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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. TAGS: immunity, Patrick Leahy, NSA, amendment, cooperation, lawsuit, telecommunications, Democrat, aide, telecommunications company, committee, Sen., bill, senator, law, Republican

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. TAGS: Patrick Leahy, senator, Democrat, intellectual property, patent, law, chairman

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. TAGS: Patrick Leahy, Child Online Protection Act, subpoena, senator, department, Democrat, request, concern, search engine, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: ChoicePoint Inc., Patrick Leahy, Bank of America Corp., senator, risk management, LexisNexis, Vermont, Democrat, Washington, asset

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. TAGS: pharmacy, Patrick Leahy, drug, federal law, doctor, senator, regulation, legislation, bill, attorney general, Internet Service Provider, law, Internet service, service provider, U.S.

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. TAGS: data mining, Patrick Leahy, oversight, senator, bill, Democrat, Bush Administration, privacy, agency, monitor, database

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. TAGS: World Trade Organization, Russia, senator, China, Patrick Leahy, Bush Administration, copyright law, U.S.

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. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Patrick Leahy, senator, oversight, Sen., agent, Democrat, Republican, power

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. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, legality, NSA, Patrick Leahy, Alberto Gonzales, senator, Democrat, administration, attorney general, Sen., Republican, president, U.S.

Tracking tags may get congressional scrutiny

March 25, 2004 A Democratic senator calls for a congressional hearing on RFID, as privacy concerns fuel the legislative debate on the technology. TAGS: Target Corp., RFID, Patrick Leahy, logistics, senator, speech, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., monitor, retailer

Senators offer sweeping patent system changes

August 4, 2006 Tech firms rally around bill designed to streamline complex process, but independent inventors are critical. TAGS: patent, senator, Patrick Leahy, bill, litigation, Republican, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, renewal, senator, John Sununu, opposition, Republican, Patrick Leahy, Democrat, conference, Bush Administration, bill, Washington, threat, law

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. TAGS: Grokster Ltd., Patrick Leahy, Induce Act, court, politician, spokeswoman, copyright law, Rep., senator, file-swapping, Democrat, Republican, file-sharing, decision, P2P

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. TAGS: security breach, Computer Fraud, breach, bill, Patrick Leahy, proposal, senator, security

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. TAGS: data security, security breach, personally identifiable information, Patrick Leahy, penalty, bill, Bank of America Corp., speech, Sen., senator, security, database
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