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Andra Keay

Google could be your next ISP - 0 views

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    "I think Google is gearing up to be potentially quite a formidable competitor to existing telcos and ISPs, given their moves into the infrastructure level," Warren Chaisatien, research director and principal analyst at Australian firm Telsyte, said. First they're making phones, now they're putting in the pipes.
renae englert

China wants telcos to dob on users - 0 views

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    China is looking to strengthen already tough laws on telco and internet companies, forcing them to inform the Government about customers who discuss state secrets. A pertinent article for those who believe that mandatory internet filtering in Australia will only ever be just that. This shows how the reins can so easily get tighter and tighter...
César Albarrán Torres

Google and PayPal to Support New Government Login System - 0 views

  • Open Identity Exchange (OIX) is a newly founded non-profit organization
  • The aim of this new organization is exchange of online identity credentials across public and private sectors
  • ; in other words, it can certify online identity providers to U.S. federal standards
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  • “OIX grew out of a public/private industry partnership initiated by the U.S. government at this conference last year.
  • OIX is a solution to this problem not just for the U.S. government, but for many different governments, industry alliances, non-profit associations, telcos, academic networks, and others all over the world who need to establish trust across a wide online population
  • will be accepted for registration and login at U.S. government websites.
  • Read more about OIX at the official site.
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    OIX is a new organization that will try to provide identity credentials that can be accepted by both the private and public sectors. But, like some of this initiatives, government-wise it will only work, initially, in the U.S. Questions on privacy can also be raised? Wouldn't OIX allow for easier access to the whereabouts of an individual's online persona? 
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