• The House & The Senate vote unanimously to put US Government spending information online

    The House & The Senate vote unanimously to put US Government spending information online

    The House of Representatives had a unanimous vote yesterday. Let me say that again, The House of Representatives of the United States had a unanimous vote. They passed legislation that would make the federal government establish common data standards. That would be step one. The 2nd and 3rd part might be a little more complicated. The legislation…

  • As if Verizon didn’t charge enough already, CEO says users should pay more

      As if Verizon didn’t charge enough for its services. It now wants you to pay more. He wants you to pay more for Internet access than your neighbor. That seems fair if you have a higher tier of service. Verizon and every service known to man already does this. Verizon is already throttling Netflix just weeks…

  • Google gets a $25,000 slap on the wrist and warning of more punishment for its Street View

    Google was fined $25,000 by the Federal Communications Commission for accessing unsecured networks and collected personal information without users’ permission. The  U.S. investigation is not even done yet but seems that things will not turn out so well for the Big G. The investigation all stems from the data collection scandal surrounding its Street View project.  The…