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Revision as of 17:44, 25 August 2014
The following is a chronological listing of significant events in the development of the field of Information Technology law during the 2010s:
2010
2010 — Stuxnet, considered the first weaponized malware because of its targeted nature, disrupts centrifuges in Iran used for uranium enrichment.
January 27, 2010 — Apple introduces the iPad.
Narch 16, 2010 — The Federal Communications Commission issues its Broadband Plan.
November 5, 2010 — U.S. Cyber Command goes operational.
2011
2011 — The Federal Communications Commission's Network Neutrality rules go into effect.
February 16, 2011 — Watson, an IBM supercomputer, beats the two best human Jeopardy players.
2012
June 30, 2012 — France terminates Minitel.
August 5, 2012 — The spacecraft Curiosity lands on Mars.
August 25, 2012 — The Voyager 1 spacecraft (launched in 1977) enters interstellar space.
2013
June 2013 — Edward Snowden, a former systems administrator at the NSA, reveals documents showing that the United States conducted cyberespionage against U.S. citizens and foreign governments.
June 2013 — The United States and Russia sign a "cyber pact," which establishes communications hotlines between the two countries in the event of a crisis in cyberspace.