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How foolproof is home test-taking software?

Links from Wednesday afternoon's episode of Loaded:

Google, Intel, AT&T, and others form the Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group, or BITAG.China forbids crowdsourced maps with new mapping licenses.GM OnStar users can email their in-dash navigation systems Google Maps directions.New software claims to prevent cheating in at-home tests, although I've got some ideas if you really do want to cheat.

Net neutrality group signals cooling of hostilities

A new industry effort that bypasses Washington politicians and regulators indicates a cooling of hostilities over Net neutrality rules is underway.

Longtime political rivals including AT&T, Google, Comcast, Verizon, and Microsoft, announced Tuesday they had joined together to form a technical advisory group to "develop consensus on broadband network management practices or other related technical issues that can affect users' Internet experience," including applications and devices.

The formal name of the effort is the Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group (BITAG), which will be chaired by Dale Hatfield of the University of Colorado at Boulder, a former … Read more