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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, Democrat, Bush Administration, law, telephone call, Republican, government, U.S., e-mail

House panel approves legal shield for bloggers

August 1, 2007 Over objections from the Bush administration, a divided House committee approves bill allowing people doing journalism for "financial gain" to keep sources confidential. TAGS: Bush Administration, blogger, bill, shield, politician, blog, definition, Rep.

Bush administration won't appeal phone decision

June 10, 2004 The move leads an FCC commissioner to say he will no longer seek a Supreme Court appeal. TAGS: Bush Administration, local phone company, BellSouth Corp., CompTIA, telephone company, appeal, rule, AT&T Corp., decision, MCI Inc., representative, information technology

House queries gov't cybersecurity remedies

April 30, 2004 A House of Representatives panel wants to know what the Bush administration is doing to protect the Internet from terrorist attacks and other threats. TAGS: terrorist attack, Bush Administration

Appeals court may let NSA lawsuits proceed

August 15, 2007 Panel peppers government attorneys with sharp questions and suggests that two cases alleging illegal surveillance may be allowed to continue. TAGS: NSA, AT&T Corp., surveillance, attorney, Bush Administration, lawsuit, secret, Judge, San Francisco, government, document

Appeals court dismisses suit against NSA spy program

July 6, 2007 Bush administration praises ruling, but Supreme Court appeal may be in future for plaintiffs who say they were illegally monitored. TAGS: NSA, plaintiff, legality, Bush Administration, government, decision, AT&T Corp.

Week in review: The feds' book 'em club

November 30, 2007 Federal prosecutors denied bid for Amazon.com customer records, and Google takes green to the bank. Also: Verizon Wireless opens up. TAGS: Susan Illston, Amazon.com Inc., prosecutor, federal prosecutor, U.S. District Judge, NSA, Week in review, conversation, reader, Bush Administration, AT&T Corp., telecommunications, bank, document, San Francisco, Google Inc.

Year in review: The politics of privacy

December 31, 2007 Debate centered on how and when to limit federal wiretaps, and the role of tech companies. Meanwhile, the Real ID Act ran into some real opposition. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, immunity, politics, cooperation, vote, law, Bush Administration, privacy, lawsuit, telecommunications company, telecommunications, president, U.S.

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

Bush administration attacks 'shield' for bloggers

June 14, 2007 Justice official says congressional proposal that could let bloggers protect sources in some cases raises "national security" concerns. TAGS: Brad Sherman, Bush Administration, blogger, national security, subpoena, reporter, Rep., protection, law, blog, attack

Week in review: A virtual gold mine

August 17, 2007 VMware offering stands out during a rocky week, tech issues land in court, and Wi-Fi, everywhere, for free. TAGS: VMware, XenSource Inc., Bush Administration, Stephen Shankland, Dawn Kawamoto, Citrix Systems Inc., IPO, virtualization, reporter, virtual machine, Week in review, investor, open source, server, HP, Apple Macintosh

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.

Wiretap laws face new static

October 10, 2007 A bill in the House focuses on the touchy issue of immunity for ISPs and phone companies that aid the feds in spying. TAGS: immunity, NSA, telecommunications company, telecommunications, aide, lawsuit, law, bill, Democrat, Bush Administration, AT&T Corp., Internet Service Provider, San Francisco

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, law, Bush Administration, telecommunications, U.S.

House OKs revamp of patent system

September 7, 2007 Congress takes major step toward changes long sought by big tech companies. But there's no guarantee that proposal will become law. TAGS: bill, vote, Bush Administration, Democrat, Republican, Cisco Systems Inc., Washington, technology company, law, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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: Bush Administration, Child Online Protection Act, subpoena, porn, search engine, request, Google Inc., government, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., law, attorney, Microsoft Corp.

Senator: Keep U.N. away from the Internet

October 19, 2005 The United Nations has no place controlling the Internet, says a Senate resolution introduced before a summit next month. TAGS: U.N., Bush Administration, summit, objection, Minnesota, influence, senator, resolution, domain name, tax, agency

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, denial of service, Bush Administration, cybersecurity, advisor, 9/11 commission, Sept. 11, terrorism, president, Internet Service Provider, U.S., security

FAQ: How far does the new wiretap law go?

August 6, 2007 Protect America Act signed Sunday temporarily makes it easier for the feds to eavesdrop on calls and e-mail. But what are the privacy impacts? TAGS: NSA, vote, law, Democrat, George W. Bush, FAQ, town, Bush Administration, bill, power, U.S., e-mail
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