Dark Web: Report from the Congressional Research Service, March 2017 Posted by Editor on April 2, 2017 in Technology 0 Comment “The layers of the Internet go far beyond the surface content that many can easily access in their daily searches. The other content is that of the Deep Web, content that has not been indexed by traditional search engines such as Google. The furthest corners of the Deep Web, segments known as the Dark Web, contain content that has been intentionally concealed. The Dark Web may be used for legitimate purposes as well as to conceal criminal or otherwise malicious activities. It is the exploitation of the Dark Web for illegal practices that has garnered the interest of officials and policymakers.”
Digital Privacy at the U.S. Border: Protecting the Data On Your Devices and In the Cloud Posted by Editor on April 2, 2017 in Privacy, Technology 0 Comment “The Electronic Frontier Foundation has just updated its 2011 guide to Digital Privacy at the U.S. Border with an all new edition that covers the law, administrative rules, technological options and potential repercussions of crossing the US border while not undergoing the warrantless seizure and indefinite retention of all of your sensitive data — in a guide that breaks out the different risks for US citizens, US permanent residents, and visitors to the USA.”
First Lifeline, Now Broadband Program for Schools and Libraries in the FCC’s Crosshairs Posted by Editor on March 1, 2017 in Education, Info Literacy, Technology 0 Comment “Recently the new Federal Communications Commission majority revoked the approval of nine companies to become Lifeline providers and how that would weaken the Lifeline program and widen the digital divide. Now it appears that the E-Rate program, which makes broadband services more affordable for America’s schools and libraries, is in the FCC majority’s crosshairs. And much like the case of Lifeline, the majority is using procedural steps and administrative tools to weaken the E-Rate program.”