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Verizon CTO: Net Neutrality proponents suffer from paranoia

2008-08-20 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] Verizon: Network Neutrality fans suffer from 'paranoia' Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:10:55 -0400 Begin forwarded message: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dewayne Hendricks) Date: August 20, 2008

[ NNSquad ] Promoting DPI for CALEA Compliance

2008-08-27 Thread Lauren Weinstein
The apparent attempt to link DPI revenue opportunities with CALEA compliance is, as Spock would say, fascinating. --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator - - - Forwarded - - - Join Bivio Networks and ISS World Telestrategies in this must-attend webinar to explore how using Deep Packet Inspection

[ NNSquad ] Conference: Consensus FCC Reforms/Comm Agenda For Next Admin

2008-08-28 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] Conference: Consensus FCC Reforms and the Communications Agenda for the Next Administration I will be there physically or virtually depending on GG' condition

[ NNSquad ] Re: Do the Happy Dance people...

2008-08-30 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Faster than realtive vs streaming, it doesn't matter for the data volume analysis and gross volume caps: it how much video do you watch and whats the encoding rate. Show me anyone doing video services over IP with data rates over 2.5 Mbps/minute, who is not charging at least $.5/hr for the

[ NNSquad ] NYTimes: Internet traffic bypassing U.S.

2008-08-30 Thread Lauren Weinstein
NYTimes: Internet traffic bypassing U.S. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/business/30pipes.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Re: Do the Happy Dance people...

2008-09-01 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Richard, Years ago I was writing about the technical (and promotional) fallacies of selling services as essentially unconstrained when the backhaul capacities were so relatively limited, and what would happen if consumers actually started trying to *use* more than a relatively small fraction of

[ NNSquad ] Moderation policies on this list moving forward

2008-09-01 Thread Lauren Weinstein
OK boys and girls. Listen now and listen well. We are dealing with critical issues here. We don't have time for childish crap. Robb has been driven off the list and I'll do my best to get him back. I have in the past avoided sending out some of the more outrageous messages that I receive in

[ NNSquad ] NebuAd puts plans on hold, founder/CEO resigns (remains Board Chairman)

2008-09-03 Thread Lauren Weinstein
NebuAd puts plans on hold, founder/CEO resigns (remains Board Chairman) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303566.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] FCC Report on Internet Regulation

2008-09-10 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] NOTE DATE FCC Moves Closer to Regulating the Internet Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:17:09 -0400 Begin forwarded message: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dewayne Hendricks) Date: September 10, 2008

[ NNSquad ] Regulating the Internet -- and Distinctions

2008-09-11 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] Re:NOTE DATE FCC Moves Closer to Regulating the Internet Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:22:24 -0400 Begin forwarded message: From: Phil Karn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: September 11, 2008 8:59:46

[ NNSquad ] Google, ISPs, and Monopolies

2008-09-11 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Anti-net-neutrality forces seem to have converged on a common set of talking points where they attempt to use a spurious but Google is worse defense to explain away the anti-competitive ISP situation in the U.S. Even a cursory examination of the Internet environment demonstrates the inanity of

[ NNSquad ] IP Traceback Confusion

2008-09-12 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] OK-- who is saying what. Either Declan is mis-reporting or Tony is wrong or both are partilaly right or wrong. Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:09:49 -0400 A United Nations agency is quietly

[ NNSquad ] BT speculates that they may block Internet video, and more

2008-09-24 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] British Telecom says bandwidth costs unsustainable. True? Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:11:20 -0400 Begin forwarded message: From: Dave Burstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: September 23, 2008 9:33:28

[ NNSquad ] Nexicon/P2P/YouTube // Thurs Congress hearing re online privacy

2008-09-24 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Nexicon/P2P/YouTube // Thurs Congress hearing re online privacy http://www.contentagenda.com/blog/150150/post/1550033555.html?nid=3039 --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Public vs. private Internet ownership

