Russian embassy slams US for demanding Sputnik’s provider register as foreign agent

Published time: 11 Jan, 2018 07:52 Russia’s embassy to the US has strongly criticized Washington in a statement released on Wednesday for demanding that RIA Global LLC register as a foreign agent. “We consider this move to be unacceptable. We regard it as yet another blow to Russian-American relations,” it said, adding that Moscow believes […]

VPN provider TunnelBear expands into password management with RememBear app

Popular virtual private network (VPN) provider TunnelBear is extending its paws into a new privacy-focused product with the launch of a cross-platform password management app. Available now in beta, RememBear (get it?) is currently available on Windows, Android, Mac, and iOS, as well as through a Chrome browser extension. In a nutshell, the app sets out to achieve […]

Coming Saturday: A Virginia rocket launch by NASA’s other cargo provider

Orbital ATK As one of two partners in NASA’s commercial cargo program to deliver supplies to the International Space Station, Orbital ATK has received significantly less attention than the other provider, SpaceX. And with Orbital ATK preparing to make just its second launch attempt in more than three years from its home base of Wallops […]

Vodafone DOWN – Broadband not working across the UK as internet provider confirms issues

Vodafone broadband is down tonight with hundreds of customers currently unable to access the internet. It seems the issues began at around 5pm this afternoon with users of the popular broadband provider still unable to access the web hours later. Down Detector, an independent website that tracks social mentions around certain topics to detect outages […]

50 million US homes have only one 25Mbps Internet provider or none at all

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Steven Puetzer) More than 10.6 million US households have no access to wired Internet service with download speeds of at least 25Mbps, and an additional 46.1 million households live in areas with just one provider offering those speeds, a new analysis has found. That adds up to more than 56 […]

Martin Lewis: Slash your water bill using THIS trick – and your provider will pay for it

Appearing on This Morning, the 45-year-old Money Saving Expert revealed how you can cut the costs of your utility bills by asking for free items, such as shower heads and tap aerators, from your water provider.  He said: “If you’re on a water meter or not, you can get freebies from your water company that’ll […]

AV provider Webroot melts down as update nukes hundreds of legit files

Enlarge (credit: Enesse Bhé) Antivirus provider Webroot is causing a world of trouble for customers. A signature update just nuked hundreds of benign files needed to run Microsoft Windows, as well as apps that run on top of the operating system. Social media sites ignited on late Monday afternoon with customers reporting that servers and […]

Want to Stop Your Internet Provider From Selling Your Browsing Data? It Ain't Easy

Image: Shutterstock This week, President Donald Trump signed the widely–criticized bill repealing FCC ISP privacy rules, which would have required internet service providers to get opt-in consent before selling customers’ web browsing history. The rules hadn’t actually gone into effect, but the bill’s passage was a wake-up call for American internet users, who suddenly realized: […]

It’s official: your internet provider can share your web history

In a major blow to consumer privacy, President Trump signed a resolution today reversing an Obama-era rule that restricted what internet providers could do with their customers’ data. Most notably, the privacy rule would have prevented internet providers from using, sharing, or selling a subscriber’s web browsing history without first getting their explicit permission. The […]

Dems urge Trump to veto bill allowing your internet provider sell your browsing history without your permission

AP NEW YORK (AP) — Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer is urging President Donald Trump to veto a resolution that would kill an online privacy regulation, a move that could allow internet providers to sell information about their customers’ browsing habits. The New York senator and 46 other Senate Democrats have signed a letter calling […]