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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, legislation, Rep., Bush Administration, agenda, Colorado, telecommunications, law, bill, Republican, requirement, Democrat, Internet Service Provider

AT&T sued over NSA spy program

January 31, 2006 Civil liberties group files class action lawsuit claiming AT&T illegally opened its network to the National Security Agency. TAGS: NSA, AT&T Corp., surveillance, secret, Bush Administration, privilege, telecommunications, lawsuit, class action, government, worker

This week in tech and politics

August 18, 2006 A federal judge ruled that the warrantless Internet and telephone surveillance program authorized by the Bush administration violates the U.S. Constitution and must cease immediately. TAGS: Bush Administration, federal judge, agency, document, security

WTO slams U.S. Net-gambling ban

April 7, 2005 Efforts by the United States to outlaw gambling on offshore Web sites aren't quite legal, according to the World Trade Organization. TAGS: World Trade Organization, free trade, Bush Administration, restriction, law, U.S., agreement

Backer of .xxx adult domain tries again

May 20, 2006 Entrepreneur hoping to create virtual red light district says pressure from conservative groups derailed .xxx last month. TAGS: Chip Pickering, porn, Bush Administration, domain, U.S., e-mail

Bush administration objects to .xxx domains

August 15, 2005 Commerce Department raises concerns about a virtual red-light district for pornographers and asks that the process be halted. TAGS: domain, porn, Bush Administration, concern, government, letter, e-mail

Rampant piracy lands China on 'watch list'

May 2, 2005 The Bush administration claims China isn't living up to its commitment to a copyright crackdown. TAGS: China, piracy, Bush Administration, Canada, DMCA, law, copyright law

U.S. to retain control of Internet domain names

July 1, 2005 Bush administration is snubbing the United Nations by saying it won't give up control of the Net's root to ICANN. TAGS: Bush Administration, U.N., announcement, U.S.

Straight talking on terrorism

November 17, 2004 Richard Clarke, former U.S. counterterrorism chief, tells what countries are really doing about cybersecurity. TAGS: Richard Clarke, cybersecurity, denial of service, Bush Administration, Sept. 11, 9/11 commission, terrorism, advisor, president, U.S., Internet Service Provider, security

Gonzales calls for mandatory Web labeling law

April 21, 2006 Attorney general says sexually explicit sites must be labeled or their operators risk jail time. TAGS: Bush Administration, Lycos Inc., crime, operator, law, Internet service, Democrat, service provider, president, search engine, Internet Service Provider, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Feds uncloak the Patriot Act

April 5, 2005 As debate begins on portions of the law set to expire, officials summarize how the "sneak and peek" provision has been used. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, disclosure, police, Bush Administration, law, portion, section

Feds take porn fight to Google

January 19, 2006 Bush administration subpoenas records of all searches over one week as it defends disputed antiporn law. Document: Google subpoenaed over pornography TAGS: subpoena, Child Online Protection Act, Bush Administration, porn, search engine, request, Google Inc., government, law, Yahoo! Inc., attorney, America Online Inc., Microsoft Corp.

FBI director wants ISPs to track users

October 17, 2006 Robert Mueller becomes latest Bush administration official to call for ISPs to store customers' data. TAGS: legislation, Bush Administration, law enforcement, Rep., Internet Service Provider, Internet provider, Internet service, record, service provider, representative

Power grab could split the Net

October 3, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says a spat over who rules the domains could lead to a Balkanized Internet. TAGS: U.N., domain, Bush Administration, server, U.S., government, address, database

Spy czar urges extension of warrantless-wiretap law

September 18, 2007 Many Democrats say there are too many unanswered questions about the scope of the Bush administration's surveillance activities. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, warrant, foreigner, Bush Administration, Democrat, law, telephone call, government, U.S., Republican, e-mail

Congress may make ISPs snoop on you

May 16, 2006 Proposed law targets bloggers, search engines, and Web sites that might "facilitate" access to unlawful pornography. TAGS: data mining, legislation, Republican, Bush Administration, proposal, law, Internet Service Provider, service provider, spokesman, search engine

Vote on .xxx pushed back a month

August 17, 2005 Bowing to Bush administration pressure, the nonprofit group overseeing domain names delays a vote on a new suffix reserved for porn. TAGS: suffix, porn, domain name, Bush Administration, vote, domain, government, creation, chairman, letter, e-mail

Congress may consider mandatory ISP snooping

April 29, 2006 House Democrat joins Bush administration in supporting a mandate that Net firms store records about consumers' activities. TAGS: Internet provider, amendment, Bush Administration, record, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, spokesman, Adobe PDF, service provider, DSL, U.S.

DC grapples with data mining

May 12, 2006 Senators promise hearings after report of millions of Americans' phone records being given to the NSA. TAGS: NSA, data mining, hearing, senator, Bush Administration, agency

Feds side with Microsoft in Korea flap

December 7, 2005 Justice Department protests strict new antitrust sanctions that South Korean regulators slapped on the software giant. TAGS: Korea, antitrust, European Union, Bush Administration, law, U.S., Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., media player, Microsoft Windows, server, operating system
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