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House rejects immunity for phone companies in spy suits

November 16, 2007 Drawing veto threats from White House, legislators OK spy law rewrite sans lawsuit protection for aids of government spying. TAGS: immunity, warrant, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, terrorist, legislation, bill, Democrat, telecommunications company, Bush Administration, law, telecommunications, U.S.

Net neutrality may not resolve Comcast vs. BitTorrent

November 30, 2007 Comcast's throttling of the popular file-sharing protocol may actually be permitted under the Net neutrality laws being proposed. TAGS: Net Neutrality, network management, Comcast Corp., BitTorrent, broadband provider, legislation, bill, P2P, broadband, law

National ID plan may have killed immigration bill

June 28, 2007 Privacy advocates say flap over Real ID Act requirements was the last straw for a bill to overhaul immigration laws. TAGS: Real ID Act, immigration, vote, bill, senator, Montana, ID card, George W. Bush, requirement, legislation

Why we've finally canned spam

December 16, 2003 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Conrad Burns say critics overlook the real impact that the law they wrote will have in the reduction of unwanted e-mail. TAGS: spammer, CAN-SPAM Act, bill, David Berlind, spam, critic, law, legislation, mechanism, Internet service, attorney, Internet Service Provider, service provider, U.S., e-mail

Politicians press for antispyware law yet again

March 15, 2007 Both parties say they hope the third time's the charm for a bill that overwhelmingly passed the House twice already. TAGS: anti-spyware, bill, Mary Bono, spyware, legislation, politician, Rep.

Will the feds phase out traditional lightbulbs?

May 8, 2007 Incandescent bulbs have been around for more than 100 years. Senate Energy Committee is working on a bill that might burn them out. TAGS: lightbulb, lamp, light-emitting diode, legislation, diode, organic light-emitting diode, energy, bill, California, idea, U.S.

Tougher data-leak law proposed

April 11, 2005 Update to ID theft bill aims to strengthen protections for consumers, after a slew of incidents where people's info was exposed. TAGS: consumer credit, ChoicePoint Inc., identity theft, bill, legislation, law, California, asset, organization

Senators demand more regulations on Net pharmacies

May 16, 2007 Politicians mull forcing ISPs to block "rogue" pharmacies or monitoring customers' Web traffic to block ads. TAGS: pharmacy, Patrick Leahy, drug, federal law, doctor, senator, regulation, legislation, law, attorney general, Internet Service Provider, bill, Internet service, service provider, U.S.

Democrat proposes lifting federal ban on Net gambling

April 26, 2007 A prominent House member says it's time to legalize--and regulate--the burgeoning industry. TAGS: ban, Democrat, legislation, Rep., bill, payment, U.S., security

Lobbying backlash could hit bloggers

January 18, 2007 Under a broad new bill, some political bloggers who take ads and urge readers to speak up may have to register as lobbyists. TAGS: lobbyist, blogger, legislation, bill, Washington, First Amendment, Democrat, Sen.

Congress spanks naughty sex sites

July 25, 2006 President Bush is expected to sign a bill that targets Net drug sales and sneaky Web sites deemed "harmful to minors." TAGS: Webmaster, legislation, bill, crime, children, president

ESA will sue to block Michigan game law

September 14, 2005 Video game industry's lobbying arm plans to file suit against the governor over legislation banning the sale of violent games. TAGS: Michigan, Governor, video game, legislation, law, Grand Theft Auto, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., sale, bill, video, games

Microsoft reverses position on gay rights

May 6, 2005 Following controversy, Ballmer says in e-mail that company will support state, federal antidiscrimination laws for businesses. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, legislation, bill, policy, Microsoft Corp., CEO, e-mail

States join spyware battle

March 5, 2004 Utah passes the first bill to block PC ad pests; other states are looking to follow. But could state legislation unintentionally hamper legitimate business on the Net? TAGS: Utah, spyware, bill, permission, legislation, state, adware, California, PC

GOP revives ISP-tracking legislation

February 7, 2007 New "law and order agenda" proposes data retention requirements. Also, owners of racy Web sites would have to post labels or go to prison. TAGS: Internet provider, Alberto Gonzales, legislation, agenda, Bush Administration, Rep., Republican, Colorado, Democrat, law, proposal, bill, attorney general, requirement, telecommunications, Internet Service Provider

President signs pretexting bill into law

January 16, 2007 Federal law makes it illegal to buy, sell or obtain personal phone records through fraudulent means; violations could yield prison time. TAGS: pretexting, legislation, president, bill, measure, law, record, HP

Net neutrality fans lose on Capitol Hill

March 28, 2006 New legislation to revamp telecoms laws, in the works for half a year, does not mandate that all Internet sites be treated equally. TAGS: Net Neutrality, broadband provider, eBay Inc., Ron Wyden, bill, Internet-site, broadband, legislation, telecommunications, Adobe PDF, AT&T Corp., video

Congress to take up VoIP 911 rules in September

July 21, 2005 As FCC's first deadline for VoIP providers approaches, lawmakers plan to revisit bill aimed at fleshing out requirements. TAGS: VoIP company, VoIP, seminar, John Sununu, legislation, requirement, bill, rule, IP

D.C. showdown looms over file swapping

October 7, 2004 Will a vote in Washington undercut long-standing tolerance for casual copying of movies and TV shows? TAGS: file-swapping, showdown, Sony Betamax, RIAA, copyright infringement, recording industry, negotiation, bill, legislation, P2P, technology company, software company

Senators aim to restrict Net, satellite radio recording

January 12, 2007 Music industry backs the effort, but digital rights groups say it would erode users' music-listening freedoms. TAGS: satellite radio, XM Satellite Radio, satellite, radio, RIAA, legislation, senator, bill, music
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