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Google updates maps after Katrina 'airbrushing' incident

April 2, 2007 Under fire for replacing post-storm images with older, higher-res shots, search giant installs 2006 aerial photographs of Gulf Coast region. TAGS: congressman, imagery, Gulf Coast, New Orleans, Google Inc., region, blog, image, photograph

Congressman quizzes Net companies on shame

February 16, 2006 In tense exchange with a Holocaust survivor now in Congress, techs say they're not ashamed of censoring Chinese Net users. TAGS: congressman, Cisco Systems Inc., China, Net company, Google Inc., path, search result, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Congressman raises offshore ID theft concerns

February 25, 2004 American jobs aren't the only thing threatened by offshore outsourcing, says Democrat Edward Markey--personal information is also at risk. TAGS: Edward Markey, congressman, identity theft, offshore outsourcing, homeland security, data security, Democrat, letter, U.S., security

FCC urged to make call on VoIP rule

January 29, 2004 Congressman Tauzin wants the FCC to hurry up and decide whether long-distance calls via the Internet are subject to local-access charges. TAGS: IP network, AT&T Corp., BellSouth Corp., congressman, VoIP, IP, call, telephone company

Lenovo smear is grossly unfair

April 4, 2006 Endpoint Technologies president Roger L. Kay says xenophobia is factor in accusations against Chinese-founded PC maker. TAGS: Lenovo, China, congressman, Seagate Technology, OEM, notebook computer, client, interest, government, manufacturing, Intel, IBM Corp., AMD, work, PC, U.S.

Politico rejects Net neutrality concerns

March 30, 2006 Influential House member says there's no evidence of threats feared by Net companies, predicts issue will soon be "moot." TAGS: Net Neutrality, congressman, bill, telecommunications, broadband provider, broadband, Amazon.com Inc., chairman, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., video

Politicos call for music copyright reform

September 13, 2005 They want a "technology neutral" system that would streamline royalty payouts, expand inventories of legal downloading services. TAGS: copyright law, congressman, Virginia, law, radio

Bill would stiffen penalties for crimes posted online

January 26, 2007 Congressman wants to force states to boost sentences for criminals who post images or videos of their violent crimes on the Internet. TAGS: crime, First Amendment, sentence, penalty, congressman, bill, police, speech, MySpace, state, law, New York, person, video

Congress catching on to the value of blogs

January 26, 2006 It's starting slowly, but a group of senators and representatives are now blogging, and some observers expect the number to grow as elections near. TAGS: Rep., John Kerry, blog, senator, Barack Obama, blogging, Sen., congressman, Illinois, member, margin, community, value

Net blackout sparks talk of new rules

October 7, 2005 Congressman, consumers say government should prevent company disputes from cutting off Net services. TAGS: Cogent Communications, Level 3 Communications Inc., blackout, Rick Boucher, congressman, telecommunications, Rep., traffic, billing, situation, rule, e-mail

Running with wireless

March 23, 2004 A former congressman and NFL Hall of Famer, Steve Largent now heads the cell phone industry's chief lobbying group. TAGS: CTIA, cell phone service provider, Nextel Communications Inc., congressman, cell phone, carrier, 3G, U.S., service provider

FCC commissioner can break tie in AT&T-BellSouth merger

December 9, 2006 General counsel says commissioner can vote, even though he recused himself with conflicts of interest. TAGS: general counsel, BellSouth Corp., merger, congressman, FCC Commissioner, AT&T Corp., vote, letter, decision, commission, chairman

Politicians lash out at tech firms over China

February 15, 2006 House members say they're "sickened" by Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Cisco's relationship with Chinese government. TAGS: China, regime, Cisco Systems Inc., politician, congressman, Rep., Yahoo! Inc., government, Democrat, Google Inc., member, blog, Microsoft Corp., California, video
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