2008-09-24 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] Re:worth reading British Telecom says bandwidth costs unsustainable. True? Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:59:24 -0400 Begin forwarded message: From: Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date

[ NNSquad ] Verizon: We're not capping bandwidth

2008-09-24 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] Verizon: We're Not Capping Bandwidth Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:25:45 -0400 Begin forwarded message: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: September 24, 2008 3:30:54 PM EDT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED],

[ NNSquad ] Comments from a BT insider re BT's video blocking remarks

2008-09-24 Thread Lauren Weinstein
I received the following from a party familiar with these issues within BT, who asked that their name be withheld: --- Quoted text begins --- In Nov there's going to be a vote in Brussels in the EU Parliament about the new telco regulatory framework; part of the package in

[ NNSquad ] Adam Thiere (PFF): Zittrain is wrong; the Internet is doing fine!

2008-09-24 Thread Lauren Weinstein
The Internet Isn't Dying Adam D. Thierer Progress Freedom Foundation In his provocatively titled new book, The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It, Jonathan Zittrain, a professor of law at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, argues that the open,

[ NNSquad ] T-Mobile Caves on 1 GB 3G Data Limit for HTC G1 Google Android Phone

2008-09-25 Thread Lauren Weinstein
to remove a significant potential problem for early Android adopters. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, NNSquad - Network

[ NNSquad ] ATT, Verizon, and TWC testify regarding subscriber tracking

2008-09-25 Thread Lauren Weinstein
ATT, Verizon, and TWC testify regarding subscriber tracking http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePageart_aid=91466 --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Congress on ISP monitoring

2008-09-26 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] Verizon: Put the brakes on broadband monitoring Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:02:29 -0400 Begin forwarded message: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dewayne Hendricks) Date: September 25, 2008 3:22:54 PM

[ NNSquad ] Re: ISPs should own your eyes and ears, say ATT, Cisco, McCurry

2008-09-26 Thread Lauren Weinstein
I like to use non-Internet examples to help explain Internet-related issues. So, when we examine the supposed logic of turning ISPs -- the conduits of all our Internet communications -- into copyright cops, it's useful to explore how we handle other forms of communications when it comes to civil

[ NNSquad ] Change to NNSquad Message Submission Policy (Use your subscribed address!)

2008-09-27 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Greetings. Due to the increasing volume of spam working its way past filters and into the NNSquad input queue, I have changed the list configuration to reject submissions from non-members. Previously, all submissions, even from non-member addresses, showed up in my queue. This was handy for some

[ NNSquad ] Manual exceptions to use your subscribed address list policy

2008-09-27 Thread Lauren Weinstein
I should note that it is possible for me to add specific exceptions to the policy previously described -- for persons who absolutely need to submit messages from non-subscribed addresses. Let me know if you're in such a situation. However, since I must manually manage these exceptions, their use

[ NNSquad ] More on Comcast and mail blocking/spam

2008-10-14 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] Re:Comcast blocking mail to its customers Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:30:34 -0400 Begin forwarded message: From: Livingood, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: October 14, 2008 9:23:12 PM EDT

[ NNSquad ] Transparency (was: Re: Re: Comcast Mail Blocking Issues Related to DynDNS)

2008-10-15 Thread Lauren Weinstein
This discussion highlights the basic nature of a very serious problem. The folks on this list can be generally assumed to be among the more clueful on these topics, yet untangling these situations can be a mess even for us. Now think about what these and a range of other Internet-related issues

[ NNSquad ] Europeans told that net neutrality will raise broadband prices

2008-10-21 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] Europeans warned that 'Network neutrality' could raise broadband prices Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:51:52 -0400 Begin forwarded message: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dewayne Hendricks) Date:

[ NNSquad ] Net neutrality battles in Europe

2008-10-21 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message [ Origin information withheld at sender's request -- Lauren ] Have a look at this document http://blog.quintarelli.it/blog/files/network_management_coalition_stmt__031008_final_.pdf This was seeking wide industry support to be presented to the EU commission. We

[ NNSquad ] Cox plans to build cellular network (yet again ...)

