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Feds: Google's privacy concerns unfounded

February 27, 2006 Justice Department says search giant's arguments for refusing to turn over information lack merit. TAGS: government, Child Online Protection Act, brief, Google Inc., argument, request, search engine, Microsoft Corp.

Tech-savvy governments to embrace Web 2.0

January 10, 2008 They'll increasingly use social networking and other innovations to increase citizen interaction, business transactions. TAGS: Web 2.0, government, chief information officer, interaction, Gartner Inc., social networking, networking

Microsoft opens portals for governments

November 9, 2004 Solutions Sharing Network lets government entities post their own tips, procedures and even in-house software. TAGS: government entity, government, portal, 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: Child Online Protection Act, subpoena, Bush Administration, porn, search engine, request, Google Inc., government, law, Yahoo! Inc., attorney, America Online Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Belgian government chooses OpenDocument

June 23, 2006 Plan requiring government adoption of format puts further pressure on Microsoft to embrace open standards. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Belgium, open standard, proposal, government, format, document, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft: Vista won't get a backdoor

March 4, 2006 "Over my dead body" will governments get into encrypted files, says one Microsoft employee working on Windows update. TAGS: back door, government, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., operating system, security, Microsoft Windows

Robot spy planes get government boost

July 18, 2006 British government will help pilotless aircraft take to the skies for police and fire surveillance. TAGS: aircraft, surveillance, robot, police, government, U.K.

China to register all mobile users

December 5, 2005 Register or lose your phone service, government says. Mandate intended to stop wirelessly distributed antigovernment sentiment? TAGS: China, government

Munich fires up Linux at last

September 25, 2006 Local government launches the first phase of its open-source migration after a year's delay. TAGS: Munich, migration, open source, government, Linux, SuSE, stage, city, project, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

U.K. proposal to police the Web hits hurdles

February 2, 2006 Plans to give police in Britain more power against terror Web sites are defeated by the House of Lords. TAGS: police, terrorism, government, U.K.

A FEMA-ized broadband?

November 9, 2005 Sonia Arrison of the Pacific Research Institute frets about the prospect of a government-controlled Internet. TAGS: government, broadband, telecommunications, supply, America, communication, U.S.

HP aims to help governments check IDs

May 26, 2005 The technology taps into Microsoft .Net to authenticate ID cardholders and people who want to use e-government services. TAGS: biometric identification, e-government, middleware, government, Microsoft .NET, HP, Microsoft Corp.

U.K. seeks to ban violent online porn

August 30, 2005 Government announces proposal to outlaw possession of "extreme pornography" in effort to limit online images of abuse. TAGS: porn, possession, U.K., material, law, government, image

Verizon sued for alleged NSA cooperation

May 15, 2006 Damages in suit over alleged privacy violations could reach $50 billion; AT&T and BellSouth will also likely be added. TAGS: NSA, warrant, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, BellSouth Corp., lawsuit, attorney, government, class action, telecommunications

FTC demands more details on Intel-STMicro deal

August 30, 2007 Government is taking a harder look at Intel's plans to create a private chip company with STMicroelectronics. TAGS: STMicroelectronics, antitrust, transaction, Switzerland, government, Intel, chip company, attorney, memory

Australia's porn-blocking plan unveiled

August 13, 2007 Program includes filtering software for home PCs, as well as an ISP-level plan being tested in Tasmania. TAGS: Helen Coonan, Tasmania, porn, trial, home PC, government, children, Australia, Internet Service Provider, PC

Politicians: Clueless on technology?

October 27, 2006 U.K. lawmakers and privacy activists weigh in on the lack of tech knowledge among politicians and its effect on government IT projects. TAGS: ID card, technology issue, politician, scheme, government, information system, secure, advisor, France, information technology, conference

Readers weigh in on Internet ownership

October 17, 2005 From Philadelphia to San Francisco, local moves toward metrowide broadband will fuel the debate over free enterprise versus government intervention. TAGS: government, Philadelphia, broadband, Internet service, fiber, agency, San Francisco

Oracle settles whistleblower suit for $8 million

May 13, 2005 Federal suit alleged the database giant had submitted false payment claims for computer training to government agencies. TAGS: Oracle Corp., training, database company, billing, government, payment, database

Out of touch with China

April 25, 2005 TAGS: China, Mr., government
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