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A website’s Terms of Service, more commonly known as ToS, are often so lengthy and loaded with legal jargon that most of us don’t even bother reading them and just blindly click “agree,” never knowing what’s actually in them. Now a new site will do the reading for you — and call anything questionable to your attention.

The internet "hacktivists" known as 'Anonymous' recently targeted an online service provider known as Freedom Hosting. Freedom Hosting housed more than 40 child pornography websites including Lolita City, which 'Anonymous' claims is the largest source (over 100 gigabytes) of child porn on the internet.

Earlier this week, it was announced that the State of Montana will work with the Montana University System to bring an ultra-high speed telecommunications network to the State. By working together, the State and University System hope to save $500,000 in annual costs while increasing the bandwith and capacity of the shared "core" at the heart of both networks. This new collaboration is an extension of similar partnerships on networking that go back 20 years. The service is expected to increase communication between the University system, State and Local Government, and private enterprise.

A new survey finds the number of people who leave the house for a day of shopping are dwindling, replaced instead by a new breed of “net-savvy” shoppers.

Today’s show ran past tons of topics, but I would like to draw attention to the discussion on the Stop Online Piracy Act (S.O.P.A.). Click here to read the actual bill. I feel that the United States has an interest in defending copyrighted material and in prosecuting illegal activates that occur on the Internet (child pornography for example)...

Why did the average American go online? For no particular reason (Ba-dum-bum). Although this may not become the newest joke anytime soon, it’s actually a true statement. According to a new report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, 53 percent of 18- to 29-year-old Americans go online just for fun or to waste time. With 2,260 participating adults, it turns out that