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Senator demands info on search engine subpoena
January 25, 2006
Patrick Leahy says he wants to know more about the Justice Department's request for search records.
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Senator: Expect data privacy and patent law rewrite
December 13, 2006
Patrick Leahy, the new Judiciary Committee head, also promises increased oversight of the warrantless eavesdropping program.
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Senator predicts 'overdue' changes to privacy
March 10, 2005
Democratic senator whose personal info was lost by Bank of America indicates time is right for reshaping privacy laws.
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Senators urge international copyright crackdown
May 25, 2005
Russia and China are top offenders, two senators say. And they want the Bush administration to ratchet up the pressure.
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Senators pledge scrutiny of federal data mining
January 10, 2007
Calling oversight of hundreds of oft-secret programs long overdue, Democrats say they'll reintroduce bills to monitor those projects.
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Patriot Act renewal draws filibuster threat
December 8, 2005
Plan backed by White House for minimal changes and four-year renewal draws opposition in the Senate.
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Senators press for details of NSA spying
February 28, 2006
A prominent Senate Democrat says President Bush seems to think there's "no place" for judicial or congressional oversight.
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Senators demand more regulations on Net pharmacies
May 16, 2007
Politicians mull forcing ISPs to block "rogue" pharmacies or monitoring customers' Web traffic to block ads.
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NSA telecom immunity still unsettled in Senate
November 16, 2007
Due to procedural oddity, question of whether to shield companies from suits alleging cooperation with the NSA won't be resolved until final floor vote.
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Senators won't take away FBI surveillance power
March 21, 2007
Top Democrats and Republicans say they prefer oversight, rather than repealing part of Patriot Act used by FBI for illegal monitoring.
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Senators offer sweeping patent system changes
August 4, 2006
Tech firms rally around bill designed to streamline complex process, but independent inventors are critical.
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Congress applauds file-sharing ruling
June 27, 2005
There's no sign of a desire in Congress to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in key file-swapping case.
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Data breach bills resurface in Congress
February 7, 2007
Two bills take different approaches toward the tricky concept of how to regulate what happens if a company has a data leak.
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Senators propose sweeping data-security bill
June 30, 2005
Far-reaching bill includes an avalanche of new rules for corporate data security and stiff penalties for information burglars.
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