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Senator plans to revise Web labeling bill
April 17, 2007
Republican Ted Stevens' bill includes proposals that aroused concern among civil liberties advocates, librarians and technology companies.
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N.Y. lawmaker hopes to ban iPod use in crosswalks
February 7, 2007
State senator's bill would make it illegal to cross the street tuned into portable electronic devices such as MP3 players and BlackBerrys.
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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.
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Senator: Net neutrality may not happen
March 14, 2006
Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Stevens seems lukewarm to mandatory Net neutrality, and analysts say it's not a good idea.
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Senators to abandon '08 e-voting paper trail mandate
July 25, 2007
Democrat behind a bill to ban paperless touch-screen machines says she doesn't expect new rules to take effect until at least 2010.
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Senators back new broadband taxes
February 28, 2006
Politicians from rural states want to extend controversial tax to subsidize broadband access in far-flung areas.
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Senators renew call for .xxx domains
March 17, 2006
Two Democrats propose a bill requiring feds to negotiate with ICANN to revive plans for the virtual red-light district.
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Senators mull new taxes to fund 911 Net upgrade
April 10, 2007
An IP-based system could be more resilient and accept emergency requests in formats way beyond voice. But who will pay?
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Data breach bills resurface in Congress
February 7, 2007
Two bills take different approaches toward the tricky concept of how to regulate what happens if a company has a data leak.
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Senators offer sweeping patent system changes
August 4, 2006
Tech firms rally around bill designed to streamline complex process, but independent inventors are critical.
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HP scandal reviving pretexting legislation
September 15, 2006
After their initial interest subsided, politicians are turning their attention back to dealing with those who access others' phone records.
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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.
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Senators pledge scrutiny of federal data mining
January 10, 2007
Calling oversight of hundreds of oft-secret programs long overdue, Democrats say they'll reintroduce bills to monitor those projects.
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Senator revives data leak proposals
January 11, 2007
Democrat Dianne Feinstein reintroduced measures regarding data security breaches, but some worry her bills make too many exceptions.
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NSA telecom immunity still unsettled in Senate
November 16, 2007
Due to procedural oddity, question of whether to shield companies from suits alleging cooperation with the NSA won't be resolved until final floor vote.
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Congress targets deceptive 'sex' sites
July 21, 2006
Senators vote for crackdown on "harmful to minor" sites, Net drug sales, sex offenders. Bush's sign-off expected soon.
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Week in review: The taxman cometh back
May 25, 2007
Momentum is growing, once again, for legislation that would impose taxes on Internet transactions and usage--and even on e-mail.
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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.
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Senate panel OKs video game study
March 9, 2006
In step toward future restrictions, legislation would fund major study on effects of video game, Net, TV and cell phone use.
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Senators aim to ease up on Net, phone taxes
January 5, 2007
One bill would make a ban on levies on Net access permanent, while others would sweep away remaining taxes on local phone service.
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