- Mon Apr 20 2009 States turn to Web 2.0 tools for upcoming elections
Officials in California and Ohio are increasingly using online tools to manage elections, including services like Twitter.
Posted by Stephanie Condon
- Mon Aug 18 2003 Privacy advocates call for RFID regulation
A handful of technology and consumer privacy experts call for regulation of a controversial technology designed to wirelessly monitor everything from clothing to currency.
Posted by Alorie Gilbert
- Mon Aug 11 2003 Lawmakers to probe RFID technology
A hearing in California later this month will address privacy issues that surround the wireless technology, which can monitor everything from clothing to currency.
Posted by Alorie Gilbert
- Wed Jul 30 2008 Calif. official votes for optical scans, hand tallies
Secretary of State tells attendees at Usenix security conference that optical scanning of paper ballots combined with hand tallies is more accurate and secure than an e-voting system that uses paper trails.
Posted by Elinor Mills
- Fri Jul 25 2008 Open-source electronic voting
A group is advocating the use of open-source software and a unique tablet PC and printer as a solution to concerns surrounding voting integrity.
Posted by Robert Vamosi
- Tue Feb 24 2004 California lawmaker introduces RFID bill
A California state lawmaker introduces a bill meant to address consumer privacy concerns related to the commercial use of radio frequency identification technology.
Posted by Alorie Gilbert
- Mon Aug 30 2004 Don't regulate RFID--yet
Industry deserves a chance to act responsibly, CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says, before ill-informed legislators step in.
Posted by Declan McCullagh
- Tue Mar 17 1998 State considers antispam bills
In California, two potentially groundbreaking antispam bills are making their way through the state legislature.
Posted by Rose Aguilar
- Thu Mar 9 2000 Senator says Web devices a target of consumer concern
As online privacy fears mount, lawmakers are looking at another potential peephole into the lives of consumers: the television.
Posted by Patricia Jacobus and Jim Davis
- Mon Nov 3 2008 E-voting worries linger as Election Day nears
A 2002 federal law encouraged states to buy touch-screen voting machines. Millions of dollars later, some states are ditching the devices in favor of old-fashioned paper ballots and optical scanning.
Posted by Declan McCullagh
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