2008-10-27 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Cox plans to build cellular network (yet again) http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/biztech/10/27/cox.wireless.ap/index.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Microsoft steps up white space lobbying in advance of FCC vote

2008-10-27 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Microsoft steps up white space lobbying in advance of FCC vote http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-us-microsoft-fcc.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] DPI - Disruptive and Controversial

2008-10-28 Thread Lauren Weinstein
DPI - Disruptive and Controversial http://www.proceranetworks.com/ustelecom.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Google Book Search Lawsuits Settled -- And Global Internet Compliance Guidelines

2008-10-28 Thread Lauren Weinstein
of technology -- it always has been. I believe very much in always giving credit where credit is due. I find the continuing positive progress on these various fronts by Google to be very encouraging indeed. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http

[ NNSquad ] Effects of bandwidth restrictions (from IP)

2008-10-29 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] bandwidth restrictions redux Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:57:12 -0400 Begin forwarded message: From: DV Henkel-Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: October 29, 2008 4:17:07 PM EDT To: David Farber

[ NNSquad ] NY Times: People are watching much more online video

2008-10-30 Thread Lauren Weinstein
The implications of this story for bandwidth caps and their potential for anticompetitive results are obvious. I continue to be bemused by the mainstream press' seeming disconnect between stories that on one hand note the massive rise in Internet video and the launch of new Internet video

[ NNSquad ] Peering dispute cuts off Sprint-Cogent Internet traffic

2008-10-31 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:28:13 -0400 From: Ed Jankiewicz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Total Filtering To: Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] As reported by our regional high school, name changed to protect the innocent. By the way, this impedes students ability

[ NNSquad ] ISPs Race Toward the Bandwidth Cap Twilight Zone

2008-11-01 Thread Lauren Weinstein
episode. To quote Lloyd Bochner in To Serve Man: Sooner or later, we'll all of us be on the menu. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co

[ NNSquad ] ATT testing DSL bandwidth caps

2008-11-04 Thread Lauren Weinstein
/GB charge for exceeding the cap is a nice round number too. The justification for that amount is ... oh, gee, I guess we don't get to see that. Probably proprietary information. -- Lauren Weinstein NNSquad Moderator ]

[ NNSquad ] Court Filings in Sprint vs. Cogent Peering Case

2008-11-09 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Court Filings in Sprint vs. Cogent Peering Case http://packetheads.org/sprintvcogent/ --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] What are you in for, kid? - I worked for Google ...

2008-11-10 Thread Lauren Weinstein
prevail in Italy -- and even if they do -- we could have a very big problem on our hands just a short ways down the line. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility

[ NNSquad ] Network Neutrality and Groundhog Day

2008-11-12 Thread Lauren Weinstein
not well serve reasoned dialogue on the serious issues involved in the Network Neutrality debates. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co

[ NNSquad ] New Network Neutrality Legislation to be Introduced in January

2008-11-16 Thread Lauren Weinstein
New Network Neutrality Legislation to be Introduced in January http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nf/20081114/tc_nf/63051 --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Rogers premium subscriber's ambused with advertisements

2008-11-16 Thread Lauren Weinstein
not forced to subscribe to Rogers' brand of Web Mail. If Rogers is inserting these ads onto unaffiliated pages, that's a whole different ball of wax. Paying a subscription fee does not guarantee a lack of ads -- just look at newspapers and magazines! -- Lauren Weinstein

[ NNSquad ] NebuAd lawsuit filed

2008-11-16 Thread Lauren Weinstein
NebuAd lawsuit filed http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePageart_aid=94578 --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Canadian Telecom Regulator Denies Internet Traffic Shaping Complaint

2008-11-21 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Canadian Telecom Regulator Denies Internet Traffic Shaping Complaint http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081120.wcrtc1120/BNStory/Technology/home --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Web video developing into cable alternative

