Tag Archives: internet

Non-denial denial

Posted on 4th May 2009 by G W

Statement A: The UK government are not planning to build a massive surveillance network to capture the traffic data of all internet users: “GCHQ is not developing technology to enable the monitoring of all internet use and phone calls in … Continue reading →

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A series of tubes… with borders?

Posted on 29th December 2008 by G W

<rant> Is it just me, or is the Internet increasingly becoming a bordered world? From iTunes store accounts linked to credit cards, to GeoIP technology, it seems that services are relying more and more on being focused on one, geo-politically … Continue reading →

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UK Broadband – part 2

Posted on 27th January 2005 by G W

A couple of days after posting my previous item about the various xDSL technologies which may or may not come into usage in the UK during this century, Slashdot posted a story announcing the UKonline 8Mbps service i mentioned. Which … Continue reading →

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