The Download: Internet Health in the news for the week of May 19
This week we celebrate the efforts of a surfer hacker, fear the accomplishments of Twitter bots and get a deeper look at the campaign to abolish net neutrality. Between the … Read more
Net Neutrality: Answers You Seek
Net neutrality has been in the headlines a lot recently. And while it’s a complicated issue, it’s a really important one to understand. Yesterday, I spent the day with Heather … Read more
How would you measure the health of the Internet?
If you want to know if the Internet is healthy, what do you track? The number of people online? The speed of your connection? Mozilla’s Internet Health Report is an … Read more
The Download: Internet Health in the News on May 12
Ransomware and net neutrality continue to dominate the news. This week on The Download we’ll learn more about anti-Net Neutrality bots spamming the FCC, tips on controlling your online privacy, … Read more
What you said about Mozilla’s Internet Health Report
What does a healthy Internet look like? And how can we all do our part to ensure it gets healthier from year to year? In January, Mozilla launched a prototype … Read more
Firefox is Always Open for Internet Health
My apartment building has a community garden. The building owner started it with a donation of raised beds and soil. What happened next amazes me to this day. One day … Read more
The Download: Internet Health in the News on May 5
Like a zombie rising from the dead, net neutrality is back leading the news, with a rising chorus speaking out against a proposed gift to ISPs. Other links passed around … Read more
Step into the “Internet Health Clinic” @ re:publica 17
Have you ever wondered if the Internet is healthy? Wouldn’t you love to know if efforts against centralisation, censorship or surveillance are succeeding in making the Internet healthier? How can … Read more
11 podcast episodes about the Internet
The Internet hosts thousands of hours of podcasts, all ready for our on-demand listening pleasure. While podcasting might not save the world, it does contribute to a healthy, vibrant Internet. … Read more
The Download: Internet Health in the News on April 28
This week, Net Neutrality is back in the headlines in a big way. In a speech he delivered on April 25 at Washington DC nonprofit FreedomWorks, FCC Chair Ajit Pai … Read more
The Download: Internet Health in the News
This week’s download on Internet health news includes encouraging stories of code and data opening up to the public, an analysis of a small technology innovator competing against the giants, … Read more
HTTPS and your online security
We have long advised Web users to look for HTTPS and the lock icon in the address bar of their favorite browser (Firefox!) before typing passwords or other private information … Read more