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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: legislation, Internet provider, Bush Administration, Rep., agenda, telecommunications, Colorado, Republican, law, bill, 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, telecommunications, privilege, lawsuit, class action, government, worker

Appeals court upholds Net-wiretapping rules

June 9, 2006 Bush administration's Net surveillance plans receive boost from appeals court, which refused to overturn rules. TAGS: CALEA, Pulver.com, appeals court, Bush Administration, telecommunications, regulation, broadband provider, police, VoIP, Sun Microsystems Inc., broadband, Republican, rule

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, telecommunications, telecommunications company, NSA, lawsuit, law, bill, Bush Administration, AT&T Corp., Democrat, San Francisco, Internet Service Provider

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, Week in review, U.S. District Judge, NSA, AT&T Corp., Bush Administration, conversation, telecommunications, reader, San Francisco, bank, document, 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, cooperation, vote, politics, telecommunications company, lawsuit, law, telecommunications, privacy, Bush Administration, U.S., president

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, legislation, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, bill, telecommunications company, terrorist, Democrat, Bush Administration, telecommunications, law, U.S.

Data retention bill expected next week

September 21, 2006 Proposal expected to require Internet providers to keep customer information for a year for police convenience. TAGS: Rep., legislation, Internet provider, proposal, Bush Administration, Republican, Colorado, telecommunications, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, service provider, chairman, Adobe PDF
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