A home VPN is one way to ensure your privacy on the Internet — especially now that the government has ended privacy rules governing ISPs. A Virtual Private Network or VPN is exactly what its name says. It’s a secure private network in the cloud, meaning it’s virtual. Many businesses employ VPNs to provide network security and ensure that employees can securely work from remote locations. A home VPN alters your Internet footprint. Without a… Read more »
That is what Maine Senator Shenna Bellows is proposing to do with LD 1610. The bipartisan legislation will essentially redo what the FCC has recently undone and establish rules for Internet privacy in Maine. Last November we shared information about the FCC taking steps to ensure consumer privacy on the Internet. Last month we told you about the FCC repealing those rules before they were enacted. Now along with several other states, several members of… Read more »
Back in November we talked about the FCC rule changes regarding Internet privacy and we explained the Telecommunications Act. We concentrated on how the act protects the privacy of telephone customers’ network proprietary information (CPNI). Providers like OTELCO were minimally effected by the FCC rule changes because they strongly reflected the existing Telecommunication Act rules. The ISPs who are not bound by telephone privacy requirements were the most effected by the change. FCC? FTC? –… Read more »
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