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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: Internet provider, legislation, Rep., Bush Administration, agenda, telecommunications, Colorado, law, Republican, bill, requirement, Democrat, Internet Service Provider

Patriot Act critics propose temporary extension

December 13, 2005 As expiration date looms, Democrats and three Republicans oppose an expansion and support a brief renewal. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Patrick Leahy, Republican, John Sununu, Democrat, Michigan, expansion, Sen., law, extension, conference

Congress may make ISPs snoop on you

May 16, 2006 Proposed law targets bloggers, search engines, and Web sites that might "facilitate" access to unlawful pornography. TAGS: data mining, legislation, Republican, Bush Administration, proposal, law, Internet Service Provider, service provider, spokesman, search engine

Gonzales urges speedy vote on Patriot Act

December 14, 2005 Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Republicans step up campaign calling for four-year renewal of the controversial law. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Wisconsin, Republican, Electronic Privacy Information Center, vote, law, conference, Sen., Rep., Democrat, Adobe PDF, document

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

Verizon: Net neutrality concerns are 'hypothetical'

May 4, 2006 Lobbyist dismisses concerns about favoring some Web sites over others, saying no new laws are needed. TAGS: Net Neutrality, concern, Verizon Communications, law, concept, Democrat, Republican, Amazon.com Inc., broadband, president, Google Inc.

Republicans propose last-minute spy bill

November 16, 2006 Key Senate Republican frames it as chance for more "resources" and oversight for Bush administration spy program. TAGS: bill, Republican, Bush Administration, NSA, chairman, law, section, U.S., president

Lawmakers tackle national e-waste problem

May 24, 2005 House Republicans, Democrats join in push for national law as environmental groups sound alarms. TAGS: lawmaker, Maine, California, legislator, law, Democrat, Republican, bill, Washington, state, conference, TV

Patriot Act defender touts 'safeguards'

January 10, 2006 Key Bush administration ally says there are plenty of safeguards in a renewal plan. Opponents aren't convinced. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, provision, Republican, senator, Wisconsin, law, politician, conference, terrorism, Democrat, Sen., president

House votes to expand electronic spying powers

September 29, 2006 Republican leaders attack Democrats who voted against the measure, accusing them of supporting privacy rights for terrorists. TAGS: surveillance, bill, Republican, Democrat, terrorist attack, aide, vote, president, attorney general, power, attack, law, leader, U.S.

Senate won't quiz telecoms about NSA spying

June 6, 2006 Republican senator abandons pledge to call telecom CEOs to testify about surveillance, saying now's not the right time. TAGS: NSA, telecommunications, BellSouth Corp., committee, senator, Republican, Democrat, AT&T Corp., law, vice president

Bush ratchets up Patriot Act pressure

December 21, 2005 President Bush and his allies step up pressure on senators to renew a law with limited reforms that would protect civil liberties. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, renewal, senator, Republican, vote, Democrat, law, president

Real ID creator: Law's been misunderstood

April 26, 2007 Republican politician who's a chief architect of federalized ID card law slams critics, aims to highlight how necessary the law really is. TAGS: Real ID Act, bar code, hearing, law, homeland security, Republican, card

Patriot Act may be renewed without reforms

December 8, 2005 Last-minute deal calls for a vote to renew expiring portions of the law. But six senators could block it on privacy grounds. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, computer hacking, surveillance, police, senator, Internet provider, law, Sen., Republican, service provider, conference

Politicos wary of changes to copyright law

November 16, 2005 Fearing piracy, they're reluctant to rewrite laws so people can, for legal purposes, bypass copy protection on goods like CDs. TAGS: copy protection, copyright law, DMCA, Rick Boucher, Rep., piracy, law, Republican, purpose, work, DVD, CD

AT&T says cooperation with NSA could be legal

August 22, 2006 Company's lobbyist says "very specific" law authorizes surveillance cooperation, which might let companies off the hook in suits. TAGS: NSA, AT&T Corp., cooperation, certification, existence, law, lobbyist, lawsuit, attorney general, letter, Republican, president

Spy law changes divide House panel

July 19, 2006 Democrats, Republicans can't agree on whether to rewrite law governing foreign surveillance to address NSA program. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Richard Posner, warrant, NSA, Republican, chairman, bill, law, Democrat, president

Senators: Bloggers may not be true journalists

October 19, 2005 Key politicians say that bloggers' "lack of accountability" means they might not deserve protection under a proposed shield law. TAGS: journalist, blogger, reporter, senator, Sen., law, politician, measure, protection, Republican

Year in review: Internet 'fast lane'? Not so fast

December 25, 2006 Net neutrality emerged in 2006 as a key debate, with Internet content companies and consumer groups squaring off against network operators. TAGS: Net Neutrality, lane, Ron Wyden, Internet company, regulation, debate, telecommunications, law, Democrat, Republican, YouTube, broadband, Google Inc., video

State governments push for Net neutrality laws

June 26, 2006 Attorneys general in New York and California say they'd like a federal law prohibiting network operators from offering a "fast lane" on the Internet. TAGS: Eliot Spitzer, Net Neutrality, Bill Lockyer, provision, Democrat, Republican, content provider, bill, attorney, attorney general, law, spokesman, California, New York, broadband, eBay Inc.
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