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Ransomware attacks on schools threaten student data nationwide (CBS)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 08/29/2024 - 15:03Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on US microchip production, blocking of sales to China, Russia (CBS)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Mon, 04/22/2024 - 10:52Facebook whistleblower Francis Haugen: No accountability for privacy features implemented to protect young people (CBS)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 06/14/2023 - 14:27US investing billions to expand high-speed internet access to rural areas: "Broadband isn't a luxury anymore"
Many Americans take a solid internet connection for granted. Many others, however, are living in areas where they can't even get online. Now, the US government is working to bridge the digital divide by expanding access to broadband. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is leading the Biden administration's $65 billion broadband push, which is part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The goal is make broadband universally available in the next five years, and a plan to lower the cost of the utility is also in place. "Broadband isn't a luxury anymore.
Streaming predicted to top traditional TV viewing for first time (CBS)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Thu, 02/16/2023 - 10:11Westminster (CO) partners with Google to bring fiber internet to the city
Westminster City (CO) officials have signed a deal with Google Fiber to bring high-speed internet to the city. The deal will make gig-speed fiber internet available to those in the city. Construction of the fiber optic network will start in 2023 in the city's right of way and easements.
Thousands in Colorado seek funding to receive broadband internet
Thousands of rural Coloradans could be one step closer to gaining access to high-speed internet thanks to federal funding for broadband expansion throughout the country.
Whistleblower's SEC Complaint: Facebook Knew Platforms was used to "Promote Human Trafficking and Domestic Servitude"
The complaints filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission against Facebook by former employee Frances Haugen include "original evidence showing that Facebook ...