Microsoft is looking to replace the aging third-party cookie

Most internet users don’t exactly like third-party cookies. After all, cookies track our online activity and allow advertisers to bombard us with targeted ads. As a result, browsers such as Firefox and Internet Explorer have started to adapt to these tactics by using “Do Not Track” technology. The other limitation with third-party cookies is that they cannot track mobile devices (accounting for 20% of global web traffic) or web-delivered video services.

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U.S. cable companies should create Netflix rival: Malone

(Reuters) - Cable pioneer John Malone said on Thursday that cable companies should team up to create a rival to Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) that would deliver programming over the Internet on a national basis.

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Global telecom treaty without Net controls signed by 89 nations

(Reuters) - An international telecommunications treaty signed by 89 countries out of a possible 144 on Friday will have little impact on how carriers operate or how consumers surf the web or make calls around the world when it comes into effect in 2015.

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Connectify Dispatch merges all of your Internet connections into one

                          
A new piece of software that promises to boost your Internet connection speed and reliability is now available for download. Connectify Dispatch is able to combine a wired Ethernet connection, a Wi-Fi connection and signals from 3G and 4G wireless modems to create a seamless data link that balances the load across all methods, according to the founders.

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IE mouse tracking flaw allows sites to record cursor movements

                                    
Spider.io reported today that Microsoft has no "immediate plans" to fix the potential Internet Explorer vulnerability which allows any website operator (or advertiser, hacker etc...) to track a visitor's mouse cursor movements. Microsoft's security team has acknowledged the issue but it is unclear if it will ever be resolved.

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Compromise emerges in global talks on Internet oversight

                                 
(Reuters) - Hopes rose on Tuesday for a compromise agreement that would keep intrusive government regulation of the Internet from being enshrined in a global treaty.

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Russia, China alliance wants greater government voice in Internet oversight

                             
(Reuters) - A Russia-led proposal calling for sweeping new governmental powers to regulate cyberspace could enable countries to block some Web locations and wrest control of allotting Internet addresses from a U.S.-based body.

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Saban buys control of Israel's Partner Communications

                                  
(Reuters) - U.S.-Israeli media magnate Haim Saban agreed to buy a controlling stake in Israel's second largest telecoms operator, Partner Communications (PTNR.TA), to expand into the market for bundled phone, internet and television services.

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EBay's double tax base prompts calls for investigation

                                
(Reuters) - Britain and Germany may have missed out on a combined $1 billion in sales tax since online marketplace eBay picked a tiny Luxembourg office as its base for EU sales, a shift that lawmakers say should now be investigated.

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Twitter in legal spat over data clampdown

                            
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc's steadily tightening grip over the 140-character messages on its network has set off a spirited debate in Silicon Valley over whether a social media company should or should not lay claim over its user-generated content.

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Syria pulls the plug, Internet traffic comes to a halt

                         
Syria's tether to the digital world appears to have been severed, cutting off Internet access to and from the country entirely. In addition to an apparent Internet blackout, Syrians may also be facing isolated landline and cellular phone service disruptions according to the Associated Press and a growing number of unverified reports

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Facebook, Zynga revamp partnership

                            
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc and Zynga Inc severed the cozy ties that once bound the Internet industry's closest couple, revising a years-old partnership between the two companies.

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Bitter struggle over Internet regulation to dominate global summit

                     
(Reuters) - An unprecedented debate over how the global Internet is governed is set to dominate a meeting of officials in Dubai next week, with many countries pushing to give a United Nations body broad regulatory powers even as the United States and others contend such a move could mean the end of the open Internet.

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Professor finds profiling in ads for personal data website

 
(Reuters) - Dr. Latisha Smith, an expert in decompression sicknesses afflicting deep sea divers, has cleared criminal background checks throughout her medical career. Yet someone searching the Web for the Washington State physician might well come across an Internet ad suggesting she may have an arrest record.

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Survey: 48% of motorists between 18-29 use Internet while driving

           
According to a survey performed by State Farm Insurance, as many as 21 percent of smartphone-owning drivers confess to accessing the web while driving -- or webbing -- as the company refers to it. Drivers between the ages of 18 and 29 are by far the most likely demographic to endanger themselves (and others) though for a quick Internet fix with 48 percent admitting to the deed.

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Egypt state prosecutor issues order to ban Internet pornography

Egypt state prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmud has ordered a ban on Internet pornography according to an official statement from his office. The attempt isn’t the first of its kind though as a previous court order was never put into effect, nor was a similar proposal in the Egyptian Parliament earlier this year.

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