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Pastebin Access Restored in India After Government Censorship Sweep

Pastebin is accessible in India after being blocked by India’s Department of Telecom (DoT), along with 31 other websites, on Dec. 31, 2014. Several other sites, including Vimeo, Weebly, Dailymotion, and gist.github became available late last week, however 27 sites remain blocked. Continue reading

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Government Requests for Verizon User Data Increased in 2013: Transparency Report

Verizon provided user data to government agencies 321,545 times in 2013, according to its first transparency report. The report was released earlier this week to fulfill a promise made by the telecom giant in the wake of the NSA leaks which created a storm of controversy around data privacy in the US. Continue reading

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BT Makes Parental Controls Default Option for New Internet Subscribers

British Telecom, one of the UK’s largest internet access providers, has made “BT Parental Controls” a default service for new user of its internet services, thereby blocking “adult content” unless customers request it not be activated. Continue reading

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Canadian Telecom Rogers Acquires Granite Networks, Pivot Data Centers

September 24, 2013 — Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications announced on Monday that it is acquiring Pivot Data Centers for cash consideration of $155 million, and Granite Networks for a cash consideration of $6.25 million. Keep on reading: Canadian Telecom Rogers Acquires Granite Networks, Pivot Data Centers Continue reading

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GCHQ, Not NSA, Behind Belgian Telecom Attack: Report

September 20, 2013 — New documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal it was the UK’s Government Communications Agency behind the recent attack on Belgium’s largest telecom, not the NSA as initially suspected. Keep on reading: GCHQ, Not NSA, Behind Belgian Telecom Attack: Report Continue reading

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