Jul, 2016 : ServerHub Adds a Sixth Location in New York

📅 Jul 26, 2016 - Netflix on Comcast Cable Boxes Will Count Against Data Caps - Netflix and Comcast recently chartered a deal that will make them available on the same cable box later in 2016, but Netflix streaming video will count against Comcast data caps, according to a Comcast representative.

Netflix made a deal to get its streaming video service on Comcast's X1 cable boxes later this year, where it will be available alongside traditional cable channels. The deal raised questions about Comcast's data caps and whether or not Netflix would count against those caps. As a Comcast spokesperson answered when asked: “Yes. All data that flows over the public Internet (which includes Netflix) counts toward a customer's monthly data usage.”

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📅 Jul 26, 2016 - US Government Says Microsoft Can’t Protect User Data - The US government recently ruled that Microsoft Corporation customers don't have a right to know when governmental agencies intercept email. Microsoft filed a lawsuit earlier this year alleging that their customers have a constitutional right to know when and if the government seizes or searches their property.

The government said in a court filing that the lawsuit should be thrown out because the law enables them to intercept electronic communications without a warrant or disclosure – if it would endanger an individual or investigation.

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📅 Jul 26, 2016 - A High Stakes Game Will be Played for .Web - It's nearly here and many internet giants are going to play a high stakes game for the .web top level domain extension. Google, Web.com, Afilias, United Internet and a few other companies will be bidding in real time for the .web TLD on July 27th. The auction will be conducted by ICANN.

The winner of the auction will have the right to sell the .web TLD. This may be one of the hottest new TLDs and some believe it will be the new .com. It's easy to remembers, short and many already use “web” as a part of normal dialogue about internet related ...

📅 Jul 27, 2016 - European Union Privacy Regulators Okay EU-US Data Transfer Deal - On Tuesday, European Union (EU) privacy regulators gave the proposed EU-US data transfer deal the green light. Concerns about the deal have delayed the decision and although legal challenges are expected from privacy activists, the deal will allow companies more certainty in the transfer of sensitive data.

The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, finalized the privacy shield with the US this month after it was first announced in February.

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📅 Jul 27, 2016 - Verizon’s Yahoo Acquisition Means Access to a Billion Data Users - Verizon's Monday announcement of its plans to acquire Yahoo! for $4.83 billion may well pay off handsomely for the telecommunications giant. Yahoo boasts more than 1 billion monthly active users – 600 million of those users access their websites exclusively on mobile devices.

The acquisition is key for Verizon, who has the phones and cable set-top box covered – now, they will be able to have access to customers' internet behavior. Verizon acquired AOL for $4.4 billion. It's clear that the company is scaling up and solidifying their place as the top telecommunications company in the US.

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📅 Jul 28, 2016 - ZENEDGE Announces Launch of Single IP Protection at HostingCon - ZENEDGE took the stage at HostingCon on Tuesday to announce the general availability of a new offering, Single IP Protection, to provide enterprise-class network DDoS mitigation to companies and organizations using smaller networks.

Traditionally, network DDoS mitigation requires BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) for all routing decisions – and it only works on networks with a minimum of class C subnet and 256 total IP addresses, the company says.

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