Editorials Oct 25, 2016
Alarming assault on the internet
Last week's crippling cyberattacks in the U.S. are a harbinger of the digital future and the ever more visible vulnerabilities of a networked world.
World Aug 8, 2014
China imposes new restrictions on instant messaging tools: Xinhua
China will force real-name registrations on public accounts of instant messaging tools and require those wishing to publish or reprint political news to seek prior approval, state media and Tencent Holdings Ltd said on Thursday.Last year, China launched a campaign to clamp down on ...
National Apr 27, 2014
Public Wi-Fi access slowly increasing in Japan
Japanese public transportation operators are broadening wireless Internet access services at train stations and on airplanes in line with widespread use of smartphones and in response to strong requests from foreign tourists.Japan Airlines began to offer an onboard Internet access service via Wi-Fi wireless ...
Commentary / World Feb 24, 2014
Pope warns of hazards in browsing 'God's gift'
by Cass R. Sunstein
Pope Francis rightly warns that although the variety of opinions being aired over the Web can be seen as helpful, it also enables people to barricade themselves behind sources of information that only confirm their own ideas.
General Mar 23, 2013
The digital pioneer who became a Web rebel
Jaron Lanier is that rarest of rare birds — an uber-geek who is highly critical of the world created by the technology he helped to create. Now 52, he first came to prominence in the 1980s as a pioneer in the field of “virtual ...