Internet News
Solid:
'true data ownership' project led by Tim Berners-Lee Federal
Communications Commission votes to weaken Net Neutrality rules 1st
of October, 2016: ICANN freed from U.S. government oversight
Latest / Aaron
Swartz: Was an American computer programmer and Internet activist ADSL Microfilters:
Equipped to a phone socket for standard broadband .Arpa
domain, managed by the IAB and ICANN Attenuation:
Describes the loss of signal strength on DSL connections Ben Segal:
Helped enable Europe's conversion to TCP/IP Broadband Internet Access (UK):
standard, mobile, superfact, and ultrafast Broadband Internet Connection:
Data Usage Allowance and Caps Ed
Krol: managed the establishment NSFNET Dot
Com Bubble: Speculative bubble - in stocks related to the Internet
- that lasted until 2000 Douglas Engelbart: Developed the first working hypertext system E.
Feinler: Member of the Internet Hall of Fame, former director of
the NIC Internet
of things (IoT): Term referring to the inter-working of physical
items Ivan Sutherland:
Led the Information Processing Techniques Office from 1964-1966 Jean Armour Polly:
coined the phrase Surfing the Internet Jean-Francois Abramatic:
Chairman of the World Wide Web Consortium 1996-2001 Lance Cottrell:
Founder of Anonymizer.com in 1996 New
generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) in 2016, 2017, and 2018 LLU:
Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) at telephone exchanges Registering
a domain name with a ICANN accredited registrar Robert Braden:
Provided stewardship over the RFC series Root
zone file: The DNS root zone file is a small data set file (2,232,320
bytes) Root
name servers: The root servers serve the root zone of the Domain
Name System Ted Nelson:
Coined the term Hypertext SNR:
Broadband (DSL): Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) and SNR Margin UK ISPs:
Static and Dynamic IP Addresses
Ecommerce A
brief history of commerce on the Internet Section
75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 Retailers
and the manufacturers Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) Company
in Administration: E-vouchers and Gift Vouchers Faulty
goods bought online from UK retailers Rights
of return for online orders in the UK Making
a complaint about a financial business in the UK FAQs /
What
does the OFT (Office of Fair Trading) logo represent? Free
shipping: will it become universal for UK online shops? When
do I receive my statement? (bank and credit card)
Internet Banking Internet banking: getting started as a new user When banks suspend use of Internet Banking Monthly
PAY-IN saving accounts -- increase interest earnt Direct debit fails due to a lack of funds Overdraft current account interest and fees Secure banking: Safety features online banks
employ Tax free savings options in the UK AER
and the income from savings Switching your current account to
another bank Savings accounts: their interest rate
vs UK inflation Introductory
Rate: why its a good idea to open a new bank account every year BIC
code: online banking and money transfers Difference
between gross and net interest Trusteer
Rapport: helping to protect online banking Paying
a deposit into a new bank account Online
banking security: phishing and identity theft Services / features available
with an online bank account Sending money overseas from a UK
bank Request
a replacement debit or credit card through Internet Banking Service
status and maintenance of Internet banks Vishing: a fraud to steal money and Intenet banking details Bank branch closures: find out on the Internet Customer service quality rating for UK banks Cora, Natwest's digital assistant on the Internet Cheque imaging: will speed up cheque processing significantly Post Office services for bank customers Debit card for the blind or partially sighted Voice ID: voice recognition telephone banking FAQs / What UK bank accounts are protected by the FSCS? Are
wireless networks a risk to my online banking? Do
banks have automatic systems to detect fraud? What
is a nominated account in relation to a savings account? Process
for opening a bank account online? Do
fixed rate Cash ISA accounts exist? Ways
to pay a deposit into a new bank account? Report
lost or stolen cards via Internet banking? Do
Internet banks provide CHAPS payments? Do
banks provide a mortgage calculator on the Internet? Do
Internet banks offer a free gift to switch my current account? Can
I update my address and telephone number via Internet banking? Login
to mobile banking app with my fingerprint?
Online Credit Charges
and fees levied from owing and using a credit card Cancelling
a credit card in the United Kingdom (UK) Balance
transfer credit cards (UK): 26, 30 and 32 month 0% interest cards Extended
warranty perk on a UK credit card Rate
jacking: credit cards on the receiving end Purchase
protection: premium credit card perk Credit
card rewards / bonuses / perks 10
Reasons a credit card is canceled Credit
cards: minimum payment level - 1% since April 2011 Credit
Cards: responsibilities of card owners Internet
credit card eligibility checker Charges
tariff: levied by UK credit card providers Installment
plan for a credit card transaction Credit
card customer services: general enquiries A copy of the general conditions
of a credit card Capital One
Classic Card: suitable for building credit FAQs / What
is a Creditbuilder credit card? How
to protect your credit card PIN number? Credit
Reference Agency (CRA): Why do credit card issuers use them? Is
there a lending code for credit card providers? Do
credit card companies share my data? What
is the purpose and advantage of a company credit card? Are
some credit cards better to travel abroad with?
Internet Finance Contactless payments:
for purchases of thirty pounds and under Payment
Protection Insurance (PPI) and PPI claims in the United Kingdom UKash
voucher: its uses and where to buy Paysafecard:
convert cash to a digital payment method UK
VAT and Adsense earnings FAQs /