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FBI director wants ISPs to track users
October 17, 2006 Robert Mueller becomes latest Bush administration official to call for ISPs to store customers' data.Learning from the French iTunes legislation
July 12, 2006 Sun Labs Engineering Director Tom Jacobs says there's a way to avoid working under government directive.How to turn a fast lane into a slow lane
June 20, 2006 Policy analyst Lawrence J. Spiwak warns that Congress is about to muck it up big time on network neutrality.Save Internet freedom--from regulation
December 12, 2007 Stanford Law School's Larry Downes warns that the information superhighway to hell is surely paved with good intentions.FCC to study need for more Net neutrality regulation
March 22, 2007 Federal Communications Commission says it will invite public comments on the need for more Net neutrality protections.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.Net neutrality may not resolve Comcast vs. BitTorrent
November 30, 2007 Comcast's throttling of the popular file-sharing protocol may actually be permitted under the Net neutrality laws being proposed.A call for Net neutrality debate in U.K.
September 17, 2007 Web's global nature makes it essential for U.K. and Europe to discuss Net neutrality, says British Computer Society president.Politicians press for antispyware law yet again
March 15, 2007 Both parties say they hope the third time's the charm for a bill that overwhelmingly passed the House twice already.IBM supports genetic antidiscrimination bill
January 31, 2007 Company backs legislation that would make it illegal to discriminate against someone based on his genetic code.Senate may vote on pretexting bill this week
December 7, 2006 Bill would criminalize fraudulently buying or selling phone records; police and spy agencies would be exempt.Tech manufacturers rally against Net neutrality
September 19, 2006 Makers of networking hardware, applications urge Congress to hold off on regulations they say could disrupt the way the Internet works.Gonzales: ISPs must keep records on users
September 20, 2006 Attorney general, other witnesses ask Congress to force Internet service providers to follow customers' activities.Anti-HP hypocrisy in Congress?
September 18, 2006 As Congress looks into "pretexting," CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh asks if politicos are really in favor of our privacy.ISP snooping plans take backseat
May 18, 2006 Republican committee chair says he won't go ahead with proposal to require Net providers to store data on customers.FBI plans new Net-tapping push
July 8, 2006 New legislation, seen by News.com, would force ISPs and net gear makers to build in Big Brother.Qwest calls for mandatory data retention laws
August 22, 2006 Broadband provider becomes first to embrace federal proposal to keep track of what its own customers are doing online.Tech titans lobby for national consumer privacy laws
June 20, 2006 Politicians in turn pledge to create uniform rules for all businesses, but some outside groups question the blanket approach.Europe defends online broadcasting plans
June 15, 2006 U.K. commissioner says Television Without Frontiers directive will help businesses, but some big Net players are wary.Net neutrality fans lose on Capitol Hill
March 28, 2006 New legislation to revamp telecoms laws, in the works for half a year, does not mandate that all Internet sites be treated equally. Sponsored matches for "legislation"
