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How to hinder, not help, social networks

December 4, 2007 iMega chairman Joe Brennan says digital innovators face increased risks because of politically motivated short-term fixes by state governments. TAGS: social networking, North Carolina, minor, MySpace, law, government, U.S.

Santa's delivered the Open Government Act

January 9, 2008 Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains why he thinks the newly signed law ensures government accountability in the Digital Age. TAGS: exemption, statute, request, law, agency, response, government, president

Libertarianism and its discontents

October 18, 2007 CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says that while those in the tech world want to see government out of our lives, they don't really mean it. TAGS: stock market, law, government

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

Yahoo files to dismiss China human rights suit

August 27, 2007 Two Chinese journalists allege the Internet giant "willingly" handed over information that led to their arrest and prosecution. TAGS: China, subsidiary, Internet company, Yahoo! Inc., prison, journalist, government, motion, law, lawsuit

Uncle Sam's newest security challenge to businesses

November 5, 2007 Congress will soon consider new laws to better protect businesses against security breaches. Websense CEO Gene Hodges argues against a one-size-fits-all approach. TAGS: breach, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, data protection, compliance, government, law, bank, security

The Constitution, a la carte

May 22, 2007 The FCC might have good intentions, but Randolph J. May says the government could end up violating the First Amendment. TAGS: First Amendment, government, cable company, programming, violence, reader, law, TV

India bans a Yahoo group

September 23, 2003 The Indian government's Department of Telecommunications blocks access to a Yahoo group's Web site, alleging that it has anti-India content. TAGS: censorship, government, India, Yahoo! Inc., Pennsylvania, attorney general, law, telecommunications

Politicians weigh renewal of Net access tax ban

May 22, 2007 State governments say they want to be able to levy new taxes on access and oppose an unfettered extension of the federal ban that expires this fall. TAGS: ban, moratorium, tax, Internet access, politician, Rep., economist, law, government, Democrat, DSL

Freedom of information? Uncle Sam, get it right!

March 28, 2007 Attorney Eric Sinrod says 10 years after Congress enacted E-FOIA regulations, government agencies are coming up woefully short. TAGS: agency, exemption, guidance, audit, request, freedom, government, law, compliance, record

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

Wi-Fi for everyone?

December 6, 2004 Not so fast, says Pennsylvania. CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why backers of a new state law say cities shouldn't offer Internet access. TAGS: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, airline, law, city, Internet service, government, wireless service, entrepreneur, enterprise, compensation, Internet access, tax, Wi-Fi

Baby Bells win another battle

March 24, 2004 The Supreme Court rules that states have the right to pass laws prohibiting cities and local governments from selling telecom services. TAGS: municipality, Missouri, telecommunications, law, state, government, SBC Communications Inc., court, telephone company, city, utility, AT&T Corp.

Cold War encryption laws stand, but not as firmly

October 16, 2003 An attempt to overturn U.S. laws restricting the publication of encryption code ends quietly when a federal judge dismisses the suit--but only after assurances the laws won't be enforced. TAGS: Daniel Bernstein, Marilyn Hall Patel, publication, law, First Amendment, federal judge, rule, regulation, government, encryption, attorney, professor, lawyer, attempt, researcher, U.S.

Broadband boondoggle in the making

January 4, 2005 Tropos Networks CEO Ronald Sege says a new Pennsylvania law will slow the launch of faster, less expensive wireless broadband. TAGS: broadband access, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, citizen, broadband, wireless broadband, law, deployment, telephone company, government, telecommunications, city, U.S.

Cybercrime summit urges international cooperation

September 18, 2004 Pressure is growing on more nations to implement the Council of Europe's anti-cybercrime treaty. TAGS: treaty, council, cybercrime, law, government, conference

The anxious new dawn of cybersnooping

May 3, 2006 Privacy expert Nancy Libin says Congress can't afford to ignore a loophole in federal privacy law. TAGS: loophole, government agency, personal information, ChoicePoint Inc., LexisNexis, government, responsibility, legislation, law

Judge: Google must give feds limited access to records

March 18, 2006 Privacy-aware ruling says search giant must turn over a swath of indexed URLs--but not users' queries. TAGS: Child Online Protection Act, Google Inc., law, Judge, government, Time Warner Inc., search engine

Bill launched to overhaul broadband rules

July 27, 2005 Politicians say it's time to update the 1996 Telecommunications Act and other laws to deregulate broadband and wireless links. TAGS: fiber, broadband, bill, telecommunications, Verizon Communications, government, law, VoIP, satellite

This week in Google

January 20, 2006 Federal prosecutors defending a Net porn law try to force Google to hand over millions of search records. TAGS: Child Online Protection Act, Google Inc., federal prosecutor, Bush Administration, government, law, request, search engine, e-mail
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