/tags/internet Internet en-US Copyright Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:54:56 GMT /science-technology/2024-04-24/whos-selling-your-digital-data-california-gives-you-tools-to-protect-your-online-privacy About 450 companies are on the data broker registry in California, and a law passed last year will make it easier to delete the data they collect about people. Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:54:56 GMT /science-technology/2024-04-24/whos-selling-your-digital-data-california-gives-you-tools-to-protect-your-online-privacy Khari Johnson /politics-government/2024-02-06/last-chance-to-apply-for-this-high-speed-internet-subsidy-in-california Wednesday could be your last chance to apply for a federal high-speed internet subsidy. Unless Congress intervenes, the program that subsidizes internet access for poorer Californians will run out of money in April — and also pull the plug on a state program to expand broadband access. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:55:34 GMT /politics-government/2024-02-06/last-chance-to-apply-for-this-high-speed-internet-subsidy-in-california Khari Johnson /politics-government/2022-10-09/california-withdraws-plans-to-limit-internet-and-cell-phone-discount-for-low-income-users Assembly members and disgruntled Californians urged the California Public Utilities Commission to keep low-income subsidies as is. Sun, 09 Oct 2022 12:42:26 GMT /politics-government/2022-10-09/california-withdraws-plans-to-limit-internet-and-cell-phone-discount-for-low-income-users Lil Kalish /media-society/2022-09-06/california-lawmakers-approve-groundbreaking-internet-privacy-law-for-kids A first-in-in the nation bill that would protect kids’ privacy online passed out of the California Legislature. Here’s what it does, and what happens next. Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:58:00 GMT /media-society/2022-09-06/california-lawmakers-approve-groundbreaking-internet-privacy-law-for-kids Grace Gedye /economy-and-finance/2022-08-25/yurok-tribe-receives-61-million-to-improve-internet-access On Thursday, the Yurok Tribe received a $61 million grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to bring high speed internet to nearly 1,000 homes and 110 businesses on the far northern California coast. Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:29:08 GMT /economy-and-finance/2022-08-25/yurok-tribe-receives-61-million-to-improve-internet-access Noah Camuso /wildfire/2021-07-29/talent-partners-with-non-profit-to-bring-internet-to-residents-displaced-by-wildfires After last year's wildfires in Southern Oregon, around 1000 people in the city of Talent still don't have access to the internet in their homes and businesses. Now the city is looking to change that by partnering with a nonprofit called No One Left Offline (NOLO). Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:49:05 GMT /wildfire/2021-07-29/talent-partners-with-non-profit-to-bring-internet-to-residents-displaced-by-wildfires Sophia Prince /science-technology/2020-01-22/new-legislation-would-address-internet-deserts-in-oregon Southern Oregon state Representative Pam Marsh, D-Ashland, is proposing legislation in the upcoming session to increase funding for broadband internet in… Wed, 22 Jan 2020 13:16:50 GMT /science-technology/2020-01-22/new-legislation-would-address-internet-deserts-in-oregon Erik Neumann /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-11-15/making-the-web-truly-democratic The Internet was supposed to be a powerful force for good and democracy in the world. And it certainly opened up the world in new ways... until it didn't.… Fri, 15 Nov 2019 17:22:47 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-11-15/making-the-web-truly-democratic The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-06-14/changing-the-internet-to-add-meaning It's probably safe to call Michael Patrick Lynch a critic of the Internet. But you might want to Google him to be sure. Lynch runs the "Humility and… Wed, 14 Jun 2017 18:01:48 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-06-14/changing-the-internet-to-add-meaning Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-05-22/the-american-kingpin-who-created-a-web-empire It was a web site where you could buy ANYTHING. eBay? Not hardly. "Silk Road" was the name of the purposely obscure website that moved goods and services… Mon, 22 May 2017 17:47:05 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-05-22/the-american-kingpin-who-created-a-web-empire Geoffrey Riley