2008-11-21 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Another example of a story regarding the rise of Internet-delivered video that fails to mention the two magic words: bandwidth cap ... - - - Web video developing into cable alternative http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11026575?source=rss --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Blockbuster starting Internet delivery of movies

2008-11-24 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Blockbuster starting Internet delivery of movies http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Blockbuster-On-Demand.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Obama names Tech Policy working group

2008-11-25 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Obama names Tech Policy working group http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2008/11/obama_names_levin_genachowski.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Using BitTorrent to detect network problems

2008-11-26 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Using BitTorrent to detect network problems http://www.aqualab.cs.northwestern.edu/projects/NEWS.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Google and Censorship

2008-11-29 Thread Lauren Weinstein
This NYTimes article is quite comprehensive for a mainstream media piece on this topic, and I believe gives a good sense of the complexity of these issues. A good read. In particular, I remain convinced that anyone who seriously thinks that it's simple to deal with these kinds of concerns, or

[ NNSquad ] Payoffs and Integrity

2008-12-01 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Greetings. After my brief comments in Google and Censorship ( http://www.nnsquad.org/archives/nnsquad/msg01340.html ) I received an accusatory message from an outspoken anti-net-neutrality advocate, suggesting that I was being paid by Google to say nice things about them. This is not the first

[ NNSquad ] Richard Bennett's Take on uTorrent / UDP / VoIP

2008-12-01 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Richard Bennett's Take on uTorrent / UDP / VoIP http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/01/richard_bennett_utorrent_udp/ --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Keith Dawson: uTorrent Responds Regarding UDP Usage

2008-12-01 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:45:32 -0500 To: Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Keith Dawson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ NNSquad ] Richard Bennett's Take on uTorrent / UDP / VoIP Richard Bennett's Take on uTorrent / UDP / VoIP http://www.theregister.co.uk

[ NNSquad ] T-Mobile Likely to Establish 10 GB Data Cap

2008-12-02 Thread Lauren Weinstein
T-Mobile Likely to Establish 10 GB Data Cap http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000477.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] UDP Wars

2008-12-03 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Gang, I'm calling an end to the UDP Wars (at least here on this list!) for the time being, except for postings that contain significant new information really relevant to the arguments. Whether we're talking about TCP or UDP, it's possible to design applications that behave well -- or not.

[ NNSquad ] A Sprint Lobbyist, Net Neutrality, and a Confusing Encounter

2008-12-03 Thread Lauren Weinstein
A Sprint Lobbyist, Net Neutrality, and a Confusing Encounter - - - Confusing? Amusing? Bizarre? Take your pick. --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator - - - --- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] Jason Lee Miller: Sprint Lobbyist

[ NNSquad ] Brits' Failed Heavy Metal Censorship Attempt Disrupts Wikipedia Edits

2008-12-07 Thread Lauren Weinstein
we can move on to dealing with society's real problems in manners that are truly effective, rather than just useless feel good flotsam and jetsam. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People

[ NNSquad ] Proposals for mass Internet monitoring and P2P disruptions

2008-12-08 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Greetings. Given the current discussion regarding UK ISP blocking of Internet content, it seems appropriate to note this story from mid-October that didn't get as much play as it should have. See for yourself how Brilliant Digital Entertainment has been pushing plans around the world, including

[ NNSquad ] Don't Copy That Show! That's an Order!

