- Sat Sep 5 1:32 PM PDT 2009 Opposition mounts against P2P disconnection plan
Proposals in the U.K. to disconnect the broadband service of suspected illegal file-sharers have come under fresh attack from ISPs, rights groups, and creative artists' groups.
- Mon Jun 22 11:45 PM PDT 2009 Tech giants deny helping Iran eavesdrop
A Nokia-Siemens joint venture denies allegations it provided Internet wiretapping gear to Iran, leaving many to wonder who's aiding the Internet snoops? Or are their Net restrictions entirely homemade?
- Fri May 1 9:30 AM PDT 2009 Security from Malware and Intruders
If you turn on your computer's firewall, many times upon launching applications you will be prompted to either allow or deny that application access to the Internet. You may also wonder exactly why an application such as Microsoft Excel or Apple's Numbers
- Thu Apr 23 12:48 PM PDT 2009 Buzz Out Loud 959: 99-cent sound of silence
One of our listeners is stunned that you can buy a song from John Cage in the iTunes store that is 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence.
- Thu Feb 19 11:50 AM PST 2009 Buzz Out Loud 914: Natali is all wrestle and no cuddle
In this episode we find out that Hulu might be getting stomped, the government is spying on you through DTV boxes, and Natali prefers wrestling to cuddling. Seriously. She just doesn't like the word cuddling.
- Wed Nov 19 4:30 PM PST 2008 U of Tennessee blocked P2P sites before RIAA law
RIAA didn't need a law to persuade Tennessee, the home of country music, to block P2P sites back in August.
- Sat Aug 23 6:09 PM PDT 2008 Joe Biden's pro-RIAA, pro-FBI tech voting record
Barack Obama's pick for vice president is an ally of the music industry on copyright and the FBI on wiretaps. He also unintentionally spurred the creation of PGP.
- Tue Aug 19 1:29 PM PDT 2008 Verizon exec: Some Net neutrality fans suffer from 'paranoia'
In the wake of the FCC's ruling against Comcast, broadband providers and their allies at a tech policy conference say Net neutrality is dangerous and still makes no sense.
- Mon Aug 18 3:33 PM PDT 2008 Music, movie lobbyists push to spy on your Net traffic
Recording and motion picture industries continue efforts to persuade broadband providers to detect users' piracy.
- Fri Jul 11 11:52 AM PDT 2008 Buzz Out Loud 764: iPhail?
On the first day of the iPhone 3G massive amounts of Phanatics went home frustrated.




