Internet Service Providers

US ISPs commit to new cybersecurity measures

The recommendations from an FCC advisory committee target botnets, domain name fraud and Internet route hijacking

Google faces class action lawsuits against new privacy policy

Google's new privacy policy is already under scrutiny in the U.S. and Europe

Yahoo dropped from objectionable content lawsuits in India

Earlier Microsoft was dropped from one of the lawsuits after it pointed out that the content was not from its websites

Judge drops Microsoft from objectionable content case in India

A judge found that the plaintiff had not pointed to objectionable content on Microsoft's websites

Advocacy group takes aim at antiporn bill requiring ISP data retention

A bill requiring ISPs to retain IP addresses for a year raises privacy concerns for several groups

Pakistan plans system to filter and block websites

The move is the latest by Pakistan to curb Internet freedom ahead of elections in the country, say activists

New MSN site updates users on topics trending on Twitter, Facebook

The msnNow site identifies hot topics and trends on social networks and Bing

SEC denies carrier attempts to block shareholder net neutrality votes

The agency doesn't buy arguments by AT&T, Verizon and Sprint saying net neutrality isn't a significant policy issue

Business owner sentenced for E-Rate fraud

Groups: Congress should scrap SOPA, PIPA and start over

The copyright bills have too many problems to fix, say the groups, including Public Knowledge and Amnesty International