2008-12-08 Thread Lauren Weinstein
An NNSquad reader with a long memory just reminded me of a short and somewhat silly audio skit I produced about five years ago, that postulated government control and monitoring of television program viewing and copying. While not related directly to Internet censorship, there are some parallels

[ NNSquad ] Traffic shaping saga continues

2008-12-09 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] Re: BitTorrent net meltdown delayed Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 05:55:11 -0500 Begin forwarded message: From: Richard Bennett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: December 8, 2008 4:03:35 PM EST To: [EMAIL

[ NNSquad ] CSIS Cybersecurity Report Released [important]

2008-12-09 Thread Lauren Weinstein
CSIS Cybersecurity Report Released [important] http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/081208_securingcyberspace_44.pdf --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Technical analysis of British censorship of Wikipedia

2008-12-11 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Technical analysis of British censorship of Wikipedia http://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2008/12/11/technical-aspects-of-the-censoring-of-wikipedia/ --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] WSJ: Google Wants Its Own Fast Track on the Web

2008-12-14 Thread Lauren Weinstein
WSJ: Google Wants Its Own Fast Track on the Web http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122929270127905065.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Google response to WSJ 12/15/08 Fast Track on the Web story

2008-12-14 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Google response to WSJ 12/15/08 Fast Track on the Web story http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2008/12/net-neutrality-and-benefits-of-caching.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Two Wacky Anti-Google Media Blasts: Neutrality and Search Horrors!

2008-12-15 Thread Lauren Weinstein
stops. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com or lau...@pfir.org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad - http://www.nnsquad.org Founder, PRIVACY

[ NNSquad ] RIAA to stop suing file-sharers, will work with ISPs to cut off repeat offenders

2008-12-19 Thread Lauren Weinstein
RIAA to stop suing file-sharers, will work with ISPs to cut off repeat offenders http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2008/12/19/technology/AP-Music-Downloading-Lawsuits.html --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com or lau...@pfir.org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co

[ NNSquad ] RIAA and lawsuits

2008-12-20 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Message From: Bob Frankston bob19-0...@bobf.frankston.com To: 'Lauren Weinstein' lau...@vortex.com, nnsquad@nnsquad.org Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:54:33 -0500 Subject: [ NNSquad ] Re: RIAA to stop suing file-sharers, will work with ISPs to cut off repeat offenders So now the ISPs are going

[ NNSquad ] Dept. of Commerce reacts (!) to ICANN TLD expansion plans

2008-12-21 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Well, it seems that the Department of Commerce is now Reacting with a capital R to ICANN's announced plans for massive Top Level Domain expansion. It will be interesting to see if DOC (which in simple terms is ICANN's authorizing agency) keeps the heat on under the new administration. I hope

[ NNSquad ] Slashdot: RIAA Claim of Stopping Suits 'Months' Ago Is False

2008-12-21 Thread Lauren Weinstein
RIAA Claim of Stopping Suits 'Months' Ago Is False http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/12/20/136255 --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] ISP to RIAA: If you want me to play cop, pay me.

2008-12-22 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:26:04 -0500 From: David Farber d...@farber.net Subject: [IP] He's not a cop - but for enough money he'll play one, on the Internet To: ip i...@v2.listbox.com Begin forwarded message: From: dewa...@warpspeed.com (Dewayne Hendricks) Date: December 22, 2008

[ NNSquad ] [press-off...@wikileaks.org: [WIKILEAKS] Denmark: 3863 sites on secret censorship list]

2008-12-22 Thread Lauren Weinstein
- Forwarded message from press-off...@wikileaks.org - Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:14:22 + (GMT) From: press-off...@wikileaks.org Subject: [WIKILEAKS] Denmark: 3863 sites on secret censorship list To: wl-pr...@lists.riseup.net WIKILEAKS PRESS RELEASE Tue Dec 23 01:15:59 GMT 2008 For

[ NNSquad ] Massive cybersquatting suit win for Verizon

2008-12-25 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Massive cybersquatting suit win for Verizon: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/25/technology/companies/25verizon.html A merry Christmas for the Verizon legal department, and a blow against shady domain registrars. My favorite part of the story is this statistic: OnlineNic registered more than

[ NNSquad ] Re: RIAA to stop suing file-sharers, will work with ISPs to cut off repeat offenders

2008-12-29 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:07:49 -0500 From: Mark Casazza mark.casa...@mail.cuny.edu Subject: Re: [ NNSquad ] Re: RIAA to stop suing file-sharers, will work with ISPs to cut off repeat offenders To: Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com Hi Lauren, Catching up on the mailing list

[ NNSquad ] Hotels running short of bandwidth for guests

2008-12-29 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Hotels running short of bandwidth for guests http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/business/30internet.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] British government wants to work with Obama to rein in the Internet

2008-12-29 Thread Lauren Weinstein
British government wants to work with Obama to rein in the Internet http://tinyurl.com/RateAndCensor --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] UK begins Internet content watch -- based on TV psychologist's report!

