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China’s Internet Architecture Gives The Rest Of Us A Run For Our Money
In a lot of ways, China’s internet isn’t the sort of internet you want to be using. It’s ridiculously censored, for example. But in other ways, it’s way better than the stuff we have over here. According to a recent report from the New England Complex Systems Institute, China’s ‘net infrastructure is head and shoulders above what we’ve got here in the west.
FBI: IPv6 Could Shield Criminals From Police
The new internet — or at least, the new IP protocol that allows the internet to work — rolled out earlier this month. Shiny and new, it’s the future of our online lives. But US law enforcement agencies are worried that it could be abused in intriguing new ways by online criminals.
Telstra Starts Deploying IPv6 Addresses (But Not Directly For You)
A brief release this afternoon from Telstra notes that it’s now deploying IPv6 addresses. Hurrah! We don’t have to run out of addresses any more! Except that… hmm… it’s only for enterprise, government and wholesale customers for now. It could mean big things if your internet service comes through a Telstra reseller, though.[Telstra]
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Mobile Phones Will Drive The Transition To IPv6
The era of IPv6 is almost upon us. And in an interview with Gus over at Lifehacker, Tesla driver and Internode top dog Simon Hackett explains how it will be mobile phone use that will drive the move to IPv6 more than anything else:
Oh Noes!: The Internetz Is Almost Out Of IP Addresses
