Reid Blocks Online Predator Bill to Help Obama

"This Congress hasn't accomplished all that much, so you'd think they'd be eager to pass a no-brainer such as bipartisan legislation to protect kids from online predators. You'd be wrong. Last December, the House passed the Securing Adolescents from Exploitation Online Act by...

Why infants still die from SIDS

" When Melissa and Rudy Haberzettl's son Jacob was born in November 2006, he was perfect in every way -- full-term, healthy weight, and a champion eater. Like many new moms, Melissa was determined to follow doctor's orders: She breastfed Jake exclusively, put him to sleep on...

Republican lawmakers kill California budget proposal

The California state assembley had a rare Sunday night session last night, with the state's republicans rejecting a Democratic plan to fix the state's budget shortfall by raising taxes on wealthy citizens and corporations."Assembly Republicans on Sunday blocked a proposed...

Nearly two million subscribers online in NZ

The latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show 1.5 million subscribers are now hooked up to the internet and most have broadband. " Broadband subscriptions have increased 10.7 per cent in the six months to March 2008, to reach 891,000. Subscribers with analog...

Major UK Internet Providers Get Together to Tackle Online Piracy

Internet providers in the UK have joined together to tackle music piracy online, however the first 'big step' for the industry is apparently to - write letters?That's right, thousands of letters will be sent out to users who the movie and music industry believe to be pirating...

UK may store all phone calls and emails

The UK government just loves to know what your up to. "The UK government is considering a massive database to store every person's emails, phone calls, text messages and internet use. The plan was suggested as a tool to help security forces tackling crime and terrorism. ...

CRTC Orders Bell to Prove Throttling Necessary, Hold Public Inquiry

In a move that could change the rules for internet providers and the way big corporations like Bell and Rogers' handle their data.The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission announced yesterday it has launched two major reviews of internet technologies,...

BBC and ISPs clash over iPlayer

"A row about who should pay for extra network costs incurred by the iPlayer has broken out between internet service providers (ISPs) and the BBC. ISPs say the on-demand TV service is putting strain on their networks, which need to be upgraded to cope.Ashley Highfield, head of...