2008-12-29 Thread Lauren Weinstein
UK begins Internet content watch -- based on TV psychologist's report! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3096877/Child-protection-internet-watchdog-begins-work.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Re: Broadband Bailout?

2008-12-30 Thread Lauren Weinstein
There is unfortunately an even more insidious potential aspect. There are large numbers of legislators in both parties (quite possibly a strong majority) who might jump at the chance to score political points by building all sorts of content control restrictions into such monies. And since

[ NNSquad ] Qwest cuts off Internet subs in NM including government VoIP -- PRC steps in

2009-01-03 Thread Lauren Weinstein
appears to have been anything but stellar, and again points to the need for a more proactive regulatory approach to Internet access service provisioning. http://tinyurl.com/qwest-cutoff --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com or lau...@pfir.org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org

[ NNSquad ] Comcast's new throttling system fully online

2009-01-05 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Comcast's new throttling system fully online http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/New-Comcast-Throttling-System-100-Online-100015 --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] EU approves government hacking of computers without warrants

2009-01-05 Thread Lauren Weinstein
to a significant extent, the ability of authorities to use such remote techniques will depend on the level of routine security already present for these systems. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com or lau...@pfir.org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People

[ NNSquad ] Network Neutrality in 30 Seconds (HD Editions!)

2009-01-07 Thread Lauren Weinstein
?v=4nhi3NXkp1Q Be seeing you. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com or lau...@pfir.org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad - http

[ NNSquad ] FiOS, U-verse, Copper, and Line Counts That Go Bump in the Night

2009-01-09 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 22:56:51 -0500 From: David Farber d...@farber.net Subject: [IP] Bell's and line counts Reply-To: d...@farber.net To: ip i...@v2.listbox.com Begin forwarded message: From: David Lesher wb8...@panix.com Date: January 9, 2009 9:28:53 PM EST To: d...@farber.net (David Farber)

[ NNSquad ] Telcos and access line losses vs. FiOS, U-verse, etc.

2009-01-10 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:38:44 -0500 From: David Farber d...@farber.net Subject: [IP] ATT, Verizon Manipulating Access Line Losses. U-verse and FiOS are NOT included. 25th Anniversary Report Coming. Reply-To: d...@farber.net To: ip i...@v2.listbox.com Begin forwarded message: From:

[ NNSquad ] Obama Broadband? / ITIF: Competition to take on telecom and cable is 'misguided' idea

2009-01-10 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:45:09 -0500 From: David Farber d...@farber.net Subject: [IP] Obama's Broadband Plan --- Reply-To: d...@farber.net To: ip i...@v2.listbox.com Begin forwarded message: From: Bruce Kushnick br...@newnetworks.com Date: January 9, 2009 2:29:36 AM EST To:

[ NNSquad ] Interesting VOiP spam

2009-01-10 Thread Lauren Weinstein
The spam below showed up in one of my input queues -- apparently manually created, given the restrictions on that particular queue. I pass it along to give a flavor of the way that VOiP services are being marketed, and to perhaps trigger some thoughts about the reliability issues associated with

[ NNSquad ] Re: Obama Broadband? / ITIF: Competition to take on telecom and cable is 'misguided' idea

2009-01-10 Thread Lauren Weinstein
On 01/10 17:22, Vint Cerf wrote: I tend to agree with Atkinson - we have not seen much incentive for additional competition and in rural regions, the customer base may not support much competition. This does NOT mean, however, that the incumbents can be the only players. It only means

