The headline reads like something from The Onion. The European Union Court of Justice finally ruled that hyperlinks on the Internet are legal.
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In my previous column, I discussed “BeWifi”, a new effort in Barcelona to implement shared wi-fi, where consumers could use their neighbors’ leftover bandwidth to increase their quality of service.
A new company called BeWifi is hoping to increase Internet connectivity by letting you steal your neighbors’ unused bandwidth. Based in Barcelona, the idea behind BeWifi is simple.
Virtual currency has gained significant popularity over the past few months. Beginning with Bitcoin, the currency that made the news with its infamous spike and crash in value, other digital currencies have emerged as well.
Net neutrality is the concept that all Internet traffic is created equal. In other words, an Internet provider like Verizon or Time Warner Cable cannot charge their customer based on what they browse.
For the past month or so, online retailer Newegg has been up against patent enforcement company TQP, who claims that Newegg is infringing on their patent of the RC4 encryption algorithm, which is used almost universally across the Internet.