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An Ars Technica history of the Internet, part 1

Ars Technica

In a very real sense, the Internet, this marvelous worldwide digital communications network that youre using right now, was created because one man was annoyed at having too many computer terminals in his office. The year was 1966. The agency was created in 1958 by President Eisenhower in response to the launch of Sputnik.

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‘Space junk’ is clogging the atmosphere—and it’s going to make weather forecasts and internet access much worse

Fast Company Tech

If this trend continues, it could have ripple effects for everything from weather tracking and broadband internet access to national defense. Currently, satellites play a central role in global weather tracking, access to internet service, online banking, national defense protocols, and more.

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5 Cybersecurity Best Practices for Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Finally, the monthly fees of premium hosting almost always include SSL certificates and CDNs which are essential to hosting a website on today’s internet. 2FA is the easiest way to prevent your social media accounts from being accessed by unauthorized users. 2) Require a double opt-in subscription process for your email list(s).

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“MyTerms” wants to become the new way we dictate our privacy on the web

Ars Technica

Author, journalist, and long-time Internet freedom advocate Doc Searls wants us to stop asking for privacy from websites, services, and AI and start telling these things what we will and will not accept. The big concept is that you are the first party to each contract you have with online things. Read full article Comments

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Amazon’s older Kindles will start to lose their internet access in December

The Verge

Amazon’s Kindle e-readers with built-in 3G will begin to lose the ability to connect to the internet on their own in the US in December, according to an email sent to customers on Wednesday. For older Kindles without Wi-Fi, this change could mean not connecting to the internet at all.

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Nearly all new homes built in England must include gigabit internet access

TechSpot

Around 98 percent of all new homes built in England must include access to gigabit internet according to a new law enacted the day after Christmas. Another law simultaneously went into effect giving tenants a new path to gigabit if landlords are unresponsive to requests.

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Damaged European undersea cables impact internet connectivity worldwide

TechSpot

On Wednesday night, a serious incident involving an undersea cable in the south of France caused widespread internet connectivity issues. At least three fiber cables were severed at 20:30 (UTC), making Internet access slower for users in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Cloud companies quickly worked to fix the backbone.

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