[ NNSquad ] China Internet Content Crackdown

2009-01-11 Thread Lauren Weinstein
China Internet Content Crackdown: http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=31501 http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=76167 And a Chinese viewpoint: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090112/article_387705.htm --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Stimulus or Ripoff? - Network Neutrality in 30 Seconds - Part 3

2009-01-14 Thread Lauren Weinstein
. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com or lau...@pfir.org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad - http://www.nnsquad.org Founder, PRIVACY Forum

[ NNSquad ] P2P networks for zero-day attack defenses

2009-01-15 Thread Lauren Weinstein
P2P networks for zero-day attack defenses http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/011309-zero-day-worm.html?hpg1=bn --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Re: nnsquad Digest, Vol 3, Issue 10

2009-01-20 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Happy I-Day! Or should we call it O-Day? Anyway, as for Net video, there are contradictory forces in play. A whole bunch of them. On one hand, it's generally clear that when it comes to reaching people who are either not predisposed to a particular point of view, or even are actively

[ NNSquad ] Re: Comcast

2009-01-20 Thread Lauren Weinstein
[ My comments follow ... -- Lauren ] Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:33:48 -0700 To: Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com, nnsq...@brettglass.com From: Brett Glass nnsq...@brettglass.com Cc: nnsquad@nnsquad.org Subject: Re: Comcast This is absurd. It's inappropriate for the FCC to be doing

[ NNSquad ] Supreme Court refuses to revive Child Online Protection Act

2009-01-21 Thread Lauren Weinstein
The U.S. Supreme court has again refused to revive COPA - the Child Online Protection Act. I expect that Congress may try to go down this politically popular, but unwise and unworkable path once again by narrowing its scope. For now though, the Supreme Court's attitude (even though a past key

[ NNSquad ] [IP] Faulhaber, Comcast, and Antitrust

2009-01-21 Thread Lauren Weinstein
- Forwarded message from David Farber d...@farber.net - Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:43:12 -0500 From: David Farber d...@farber.net Subject: [IP] Faulhaber, Comcast, and Antitrust Reply-To: d...@farber.net To: ip i...@v2.listbox.com Begin forwarded message: From: Dave Burstein

[ NNSquad ] Poll: Cost of Broadband Discourages Many

2009-01-22 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Poll: Cost of Broadband Discourages Many http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/21/AR2009012103297.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Interesting details on Comcast and the FCC

2009-01-23 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Interesting details on Comcast and the FCC http://telephonyonline.com/residential_services/news/comcast-congestion-0123/ (Note, the story continues on the full five pages, even though it seems to wrap up at the end of the third page!) --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Google in Washington

2009-01-23 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Google in Washington http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-google24-2009jan24,0,5572738.story --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] New Internet Anti-Censorship Campaign Launches

2009-01-27 Thread Lauren Weinstein
New Internet Anti-Censorship Campaign Launches http://homn.techlifepost.com/2009/01/26/techlife-post-launches-hands-off-my-net/ --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Hands Off Confusion!

2009-01-27 Thread Lauren Weinstein
We seem to be entering something of a confusing hands off realm ... Now we have: http://handsoffmyinternet.com -- Internet anti-censorship group http://handsoffmyinternet.org -- Cox Cable site urging their employees to fight cable taxes

[ NNSquad ] Cox to favor certain types of Internet traffic during congestion

2009-01-28 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Cox to favor certain types of Internet traffic during congestion ( This would appear to *require* the use of DPI. ) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012801003.html http://www.cox.com/policy/congestionmanagement/ --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Google's new Measurement Lab (and my non-comments -- for now)

2009-01-28 Thread Lauren Weinstein
that will become apparent later. I will simply note for now that obviously these server facilities will provide useful resources for network measurement researchers, and that there are a variety of complex issues involved. I'll have much more to say about this in the very near future. Thanks. -- Lauren

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